The RELAX TO SLEEP Study

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

48 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2011-09-30

Study Completion Date

2012-10-31

Brief Summary

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Sleep is a biological process essential for health. Being hospitalized can exacerbate common sleep difficulties in children. Factors that contribute to sleep disturbances during hospitalization include environmental, physiological, and psychological factors. Although sleep interventions exist for healthy children in the community, interventions aimed at hospitalized children need to be developed and piloted with rigorous evaluative methods. The primary purpose of this study is to examine the feasibility and acceptability of the RELAX TO SLEEP program on hospitalized children. Although this study is a pilot study, comparisons will be made to examine sleep outcomes between the intervention group and the control group including: total nocturnal (19h30-07h29), number of nighttime awakenings, longest stretch of nocturnal sleep, and total daytime (07h30-19h29) sleep. Other comparisons include anxiety levels and the development of post-hospital maladaptive behaviours.

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Detailed Description

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Conditions

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Sleep

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

Primary Study Purpose

TREATMENT

Blinding Strategy

SINGLE

Outcome Assessors

Study Groups

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Experimental group (RELAX TO SLEEP program)

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Relax To Sleep Program

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

The educational portion of the program will consist of a standardized educational booklet and a discussion with the PI and provides a brief overview will be given on normal sleep and sleep patterns, children's sleep needs, and the signs and consequences of sleep disturbance. Second, the educational booklet provides sleep hygiene info. The second component consists of of good sleep habits such as having a regular sleep-wake schedule, avoiding caffeine intake prior to sleep, avoiding stimulating activities near nighttime sleep, avoidance of naps during the day, ensuring that the child is exposed to natural light during the day, providing the child with opportunities to socialize during the day. Finally, the program consists of a relaxation breathing technique for the child.

Control group (Usual Care)

Group Type NO_INTERVENTION

No interventions assigned to this group

Interventions

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Relax To Sleep Program

The educational portion of the program will consist of a standardized educational booklet and a discussion with the PI and provides a brief overview will be given on normal sleep and sleep patterns, children's sleep needs, and the signs and consequences of sleep disturbance. Second, the educational booklet provides sleep hygiene info. The second component consists of of good sleep habits such as having a regular sleep-wake schedule, avoiding caffeine intake prior to sleep, avoiding stimulating activities near nighttime sleep, avoidance of naps during the day, ensuring that the child is exposed to natural light during the day, providing the child with opportunities to socialize during the day. Finally, the program consists of a relaxation breathing technique for the child.

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

1. Children between the ages of 4 and 10.
2. Children expected to stay for 3 nights.
3. Children must have a parent present that plans to stay overnight with the child and must understand English (parent must read English).
4. Child must be in a single private room.

Exclusion Criteria

1. Children who are receiving palliative care only during their hospital admission.
2. Children diagnosed with a sleep disorder or a clinical anxiety disorder.
3. Children with limited or abnormal movements of both upper and lower extremities (e.g. paralysis, brain injury, cerebral palsy, use of drugs to induce paralysis, musculoskeletal impairments, use of restraints, under heavy sedation), thereby impairing sleep wake activity recording and the inability to use the relaxation breathing exercise.
4. Children who are too acutely ill to participate in the study.
5. Children who have major cognitive impairments that may impact their ability to understand and carry out the intervention.
6. Children who are heavily sedated or receiving benzodiazepines or chloral hydrate.

Minimum Eligible Age

4 Years

Maximum Eligible Age

10 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No