SCREENS: Sleep, Circadian Rhythms, and Electronics in the EveNing Study

NARecruitingINTERVENTIONAL
Enrollment

220

Participants

Timeline

Start Date

January 10, 2025

Primary Completion Date

August 30, 2028

Study Completion Date

August 30, 2028

Conditions
SleepCircadian RhythmExecutive FunctionEmotion Regulation
Interventions
BEHAVIORAL

no screen control with dim light and calming activities

Non-screen-based quiet activities for 1 hour before bed in room lighting 40-50 lux

BEHAVIORAL

unfiltered Bright tablet screen

Bright light screen media exposure will be delivered on an iPad Pro provided by the research team which will be set to the brightest light intensity setting for 1 hour before bed in room lighting 40-50 lux

BEHAVIORAL

Filtered dim tablet screen

Filtered dim light screen media exposure will be delivered for 1 hour before bed in room lighting 40-50 lux on an iPad Pro provided by the research team. A blue light filter will be used to alter the spectral distribution of the emitted light and the screen brightness will be dimmed to the lowest possible setting

BEHAVIORAL

Exciting content

We will create a 1-hour recording of movie clips containing exciting content from age-appropriate movies for 8- to 11-year-old children as rated by Common Sense Media.

BEHAVIORAL

Calming Content

We will create a 1-hour recording of movie clips containing calming content from age-appropriate movies for 8- to 11-year-old children as rated by Common Sense Media.

Trial Locations (1)

77030

RECRUITING

Children's Nutrition Research Center, Houston

All Listed Sponsors
collaborator

Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD)

NIH

lead

Baylor College of Medicine

OTHER