Teen Sleep Study: Snooze News

Are you a teen between the ages of 14-18 and have a desire to go to bed earlier? Or the parent of a teen? 

We are conducting a study to determine whether a specialized behavioral and light intervention can help teens get to bed earlier.

What is required? 

• Active participation lasts 20 weeks. 

   

First 10-week segment (Fall):

• Online questionnaires (that assess mood, behavior, and sleep) and cognitive tests at baseline and at the end of the segment + a brief sleep log via text every morning.
• Saliva collection at baseline and at the end of the segment. You will be asked to come to the Sleep Center in Redwood City for five hours.
• Watch like device worn to monitor sleep patterns.
• Special light device placed by the bedside. Random placement in one of two groups:
  • Active: Experimental light designed to help you go to sleep earlier; or
  • Placebo: Light sequence designed to be ineffective.
    • It will automatically activate at the appropriate time every night.
• Behavioral treatment in the form of brief videos to be watched over four weeks.
  • You will learn about sleep, sleep loss, and how to improve sleep quality, try exercises at home, and make changes to your sleep schedule.

Second 10-week segment (Winter):

• Same online questionnaires at the beginning and end of the segment.
• Continue with the light exposure.
• Continue wearing the watch and completing the brief morning sleep logs.

What are the benefits?

• In the active group, an improvement in your daytime sleepiness and mood, and an improved ability to go to sleep earlier in the night.
• If this therapy were to be effective, it would provide a simple way to help hundreds of thousands of teens.

Compensation?

You will receive $500 as payment for your participation.

How to participate?

1. Click here to determine your eligibility: Screening Form

2. If you meet the basic eligibility criteria, we will send you a copy of the 'Assent Form' and your parent/ guardian the 'Consent Form'.
3. We will go over the forms together on Zoom and answer any questions.