Trial Outcomes & Findings for Effects of Sleep Hygiene Education on Sleep Health in Adults Ages 50-80 (NCT NCT06129045)

NCT ID: NCT06129045

Last Updated: 2025-11-24

Results Overview

Change Score From Baseline to 6-week Follow up on the Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index. Outcome measure for quality of sleep. Score ranges 0-21 with higher score equaling poor sleep quality

Recruitment status

COMPLETED

Study phase

NA

Target enrollment

125 participants

Primary outcome timeframe

6-weeks

Results posted on

2025-11-24

Participant Flow

We recruited 125 participants who completed the informed consent and intial evaluation. Six participants dropped out due to personal reasons leaving 119 participants that were able to see the study through to the conclusion. Funding ran out prior to being able to recruit any additional participants.

Participant milestones

Participant milestones
Measure
Group One, Video
One-time sleep hygiene education
Group Two, Video Plus Texts
One-time sleep hygiene education plus repeated education through automated text messaging
Group Three,
Control group with no intervention assigned
Overall Study
STARTED
40
42
43
Overall Study
COMPLETED
39
41
39
Overall Study
NOT COMPLETED
1
1
4

Reasons for withdrawal

Reasons for withdrawal
Measure
Group One, Video
One-time sleep hygiene education
Group Two, Video Plus Texts
One-time sleep hygiene education plus repeated education through automated text messaging
Group Three,
Control group with no intervention assigned
Overall Study
Lost to Follow-up
1
1
4

Baseline Characteristics

The average score on the readiness to change 0-10 scale is documented below for each intervention group.

Baseline characteristics by cohort

Baseline characteristics by cohort
Measure
Group One, Video
n=39 Participants
One-time sleep hygiene education
Group Two, Video Plus Texts
n=41 Participants
One-time sleep hygiene education plus repeated education through automated text messaging
Group Three,
n=39 Participants
Control group with no intervention assigned
Total
n=119 Participants
Total of all reporting groups
Age, Continuous
66.5 years
STANDARD_DEVIATION 8.2 • n=45 Participants
66.7 years
STANDARD_DEVIATION 6.1 • n=12929 Participants
66.3 years
STANDARD_DEVIATION 7.4 • n=6349 Participants
66.5 years
STANDARD_DEVIATION 7.2 • n=4548 Participants
Sex: Female, Male
Female
23 Participants
n=45 Participants
31 Participants
n=12929 Participants
24 Participants
n=6349 Participants
78 Participants
n=4548 Participants
Sex: Female, Male
Male
16 Participants
n=45 Participants
10 Participants
n=12929 Participants
15 Participants
n=6349 Participants
41 Participants
n=4548 Participants
Race (NIH/OMB)
American Indian or Alaska Native
2 Participants
n=45 Participants
1 Participants
n=12929 Participants
0 Participants
n=6349 Participants
3 Participants
n=4548 Participants
Race (NIH/OMB)
Asian
0 Participants
n=45 Participants
0 Participants
n=12929 Participants
0 Participants
n=6349 Participants
0 Participants
n=4548 Participants
Race (NIH/OMB)
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander
1 Participants
n=45 Participants
0 Participants
n=12929 Participants
0 Participants
n=6349 Participants
1 Participants
n=4548 Participants
Race (NIH/OMB)
Black or African American
0 Participants
n=45 Participants
0 Participants
n=12929 Participants
0 Participants
n=6349 Participants
0 Participants
n=4548 Participants
Race (NIH/OMB)
White
36 Participants
n=45 Participants
40 Participants
n=12929 Participants
39 Participants
n=6349 Participants
115 Participants
n=4548 Participants
Race (NIH/OMB)
More than one race
0 Participants
n=45 Participants
0 Participants
n=12929 Participants
0 Participants
n=6349 Participants
0 Participants
n=4548 Participants
Race (NIH/OMB)
Unknown or Not Reported
0 Participants
n=45 Participants
0 Participants
n=12929 Participants
0 Participants
n=6349 Participants
0 Participants
n=4548 Participants
Ethnicity (NIH/OMB)
Hispanic or Latino
0 Participants
n=45 Participants
0 Participants
n=12929 Participants
0 Participants
n=6349 Participants
0 Participants
n=4548 Participants
Ethnicity (NIH/OMB)
Not Hispanic or Latino
39 Participants
n=45 Participants
41 Participants
n=12929 Participants
39 Participants
n=6349 Participants
119 Participants
n=4548 Participants
Ethnicity (NIH/OMB)
Unknown or Not Reported
0 Participants
n=45 Participants
0 Participants
n=12929 Participants
0 Participants
n=6349 Participants
0 Participants
n=4548 Participants
Readiness to change sleep behavior 0-10 visual analog scale
5.97 units on a scale
STANDARD_DEVIATION 3.30 • n=45 Participants • The average score on the readiness to change 0-10 scale is documented below for each intervention group.
7.02 units on a scale
STANDARD_DEVIATION 3.00 • n=12929 Participants • The average score on the readiness to change 0-10 scale is documented below for each intervention group.
6.43 units on a scale
STANDARD_DEVIATION 2.89 • n=6349 Participants • The average score on the readiness to change 0-10 scale is documented below for each intervention group.
6.49 units on a scale
STANDARD_DEVIATION 3.07 • n=4548 Participants • The average score on the readiness to change 0-10 scale is documented below for each intervention group.

PRIMARY outcome

Timeframe: 6-weeks

Population: One person did not complete the PSQI on follow-up in the video only group due to technology error.

Change Score From Baseline to 6-week Follow up on the Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index. Outcome measure for quality of sleep. Score ranges 0-21 with higher score equaling poor sleep quality

Outcome measures

Outcome measures
Measure
Group One, Video
n=38 Participants
One-time sleep hygiene education
Group Two, Video Plus Texts
n=41 Participants
One-time sleep hygiene education plus repeated education through automated text messaging
Group Three,
n=39 Participants
Control group with no intervention assigned
Change Score of Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index
1 Score on a scale
Standard Deviation 3.01
1.12 Score on a scale
Standard Deviation 2.87
-0.615 Score on a scale
Standard Deviation 3.02

PRIMARY outcome

Timeframe: 6-weeks

Change Score From Baseline to 6-week Follow up on the Sleep Hygiene Index. Outcome measure for good sleep hygiene. Scores range from 0-52. Higher scores equate to worse sleep hygiene.

Outcome measures

Outcome measures
Measure
Group One, Video
n=39 Participants
One-time sleep hygiene education
Group Two, Video Plus Texts
n=41 Participants
One-time sleep hygiene education plus repeated education through automated text messaging
Group Three,
n=39 Participants
Control group with no intervention assigned
Change Score of Sleep Hygiene Index
2.41 score on a scale
Standard Deviation 5.79
1.97 score on a scale
Standard Deviation 5.29
.64 score on a scale
Standard Deviation 3.78

PRIMARY outcome

Timeframe: 6 week period

Change Score From Baseline to 6-week Follow up on the Epworth Sleepiness Scale. Outcome measure for daytime sleepiness. Score ranges 0-24 with higher score equaling worst daytime sleepiness.

Outcome measures

Outcome measures
Measure
Group One, Video
n=39 Participants
One-time sleep hygiene education
Group Two, Video Plus Texts
n=41 Participants
One-time sleep hygiene education plus repeated education through automated text messaging
Group Three,
n=39 Participants
Control group with no intervention assigned
Change Score of Epworth Sleepiness Scale
1.6 score on a scale
Standard Deviation 3.3
1.71 score on a scale
Standard Deviation 2.1
0.39 score on a scale
Standard Deviation 3.5

PRIMARY outcome

Timeframe: 6 weeks

The average total sleep time per night in minutes for each participant was recorded.

Outcome measures

Outcome measures
Measure
Group One, Video
n=39 Participants
One-time sleep hygiene education
Group Two, Video Plus Texts
n=41 Participants
One-time sleep hygiene education plus repeated education through automated text messaging
Group Three,
n=39 Participants
Control group with no intervention assigned
Change Score Total Sleep Time
-2.9 minutes per night
Standard Deviation 52.9
8.24 minutes per night
Standard Deviation 56.9
-4.3 minutes per night
Standard Deviation 45.4

PRIMARY outcome

Timeframe: 6 weeks

The average total time awake per night in minutes for each participant was recorded.

Outcome measures

Outcome measures
Measure
Group One, Video
n=39 Participants
One-time sleep hygiene education
Group Two, Video Plus Texts
n=41 Participants
One-time sleep hygiene education plus repeated education through automated text messaging
Group Three,
n=39 Participants
Control group with no intervention assigned
Change Score for Total Time Awake
-2.9 minutes per night
Standard Deviation 22.8
-1.7 minutes per night
Standard Deviation 12.7
2.3 minutes per night
Standard Deviation 13.2

SECONDARY outcome

Timeframe: 6-weeks

Outcome measure for average stress levels. Scores range from 0-40. The higher the score the worse the stress levels.

Outcome measures

Outcome measures
Measure
Group One, Video
n=39 Participants
One-time sleep hygiene education
Group Two, Video Plus Texts
n=41 Participants
One-time sleep hygiene education plus repeated education through automated text messaging
Group Three,
n=39 Participants
Control group with no intervention assigned
Change on the Perceived Stress Scale
-0.11 score on a scale
Standard Deviation 3.85
1.71 score on a scale
Standard Deviation 4.51
0.23 score on a scale
Standard Deviation 3.17

Adverse Events

Group One, Video

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

Group Two, Video Plus Texts

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

Group Three,

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

Ashley Pfeiffer

Black Hills State University

Phone: 6053815370

Results disclosure agreements

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