Effects of Sleep Hygiene Education on Sleep Health in Adults Ages 50-80

NCT06129045 | Completed Results

• 2 other identifiers: BHSUP20GM103443
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 125
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

This will be a study looking at trying to change older adults' behavior in regard to good sleep hygiene practices. Investigators will assess the efficacy through subjective outcome measures and objective physiological markers of good sleep through data collected with wearable technology devices.

Conditions

Sleep Hygiene

Keywords

Behavior Change; Older adults; sleep hygiene

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (5)

• Change Score of Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index

  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

  6-weeks

• Change Score of Sleep Hygiene Index

  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.

  6-weeks

• Change Score of Epworth Sleepiness Scale

  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.

  6 week period

• Change Score Total Sleep Time

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

  6 weeks

• Change Score for Total Time Awake

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

  6 weeks

Secondary Outcomes (1)

• Change on the Perceived Stress Scale

  6-weeks

Study Arms (3)

Group One, Video

EXPERIMENTAL

One-time sleep hygiene education

Behavioral: One-time educational video

Group Two, Video Plus Texts

EXPERIMENTAL

One-time sleep hygiene education plus repeated education through automated text messaging

Behavioral: Educational video plus repeated education

Group Three,

NO INTERVENTION

Control group with no intervention assigned

Interventions

One-time educational video BEHAVIORAL

Sleep hygiene educational tips provided through a video participants watch on their own.

Group One, Video

Educational video plus repeated education BEHAVIORAL

Sleep hygiene educational tips are provided first through a video participants watch on their own and then tips are repeated through daily automated text messaging for an additional 4 weeks.

Group Two, Video Plus Texts

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 50 Years - 80 Years
• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: Yes
• Age Groups: Adult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)

You may qualify if:

• own a smartphone with the capability of receiving text messages.

You may not qualify if:

• an untreated diagnosed sleep disorder such as insomnia or obstructive sleep apnea
• inability to wear the device on their wrist

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Black Hills State University: lead
• National Institute of General Medical Sciences (NIGMS): collaborator

Study Sites (1)

Black Hills State University

Spearfish, South Dakota, 57799, United States

Location

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Sleep Hygiene

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Health Behavior; Behavior

Limitations and Caveats

Early termination leading to small numbers of subjects analyzed.

Results Point of Contact

• Title: Ashley Pfeiffer
• Organization: Black Hills State University

ashley.pfeiffer@bhsu.edu

6053815370

Study Officials

• Ashley M Pfeiffer, DPT

  Black Hills State University

  PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Publication Agreements

• PI is Sponsor Employee: Yes

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: not applicable
• Allocation: RANDOMIZED
• Masking: NONE
• Purpose: PREVENTION
• Intervention Model: PARALLEL
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
• PI Title: Associate Professor

Model Details: Three arm study: No intervention, video only, video plus text messaging

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: November 8, 2023
• First Posted: November 13, 2023
• Study Start: October 4, 2023
• Primary Completion: August 1, 2025
• Study Completion: August 1, 2025
• Last Updated: November 24, 2025
• Results First Posted: November 24, 2025

Record last verified: 2025-11

Data Sharing

• IPD Sharing: Will not share

Locations

US (1)