Maintaining Behavior Change: An Evaluation of a Habit-based Sleep Health Intervention
Circadian Dysregulation
About this trial
This is an interventional treatment trial for Circadian Dysregulation focused on measuring Habits, Circadian, Sleep, transdiagnostic, Intervention
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria:
- Scoring less than or equal to 26 on the Composite Scale of Morningness OR Mid-point of sleep later than 4:30 AM for 18-24 yo and 3:50 AM for 25-30 yo on work-free/weekend days over the past month OR Night-to-night variation in sleep/wake times across one month of 2 hours or more.
- 'At risk' in one of the five health domains: the emotional domain, the cognitive domain, the behavioral domain, the physical domain and the social domain. "Risk" is defined as scoring 4 or higher on one item from an adapted version of the Work and Social Adjustment Scale.
- Age between 18 and 30.
- English language fluency.
- Able and willing to give informed assent.
- If taking medication for sleep, the dose and frequency of use must have been stable for at least 4 weeks.
Exclusion Criteria:
- Presence of substance abuse/dependence, mental illness, physical illness, suicidality or developmental disorder only if it makes participation in the study unfeasible or if there is a significant risk of harm and/or decompensation if treatment of that comorbid condition is delayed due to participating in this study.
- Evidence of sleep apnea, restless legs or periodic limb movements during sleep. Youth presenting with provisional diagnoses of any of these disorders will be referred for a non-study polysomnography evaluation and will be enrolled only if the diagnosis is disconfirmed or if the disorder is treated.
- Night shifter worker where the shift is scheduled between the hours of midnight to 6am > 2 nights per week.
- Pregnancy or breast-feeding.
Sites / Locations
- University of CaliforniaRecruiting
Arms of the Study
Arm 1
Arm 2
Experimental
Experimental
Habit-based Sleep Health Intervention (HABITs)
Habit-based Sleep Health Intervention plus text messages (HABITs+texts)
Participants in this condition participate in the HABITs intervention which includes 3x50-minute weekly sessions followed by 6x30-minute weekly sessions. Participants in this group will not receive the texts discussed below.
Participants in this condition participate in the HABITs intervention which includes 3x50-minute weekly sessions followed by 6x30-minute weekly sessions. Additionally, participants in this group will receive the text messaging intervention.