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Examining the Effectiveness of Two Behavioral Interventions for Sleep Problems in Infants
Led by Ben-Gurion University of the Negev · Updated on 2026-04-15
270
Participants Needed
1
Research Sites
290 weeks
Total Duration
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AI-Summary
What this Trial Is About
Behavioral insomnia of childhood affects 15-30% of infants. Behavioral interventions, based on limiting parent-child bedtime and nighttime interactions, are effective in significantly improving infant sleep problems. However, the implementation of these interventions frequently encompasses significant infant crying and parental distress that deter many parents. Research on gradual sleep interventions that involve a lower "dose" of parent-infant separation, and thus may be more acceptable by parents, has so far been sparse. The proposed study aims to advance research in this area through systematically studying the processes through which parent and infant factors impact treatment outcomes of a behavioral intervention method that involves parent-infant separation only at bedtime ("bedtime checking"), in comparison to an intervention that also directly targets night-wakings ("standard checking"/"graduated extinction").
CONDITIONS
Official Title
Examining the Effectiveness of Two Behavioral Interventions for Sleep Problems in Infants
Who Can Participate
Eligibility Criteria
You may qualify if you...
- Early-childhood insomnia according to DSM-5 criteria
- Parents want the child to sleep independently with minimal help to fall or stay asleep
- Two-parent families who speak Hebrew
- Infants born at term (gestational age over 36 weeks)
You will not qualify if you...
- Infants or parents with significant physiological sleep problems such as sleep apnea
- Infants or parents with any chronic health problems based on self-report
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Trial Site Locations
Total: 1 location
1
Ben-Gurion University of the Negev
Beersheba, Israel, 8410501
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Research Team
L
Liat Tikotzky, PhD
CONTACT
A
Amit Samet, MA
CONTACT
How is the study designed?
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Masking
NONE
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Model
PARALLEL
Primary Purpose
TREATMENT
Number of Arms
3
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