Trial Outcomes & Findings for SweetDreams Sleep Study for Children With Autism (NCT NCT04452045)

NCT ID: NCT04452045

Last Updated: 2025-12-02

Results Overview

Validated questionnaire; total score range between 33 and 99, with higher numbers representing more sleep problems

Recruitment status

COMPLETED

Study phase

NA

Target enrollment

20 participants

Primary outcome timeframe

baseline to end of treatment (average exposure 1 month)

Results posted on

2025-12-02

Participant Flow

Participant milestones

Participant milestones
Measure
SweetDreams
Access to a mobile and computer accessible adaptation of existing evidence based sleep interventions. SweetDreams: SweetDreams is a mHealth adaptation of existing evidence-based sleep interventions. It is a user friendly and developmentally appropriate modularized 4-week web-based intervention available on computer, tablet or mobile phones.
Waitlist Control
Wait list condition with future access to a mobile and computer accessible adaptation of existing evidence based sleep interventions.
Overall Study
STARTED
9
11
Overall Study
COMPLETED
7
5
Overall Study
NOT COMPLETED
2
6

Reasons for withdrawal

Withdrawal data not reported

Baseline Characteristics

SweetDreams Sleep Study for Children With Autism

Baseline characteristics by cohort

Baseline characteristics by cohort
Measure
SweetDreams
n=9 Participants
Access to a mobile and computer accessible adaptation of existing evidence based sleep interventions. SweetDreams: SweetDreams is a mHealth adaptation of existing evidence-based sleep interventions. It is a user friendly and developmentally appropriate modularized 4-week web-based intervention available on computer, tablet or mobile phones.
Waitlist Control
n=11 Participants
Wait list condition with future access to a mobile and computer accessible adaptation of existing evidence based sleep interventions.
Total
n=20 Participants
Total of all reporting groups
Age, Continuous
46.11 months
STANDARD_DEVIATION 6.74 • n=121 Participants
46.27 months
STANDARD_DEVIATION 10.9 • n=122 Participants
46.2 months
STANDARD_DEVIATION 9.06 • n=243 Participants
Sex: Female, Male
Female
4 Participants
n=121 Participants
1 Participants
n=122 Participants
5 Participants
n=243 Participants
Sex: Female, Male
Male
5 Participants
n=121 Participants
10 Participants
n=122 Participants
15 Participants
n=243 Participants
Ethnicity (NIH/OMB)
Hispanic or Latino
3 Participants
n=121 Participants
1 Participants
n=122 Participants
4 Participants
n=243 Participants
Ethnicity (NIH/OMB)
Not Hispanic or Latino
6 Participants
n=121 Participants
9 Participants
n=122 Participants
15 Participants
n=243 Participants
Ethnicity (NIH/OMB)
Unknown or Not Reported
0 Participants
n=121 Participants
1 Participants
n=122 Participants
1 Participants
n=243 Participants
Race (NIH/OMB)
American Indian or Alaska Native
0 Participants
n=121 Participants
0 Participants
n=122 Participants
0 Participants
n=243 Participants
Race (NIH/OMB)
Asian
2 Participants
n=121 Participants
4 Participants
n=122 Participants
6 Participants
n=243 Participants
Race (NIH/OMB)
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander
0 Participants
n=121 Participants
0 Participants
n=122 Participants
0 Participants
n=243 Participants
Race (NIH/OMB)
Black or African American
1 Participants
n=121 Participants
1 Participants
n=122 Participants
2 Participants
n=243 Participants
Race (NIH/OMB)
White
2 Participants
n=121 Participants
2 Participants
n=122 Participants
4 Participants
n=243 Participants
Race (NIH/OMB)
More than one race
3 Participants
n=121 Participants
2 Participants
n=122 Participants
5 Participants
n=243 Participants
Race (NIH/OMB)
Unknown or Not Reported
1 Participants
n=121 Participants
2 Participants
n=122 Participants
3 Participants
n=243 Participants

PRIMARY outcome

Timeframe: baseline to end of treatment (average exposure 1 month)

Validated questionnaire; total score range between 33 and 99, with higher numbers representing more sleep problems

Outcome measures

Outcome measures
Measure
SweetDreams
n=9 Participants
Access to a mobile and computer accessible adaptation of existing evidence based sleep interventions. SweetDreams: SweetDreams is a mHealth adaptation of existing evidence-based sleep interventions. It is a user friendly and developmentally appropriate modularized 4-week web-based intervention available on computer, tablet or mobile phones.
Waitlist Control
n=11 Participants
Wait list condition with future access to a mobile and computer accessible adaptation of existing evidence based sleep interventions.
Change in Children's Sleep Habits Questionnaire (CSHQ)
-8.78 units on a scale
Standard Deviation 12.3
-.59 units on a scale
Standard Deviation 12.7

SECONDARY outcome

Timeframe: baseline to end of treatment (average exposure 1 month)

Validated questionnaire; total score range between 0 and 21, with higher numbers representing worse sleep quality

Outcome measures

Outcome measures
Measure
SweetDreams
n=9 Participants
Access to a mobile and computer accessible adaptation of existing evidence based sleep interventions. SweetDreams: SweetDreams is a mHealth adaptation of existing evidence-based sleep interventions. It is a user friendly and developmentally appropriate modularized 4-week web-based intervention available on computer, tablet or mobile phones.
Waitlist Control
n=11 Participants
Wait list condition with future access to a mobile and computer accessible adaptation of existing evidence based sleep interventions.
Change in Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI)
-3.36 units on a scale
Standard Deviation 4.17
.24 units on a scale
Standard Deviation 3.99

Adverse Events

SweetDreams

Serious events: 0 serious events
Other events: 0 other events
Deaths: 0 deaths

Waitlist Control

Serious events: 0 serious events
Other events: 0 other events
Deaths: 0 deaths

Serious adverse events

Adverse event data not reported

Other adverse events

Adverse event data not reported

Additional Information

Lauren Asarnow

University of California, San Francisco

Phone: (415) 353-2273

Results disclosure agreements

  • Principal investigator is a sponsor employee
  • Publication restrictions are in place