The Effects of a Parental Intervention on Electronic Media Exposure and Sleep Patterns in Adolescents

NCT02365025 | Completed Phase 4 DMC

• 1 other identifier: 0075-10-EMC
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 70
• Locations: 0 countries
• Sites: N/A

Brief Summary

Amongst adolescents, there is a gap that widens with age between recommended sleep duration and actual sleep time. Due to this gap, bodily and mental functions such as those related to the metabolic and immune systems, performance, memory, school achievement and creative ability can be harmed. Moreover, lack of sleep involves an increased risk of accidents and injuries, behavior problems and reduced quality of life. Biological factors that explain changes in sleep patterns include delays in the circadian timing system and in the homeostatic system that regulate sleep and wakefulness. These changes cause a growing and continuous delay in sleep phase during adolescence. In addition, a number of environmental factors affect sleep patterns: variables such as early school start time, increased homework assignments, after-school activities, lack of parental demand for adequate sleep hours, and increased "screen time," or use of electronic media, including television, computer games, internet and cellular phones. Based on the Parental Style model, the authoritative parenting style is characterized by parents setting high demands on their children on the one hand and displaying high levels of responsiveness to their children on the other. The authoritarian parenting style is characterized by parents setting high demands on their children on the one hand yet displaying low levels of responsiveness to their children on the other. The permissive parenting style is characterized by parents setting low demands on their children and displaying high levels of responsiveness to their children. In several investigations, the authoritative parenting style has been shown to have a positive influence on child development, academic achievement and psychosocial competency, and promoted healthy behaviors in adolescents, such as good eating habits, increased physical activity and a decrease in risky behaviors such as smoking, alcohol abuse, extreme diets and early sexual behavior. The Conceptual Model views parents as the sole agents of change in their children's life, and focuses on the power of personal example, environmental changes and promotion of the authoritative parental style. The main aim of this research is to evaluate the effectiveness of an intervention program that deals with increasing parents' awareness of the changes that characterize adolescents and encourages the authoritative parental style based on the Parenting Style Model.

Conditions

Sleep

Keywords

Sleep patterns; Electronic Media Exposure; Parental Intervention

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

• Sleep Habits

  Sleep Habits measured by: Bedtime hour, sleep latency, wake-up time, total sleep, daytime sleepiness, depressed mood, sleep problem behaviors and morningness-eveningness duration both on weekdays and weekends.

  Two years

Secondary Outcomes (2)

• Parents Knowledge regarding Sleep and Media

  Two Years

• Quantity of media exposure

  Two years

Other Outcomes (2)

• Quality of life

  Two Years

• Parental Authority

  Two Years

Study Arms (2)

Experimental group

EXPERIMENTAL

Step 1: Patients and parents enrolment. Step 2: The parents of the children assigned to the experimental group will fill a questionaire related to familial and social background, electronic media exposure and sleep characteristics of their children. Step 3: Parents of the children assigned to this group will participate in 6 meetings guides by experts in sleeping disorders. In those meeting the parents will be exposed to sleep disturbances, the importance of sleep habits and the influence of electronic media on sleep and learning. Step 4: Re evaluation by questioners after the 6 meetings participation. Step 5: 3 months follow up after the intervention (Meetings).

Other: Meetings guides by experts in sleeping disorders.

Control group

NO INTERVENTION

Step 1: Patients and parents enrolment. Step 2: The parents of the children assigned to the control group will fill a questionaire related to familial and social background, electronic media exposure and sleep characteristics of their children. Step 3: Parents of the children assigned to this group will not participate in the meetings as described in the experimental group. Step 4: Re evaluation by questioners after the time that the experimental group participated in the meetings. Step 5: 3 months follow up.

Interventions

Meetings guides by experts in sleeping disorders. OTHER

meetings guides by experts in sleeping disorders. In those meeting the parents will be exposed to sleep disturbances, the importance of sleep habits and the influence of electronic media on sleep and learning.

Experimental group

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 10 Years - 12 Years
• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: Yes
• Age Groups: Child (0-17)

You may qualify if:

• Teenagers aged 10 to 12 years, Hebrew speaking and healthy.
• Hebrew speaking parents.

You may not qualify if:

• Teenagers suffering from chronic diseases of diseases that leads to learning disabilities.
• Teenagers who live in homes without exposure to electronical media.

Sponsors & Collaborators

• HaEmek Medical Center, Israel: lead

Study Officials

• Ariel Koren, MD

  HaEmek Medical Center - Afula - IsRAEL

  PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: phase 4
• Allocation: NON RANDOMIZED
• Masking: NONE
• Intervention Model: PARALLEL
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
• PI Title: Head of Pediatric Dept B

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: January 25, 2015
• First Posted: February 18, 2015
• Study Start: February 1, 2011
• Primary Completion: December 1, 2013
• Study Completion: December 1, 2013
• Last Updated: February 18, 2015

Record last verified: 2015-02