NCT02491138

Brief Summary

This study evaluates the efficacy of appearance-based interventions in promoting healthy sleep. One group of participants will receive standard information about sleep (control group), while the other group will receive information about how sleep affects their physical appearance (intervention group).

Trial Health

87
On Track

Trial Health Score

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Enrollment
70

participants targeted

Target at P50-P75 for not_applicable

Timeline
Completed

Started Jul 2015

Geographic Reach
1 country

1 active site

Status
completed

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Study Timeline

Key milestones and dates

Study Start

First participant enrolled

July 1, 2015

Completed
1 day until next milestone

First Submitted

Initial submission to the registry

July 2, 2015

Completed
5 days until next milestone

First Posted

Study publicly available on registry

July 7, 2015

Completed
1.4 years until next milestone

Primary Completion

Last participant's last visit for primary outcome

December 1, 2016

Completed
Same day until next milestone

Study Completion

Last participant's last visit for all outcomes

December 1, 2016

Completed
Last Updated

October 5, 2018

Status Verified

July 1, 2017

Enrollment Period

1.4 years

First QC Date

July 2, 2015

Last Update Submit

October 3, 2018

Conditions

Sleep HabitsHealthy

Keywords

participants

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (2)

  • Objective sleep duration

    Measured through actigraphy

    Up to 1 month after the intervention

  • Self-reported sleep hygiene

    Measured through the Sleep Hygiene scale (total score: higher score corresponds to poorer sleep hygiene)

    Up to 1 month after the intervention

Secondary Outcomes (2)

  • Subjective sleep quality

    Up to 1 month

  • Insomnia-related cognition

    Up to 1 month

Study Arms (2)

Standard information

PLACEBO COMPARATOR

In this arm, participants will receive standard information pamphlets about the benefits of good sleeping habits.

Other: Pamphlets

Appearance-based information

EXPERIMENTAL

In this arm, participants will receive information about how sleep modifies their physical appearance. This will involve a computer transformation that morphs their face according to hours of sleep obtained.

Behavioral: Appearance-based intervention

Interventions

Appearance-based interventionBEHAVIORAL
Appearance-based information
PamphletsOTHER
Standard information

Eligibility Criteria

Age18 Years - 24 Years
Sexall
Healthy VolunteersYes
Age GroupsAdult (18-64)

You may qualify if:

  • years
  • \<7 hours of sleep routinely

You may not qualify if:

  • per-existing medical, sleep, or psychiatric conditions;
  • history of substance abuse.

Contact the study team to confirm eligibility.

Sponsors & Collaborators

Study Sites (1)

Yale-NUS College

Singapore, 138527, Singapore

Location

Related Publications (1)

  • Perucho I, Vijayakumar KM, Talamas SN, Chee MW, Perrett DI, Liu JCJ. A Web-Based Photo-Alteration Intervention to Promote Sleep: Randomized Controlled Trial. J Med Internet Res. 2019 Sep 26;21(9):e12500. doi: 10.2196/12500.

    PMID: 31573913DERIVED

Study Design

Study Type
interventional
Phase
not applicable
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Masking
NONE
Purpose
PREVENTION
Intervention Model
PARALLEL
Sponsor Type
OTHER
Responsible Party
SPONSOR

Study Record Dates

First Submitted

July 2, 2015

First Posted

July 7, 2015

Study Start

July 1, 2015

Primary Completion

December 1, 2016

Study Completion

December 1, 2016

Last Updated

October 5, 2018

Record last verified: 2017-07

Locations

SG(1)