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Dr Faith Orchard
+44 (0)1603 591653
F.Orchard@uea.ac.uk


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f.orchard@sussex.ac.uk


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Investigating the effects and practicalities of delivering sleep strategy workshops in secondary schools

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Open to: All Genders

Age: Child

Sussex Worthing

Medical Conditions

Subthreshold insomnia in adolescents

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Adolescents are vulnerable to sleep problems, including insomnia, due to an array of biopsychosocial changes. Depression is also common in adolescents, and sleep disturbance is a precursor to the development of depression. Negative thinking is thought to be important in this link between depression and sleep in adolescents, however, more research is needed. This study aims to assess if it is practical and possible to deliver three sleep workshops to adolescents in secondary schools. The study also aims to look into the relationships between negative thinking, sleep and depression.

Start dates may differ between countries and research sites. The research team are responsible for keeping the information up-to-date.  

The recruitment start and end dates are as follows:

01 Sep 2024 01 Aug 2025

Students in certain schools will be invited to agree to take part in the study and complete some questionnaires to see if the study is right for them. Students who have certain sleep experiences will be invited to attend sleep workshops. Students will be randomly allocated to one of two groups by school. Those in the first group will immediately receive three sleep workshops. Those in the second group will receive these workshops four weeks later. The sleep workshops will take place in schools. They will be run in groups of up to 15 students led by Education Mental Health Practitioners. Participants in the group which immediately receive the workshops will be asked to complete three assessments: one before workshops, one after workshops and one three months later. Those who receive the intervention four weeks later will also complete another assessment before starting the workshops. Each assessment takes around 35 minutes to complete.


Participants will include 12-16-year-olds in schools who agree to take part in the study.

You can take part if:



You may not be able to take part if:


1. Unable to fluently communicate in English.2. Unable to give informed consent.


Below are the locations for where you can take part in the trial. Please note that not all sites may be open.

  • University of Sussex
    Sussex House Falmer Southern Ring Road Brighton
    Sussex
    BN1 9RH
  • West Sussex Mental Health Support Team
    Bridge House, Barrington Road, Goring-by-Sea
    Worthing
    BN12 4SE

The workshops are designed to help young people’s sleep behaviours therefore participants may find these improvements, which can also impact wellbeing, attention and energy among other things. Additionally, the information gained from the research will benefit the understanding of sleep workshop interventions and whether running these in schools is possible.
• The series of questionnaires that participants will be asked to complete will take around 35-40 minutes each time.
• The 7-day sleep diary will take a couple of minutes each day.
• The questionnaires and 7-day sleep diary will be completed 3-4 times throughout the study.
• There will be three 1-hour workshops during school, which will happen once a week.
• If participants choose to take part in the interview, this will be around 30 minutes.
Participants will be compensated with vouchers for the time taken to help with the research.

Dr Faith Orchard
-
f.orchard@sussex.ac.uk


Dr Faith Orchard
+44 (0)1603 591653
F.Orchard@uea.ac.uk



The study is sponsored by University of Sussex and funded by Economic and Social Research Council.



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Read full details for Trial ID: ISRCTN13878343
Last updated 16 September 2024

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