Effects of Sleep Hygiene Education on Sleep Health in Adults Ages 50-80

Last updated: November 12, 2025
Sponsor: Black Hills State University
Overall Status: Completed

Phase

N/A

Condition

N/A

Treatment

One-time educational video

Educational video plus repeated education

Clinical Study ID

NCT06129045
BHSU
P20GM103443
  • Ages 50-80
  • All Genders
  • Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Study Summary

This will be a study looking at trying to change older adults' behavior in regard to good sleep hygiene practices. Investigators will assess the efficacy through subjective outcome measures and objective physiological markers of good sleep through data collected with wearable technology devices.

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

Inclusion Criteria:

  • own a smartphone with the capability of receiving text messages.

Exclusion

Exclusion Criteria:

  • an untreated diagnosed sleep disorder such as insomnia or obstructive sleep apnea

  • inability to wear the device on their wrist

Study Design

Total Participants: 125
Treatment Group(s): 2
Primary Treatment: One-time educational video
Phase:
Study Start date:
October 04, 2023
Estimated Completion Date:
August 01, 2025

Study Description

Older adults ages 50-80 will be recruited and placed into one of three groups. Group One will watch a one-time educational video on sleep hygiene, Group Two will watch the video plus be sent daily automated text messages to reinforce the education learned in the video, and Group Three will be a control group with no intervention. The participants in Groups One and Two will receive the education after two weeks of data tracking on a Fitbit device. They then will have four additional weeks of tracking. At the end of the study time of six weeks, all participants will return for follow-up testing. The sleep tracker will monitor the physiological markers of sleep provided by wearable technology on sleep efficiency, time in bed, time actually sleeping, and time spent at each stage of sleep.

Connect with a study center

  • Black Hills State University

    Spearfish, South Dakota 57799
    United States

    Site Not Available

  • Black Hills State University

    Spearfish 5769288, South Dakota 5769223 57799
    United States

    Site Not Available

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