Shifting Sleep Timing in Teens
For patients and families
In plain language
An automatic summary of structured registry data. It is an orientation aid, not a substitute for the official protocol or a physician assessment.
- What is being studied
- The protocol lists: Light, CBT, Sham Light.
- Who it may be relevant to
- Registry conditions: Sleep Insufficiency, Sleep, Adolescent Behavior. Basic parameters: 14 years — 18 years · All.
- What needs checking
- Age, condition and sex are only basic indicators. Prior treatment, laboratory values and other mandatory requirements appear in the eligibility criteria below.
- Where it takes place
- United States
- Next step
- Save the trial, show it to the treating physician, and confirm current recruitment with the study center. Costs, documents and travel →
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Official title
Passive Phototherapy to Improve Sleep in Teens
Overview
The goal of this clinical trial is to determine whether a combination of a novel lighting intervention and a behavioral intervention are able to increase total sleep time in adolescents. The main questions this trial aims to answer are whether this combination therapy is able to meaningfully increase total sleep time in adolescents, and do so over a sustained period of time, and whether such a changes is associated with concomitant changes in mood and cognitive performance.
Interventions
- Device Light
Broad-spectrum white light flashes are \~4000 lux, 2 msec long, occur every 20 s - Behavioral CBT
Cognitive behavioral therapy including psychoeducation, sleep hygiene, stimulus control, activity scheduling, motivational interviewing - Device Sham Light
Broad-spectrum white light flashes are \~4000 lux, 2 msec long, occur once
Primary outcome measures
- Total sleep time [Time frame: 20 weeks]
Secondary outcome measures (2)
- Melatonin timing [Time frame: 8 weeks]
- Mood [Time frame: 20 weeks]
Eligibility criteria
Inclusion criteria
- Aged 14-18 and a full-time student in grades 9-12
- Male or female
- Willing and with a schedule permitting them to go to bed at an earlier time
- Planning on sleeping at home in their bedroom for at least 75% of the study
Exclusion criteria
- Currently taking any medications (including over-the-counter medications, e.g., melatonin) specifically for the treatment of sleep disorders
- Sleep only in the prone (face-down) position
Criteria are shown verbatim from the registry (in English). Final eligibility is always assessed by the study center.
Healthy volunteers: Yes
Study design
- Allocation
- Randomized
- Model
- Parallel assignment
- Masking
- Double blind
- Primary purpose
- Treatment
Study locations
United States · 1 center
- Stanford University — Stanford
Publications
- Keskinel D, Karan M, Kaplan KA, Mirchandaney R, Asarnow L, Zeitzer JM. Piloting a brief digital behavioral intervention for adolescent sleep. Sleep Sci Pract. 2025;9(1):34. doi: 10.1186/s41606-025-00157-4. Epub 2025 Oct 31. PMID 41180604
Identifiers
NCT: NCT05808179 · 1R01HD102344