Well-being Promotion and Sleep Hygiene Education to Improve Sleep Quality

NCT ID: NCT04316663

Last Updated: 2023-04-27

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

76 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2020-04-28

Study Completion Date

2022-04-20

Brief Summary

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The overall goal of this project is to evaluate the effect of enhanced psychological well-being on sleep quality. This study will demonstrate whether combining an intervention designed to promote psychological well-being with sleep hygiene education improves sleep quality in a non-clinical population of distressed adults reporting poor sleep in the absence of a diagnosed sleep disorder. The investigators expect an intervention combining elements of psychological well-being and sleep hygiene education to result in significant improvements in sleep quality measures from baseline to post-intervention, and greater improvements in sleep quality measures at post-intervention as compared with sleep hygiene education alone.

Detailed Description

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Psychological distress is often associated with poor sleep quality. The role of psychological well-being has often been neglected and most interventions for sleep improvement have focused primarily on sleep disorders. This approach is limited to those individuals who have specific conditions and little resources have been directed to the promotion of sleep quality in the general population.

This study will be a pilot parallel-arm, randomized controlled trial to assess the baseline associations between psychological well-being and different measures of sleep outcomes, determine the effect of elements of a psychological well-being promoting intervention on sleep quality, and examine effect size estimates of key sleep-related outcomes (duration, efficiency, quality) to provide essential data to inform a main efficacy trial.

Conditions

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Poor Quality 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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Well-Being and Sleep Hygiene

Participants in the experimental group will receive an intervention focused on both principles of psychological well-being and sleep hygiene education.

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Well-Being Intervention

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

The main aim of the well-being intervention is to reduce levels of distress through the promotion of psychological well-being. Key components of the intervention are self-monitoring of instances of well-being and what leads to their interruption (i.e., thoughts and behaviors), cognitive restructuring of interfering thoughts, and homework assignments to address dysfunctional behaviors and increase exposure to optimal experiences. Participants will become aware of their functioning based on six different dimensions of psychological well-being (i.e., self-acceptance, positive relations with others, autonomy, environmental mastery, purpose in life, and personal growth), and will be guided in finding a balance within each dimension.

Sleep Hygiene

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

The main aim of sleep hygiene education is to provide participants with a set of behavioral and environmental recommendations intended to promote healthy sleep. During the intervention, participants will become aware of their own sleep patterns, will learn about healthy sleep habits, and will be encouraged to follow a set of recommendations to improve their sleep. Key components of the intervention are sleep hygiene and education.

Sleep Hygiene (Control)

Participants in the control group will receive sleep hygiene education alone.

Group Type ACTIVE_COMPARATOR

Sleep Hygiene

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

The main aim of sleep hygiene education is to provide participants with a set of behavioral and environmental recommendations intended to promote healthy sleep. During the intervention, participants will become aware of their own sleep patterns, will learn about healthy sleep habits, and will be encouraged to follow a set of recommendations to improve their sleep. Key components of the intervention are sleep hygiene and education.

Interventions

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Well-Being Intervention

The main aim of the well-being intervention is to reduce levels of distress through the promotion of psychological well-being. Key components of the intervention are self-monitoring of instances of well-being and what leads to their interruption (i.e., thoughts and behaviors), cognitive restructuring of interfering thoughts, and homework assignments to address dysfunctional behaviors and increase exposure to optimal experiences. Participants will become aware of their functioning based on six different dimensions of psychological well-being (i.e., self-acceptance, positive relations with others, autonomy, environmental mastery, purpose in life, and personal growth), and will be guided in finding a balance within each dimension.

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Sleep Hygiene

The main aim of sleep hygiene education is to provide participants with a set of behavioral and environmental recommendations intended to promote healthy sleep. During the intervention, participants will become aware of their own sleep patterns, will learn about healthy sleep habits, and will be encouraged to follow a set of recommendations to improve their sleep. Key components of the intervention are sleep hygiene and education.

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Age 18-65 years
* Distress according to the Perceived Stress Scale
* Poor sleep quality according to the Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index
* No diagnosis of sleep disorders
* English fluency
* Access to a computer with an Internet connection

Exclusion Criteria

* Inability to provide informed consent for any reason
* Cognitive impairment according to the Montreal Cognitive Assessment
* Suspected presence of sleep apnea according to the Berlin Questionnaire
* Diagnosis of a chronic medical or psychiatric condition
* Severe depression or suicidal thoughts or wishes according to the Beck Depression Inventory
* Body Mass Index (BMI) ≥ 35 kg/m2
* Chronic use of medications for sleep or chronic medical and psychiatric conditions
* Any current psychological or behavioral intervention administered by a health care provider or as part of a research project
* Shift workers
* Pregnant women
* Parents or caregivers of newborns (\<1 year)
* Heavy drinkers (≥ 8 drinks/week for women and ≥ 15 drinks/week for men)
* Binge drinkers (≥ 4 drinks on a single occasion within about 2 hours for women and ≥ 5 drinks on a single occasion within about 2 hours for men
* Use of recreational or street drugs
* Heavy smokers (≥ 20 cigarettes daily)
* Heavy caffeine users (\> 400 mg a day, corresponding to about 4 or 5 cups of coffee)
Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Maximum Eligible Age

65 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Sponsors

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Columbia University

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Marie-Pierre St-Onge

Associate Professor of Nutritional Medicine

Responsibility Role PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Principal Investigators

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Marie-Pierre St-Onge, PhD

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Columbia University

Locations

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Columbia University Irving Medical Center

New York, New York, United States

Site Status

Countries

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United States

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AAAS8486

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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