Tokyo, Dec. 31 -- UMIN Clinical Trials Registry (UMIN-CTR) received information related to the study (UMIN000060234) titled 'Evaluation of a School-Based Sleep Education Program for Adolescents' on Dec. 30.

Study Type: Interventional

Study Design: Basic Design - Parallel Randomization - Non-randomized Blinding - Open -no one is blinded Control - No treatment

Primary Sponsor: Institute - Hiroshima University

Condition: Condition - Sleep insufficiency, irregular sleep habits, and daytime sleepiness Classification by malignancy - Others Genomic information - NO

Objective: Narrative objectives1 - The purpose of this study was to examine the effects of a school-based sleep education program on sleep behaviors, sleep duration, and daytime sleepiness among junior high school students. In particular, this study aimed to evaluate whether an intervention incorporating individualized behavioral goal setting could promote improvements and maintenance of healthy sleep habits. Basic objectives2 - Efficacy

Intervention: Interventions/Control_1 - A 60-minute school-based sleep education program consisting of a lecture on sleep health, self-assessment of sleep habits, and individualized goal setting using a structured checklist. Follow-up assessments were conducted at 4 and 8 weeks after the intervention. Interventions/Control_2 - Wait-list control group. Participants received no intervention during the study period and were offered the same educational program after completion of follow-up assessments.

Eligibility: Age-lower limit - 12 years-old = Gender - Male and Female Key inclusion criteria - Students enrolled in participating junior high schools Provision of written informed consent from both students and their parents or guardians Key exclusion criteria - None Target Size - 1400

Recruitment Status: Recruitment status - Completed Date of protocol fixation - 2014 Year 06 Month 05 Day Date of IRB - 2012 Year 02 Month 28 Day Anticipated trial start date - 2014 Year 09 Month 01 Day Last follow-up date - 2015 Year 03 Month 31 Day

To know more, visit https://center6.umin.ac.jp/cgi-open-bin/ctr_e/ctr_view.cgi?recptno=R000068895

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