Brief Behavioral Sleep Intervention for Childhood Obesity Prevention

This study is looking at two ways to help children aged 6-11 improve their sleep and prevent obesity. One group will receive "Optimize Sleep Primary Care (OSPC)", which involves working with a nurse through Zoom and phone calls to learn sleep strategies. The other group will receive "Enhanced Usual Care," which provides educational materials about children's sleep. The study aims to see if these approaches help children sleep better and how many families and providers participate. We don't know the current status of recruitment, but the study plans to enroll 50 children. To join, children must be patients at Temple Pediatrics, aged 6-11, sleep less than 9 hours per night, and have a BMI between the 10th and 95th percentile. Parents must be at least 18 and willing to participate.

Study design
This interventional study plans to enroll 50 children who will be randomly assigned to one of two groups. It is not specified if the study is blinded.
What's involved
Participating families will have 6 contacts with a nurse or receive 6 educational handouts over 6 months. They will also complete three assessments, including questionnaires, wearing sleep/activity devices, reporting food intake, and having height and weight measured.
Compensation
Not stated in the trial record.
Follow-up
Participants will be followed for 6 months after the start of the study.

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NCT06810557

Brief Behavioral Sleep Intervention for Obesity Prevention in Primary Care

Recruiting
NAAges 6–11InterventionalPrevention
Temple University
~50 participants
Updated 2026-02-12 on ClinicalTrials.gov
What's tested:Optimize Sleep Primary Care (OSPC)Enhanced Usual Care

At a glance

Recruiting sites
1 of 1 listed site is recruiting right now
RecruitingSuspended, closed, or not yet open
What they're measuring
Achievement of enrollment goal
Measured over baseline
+5 more outcomes measured
Obesity, Childhood
Short Sleep
Obesity Prevention
1 sites across 1 states
Pennsylvania1
  • Chantelle N Hart, PhD · PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR · Temple University

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Eligibility criteria

Inclusion

Patient at Temple Pediatrics
Child age 6-11 years
Child time in bed of less than 9 hours per night on most days per week
Body Mass Index (BMI) for age and biological sex great than the 10th percentile but less than the 95th percentile
Understanding of and ability to complete the protocol
Parent age at least 18 years and primary caregiver
Willingness to be randomized to either condition

Exclusion

Diagnosed sleep disorder
Medication use or diagnosis of medical or psychiatric condition that may impact sleep or weight status
Current or planned treatment for weight control
  • Achievement of enrollment goalbaseline

    Primary variable of interest is achievement of a priori goals for study enrollment (i.e., whether 50 families enroll in the study). We will also explore: of children referred, the number who enroll; and of children who are referred and eligible, the number who enroll.

  • The number of providers who participate and refer to the interventionbaseline

    Of all pediatric providers in the clinic, the number who attend the initial in-service training and the number of referrals each provider makes to the program. Attendance and the number of referrals will be tracked by study staff.

  • Average family attendance at intervention sessionsbaseline to 6 months

    Whether or not families attend each treatment sessions will be captured by the study nurse. Primary variable of interest is whether families, on average, achieve \> 75% attendance at all intervention sessions.

  • Nurse percent fidelity/accuracy in delivering the interventionbaseline to 6 months

    All intervention sessions are recorded to determine the accuracy with which nurses deliver the intervention. Specifically, trained staff review recordings and use a checklist to mark whether or not each intervention component is delivered during each session. Primary variable of interest is whether the nurse delivers the intervention with at least 80% fidelity/accuracy.

  • Percent of families who are retained in the study at both follow-up time pointsbaseline to 6 months

    Retention at both 2- and 6-months will be tracked by study staff and compared across study arms with a goal of at least 80% retention at two months.

  • Family assessment of the intervention's acceptabilitybaseline to 6 months

    Acceptability will be measured by families' responses to the overall acceptability question on the Theoretical Framework for Acceptability (TFA) Acceptability Scale. Specifically, families use a 5-point, likert-type scale ranging from 'completely unacceptable' to 'completely acceptable' to rate the intervention. The percent of families who rate the intervention as 'acceptable' or 'completely acceptable' will be assessed with a goal of at least 80% of families rating it as such.