The use of constructive worry and mindfulness body scan for helping adolescent sleep

• Register: ANZCTR
• Last refreshed on: 13 January 2020
• Main ID: ACTRN12615000061538
• Date of registration: 23/01/2015
• Prospective Registration: Yes
• Primary sponsor: Kate Bartel
• Public title: The use of constructive worry and mindfulness body scan for helping adolescent sleep
• Scientific title: The use of constructive worry or mindfulness body scan compared to bedtime as normal, for helping adolescents' sleep.
• Date of first enrolment: 26/05/2015
• Target sample size: 300
• Recruitment status: Stopped early
• URL: https://anzctr.org.au/ACTRN12615000061538.aspx
• Study type: Interventional
• Study design: Purpose: Treatment; Allocation: Randomised controlled trial;
• Phase: Not Applicable

Countries of recruitment

Australia

Contacts

• Name: Dr Kate Bartel

• Name: Dr Kate Bartel

Key inclusion & exclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Over 14 years of age, attending high school.
Exclusion criteria: Taking medication that interferes with sleep. Currently attending treatment for a sleep disorder or anxiety.

Age minimum: 14 Years
Age maximum: 20 Years
Gender: Both males and females

Health Condition(s) or Problem(s) studied

Sleep;
Sleep

Mental Health - Other mental health disorders

Intervention(s)

Constructive worry: 15 minutes per evening, between the hours of 6-8pm, of documenting worries/concerns, followed by ways to resolve these. Daily for two weeks.
Mindfulness body scan: 15 minutes of practicing a mindfulness body scan at normal bedtime, each day for two weeks.

Both groups will be given instructions immediately after completion of their baseline data, via the computer screen. The researcher will be present at the time, to answer any questions.

Adherence will be monitored by a twice-off self-report questionnaire.

Primary Outcome(s)

Total sleep time, measured by a self-report questionnaire, based on the School Sleep Habits Survey (Wolfson & Carskadon, 1998).[Baseline, one and two weeks post randomisation.]

Sleep onset latency, measured by a self-report questionnaire, based on the School Sleep Habits Survey (Wolfson & Carskadon, 1998).[Baseline, one and two weeks after randomisation. ]

Pre-sleep cognitive and emotional arousal. Measured by the Pre-sleep Arousal Scale and the Adolescent Sleep Hygiene Scale- revised.[Baseline, one and two weeks post randomisation.]

Secondary Outcome(s)

Daytime functioning. Measure by the Chronic Sleep Reduction Questionnaire - short form.[Baseline, one and two weeks post randomisation.]

Secondary ID(s)

Nil known

Source(s) of Monetary Support

Flinders University

Secondary Sponsor(s)

A/Prof Michael Gradisar

Ethics review

Status: Approved
Approval date:
Contact:

Social and Behavioural Research Ethics Committee