UMIN-CTR Clinical Trial

Unique ID issued by UMIN UMIN000060234
Receipt number R000068895
Scientific Title Effects of a School-Based Sleep Education Program Incorporating Individualized Goal Setting: A Cluster-Based Quasi-Experimental Study
Date of disclosure of the study information 2025/12/30
Last modified on 2025/12/30 12:15:29

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Basic information

Public title

Evaluation of a School-Based Sleep Education Program for Adolescents

Acronym

SLEEP-EDU

Scientific Title

Effects of a School-Based Sleep Education Program Incorporating Individualized Goal Setting: A Cluster-Based Quasi-Experimental Study

Scientific Title:Acronym

SLEEP-EDU

Region

Japan


Condition

Condition

Sleep insufficiency, irregular sleep habits, and daytime sleepiness

Classification by specialty

Not applicable Child

Classification by malignancy

Others

Genomic information

NO


Objectives

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

Basic objectives -Others


Trial characteristics_1


Trial characteristics_2


Developmental phase



Assessment

Primary outcomes

Weekday sleep duration assessed by self-administered questionnaire at baseline, 4 weeks, and 8 weeks after the intervention.

Key secondary outcomes

Bedtime and wake-up time on weekdays and weekends
Social jetlag
Daytime sleepiness assessed by the Pediatric Daytime Sleepiness Scale (PDSS-J)
Engagement in sleep-promoting behaviors


Base

Study type

Interventional


Study design

Basic design

Parallel

Randomization

Non-randomized

Randomization unit


Blinding

Open -no one is blinded

Control

No treatment

Stratification


Dynamic allocation


Institution consideration


Blocking


Concealment



Intervention

No. of arms

2

Purpose of intervention

Educational,Counseling,Training

Type of intervention

Behavior,custom

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.

Interventions/Control_3


Interventions/Control_4


Interventions/Control_5


Interventions/Control_6


Interventions/Control_7


Interventions/Control_8


Interventions/Control_9


Interventions/Control_10



Eligibility

Age-lower limit

12 years-old <=

Age-upper limit

15 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 sample size

1400


Research contact person

Name of lead principal investigator

1st name Norihisa
Middle name
Last name Tamura

Organization

Hiroshima University

Division name

Graduate School of Humanities and Social Sciences

Zip code

739-8524

Address

1-1-1Kagamiyama, Higashi-Hiroshima

TEL

0824246803

Email

tamura65@hiroshima-u.ac.jp


Public contact

Name of contact person

1st name Norihisa
Middle name
Last name Tamura

Organization

Hiroshima University

Division name

Graduate School of Humanities and Social Sciences

Zip code

739-8524

Address

1-1-1Kagamiyama, Higashi-Hiroshima

TEL

0824246803

Homepage URL


Email

tamura65@hiroshima-u.ac.jp


Sponsor or person

Institute

Hiroshima University

Institute

Department

Personal name



Funding Source

Organization

Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS)

Organization

Division

Category of Funding Organization

Japanese Governmental office

Nationality of Funding Organization



Other related organizations

Co-sponsor


Name of secondary funder(s)



IRB Contact (For public release)

Organization

Research Ethics Committee, Hiroshima International University

Address

555-36 Gakuendai, Kurose, Higashihiroshima, Hiroshima 739-2695, Japan

Tel

0823-70-4862

Email

t-hideki@hirokoku-u.ac.jp


Secondary IDs

Secondary IDs

NO

Study ID_1


Org. issuing International ID_1


Study ID_2


Org. issuing International ID_2


IND to MHLW



Institutions

Institutions



Other administrative information

Date of disclosure of the study information

2025 Year 12 Month 30 Day


Related information

URL releasing protocol

https://center6.umin.ac.jp/cgi-bin/ctr/ctr_menu_form.cgi?recptno=R000068895

Publication of results

Unpublished


Result

URL related to results and publications

https://center6.umin.ac.jp/cgi-bin/ctr/ctr_menu_form.cgi?recptno=R000068895

Number of participants that the trial has enrolled

1323

Results

The present study examined the effects of a school-based sleep education program among adolescents.
The intervention group demonstrated earlier bedtimes, increased sleep duration, reduced social jetlag, and decreased daytime sleepiness.
These findings suggest that a behavioral intervention incorporating individualized goal setting may contribute to improvements in sleep-related behaviors.
Detailed results are currently under review for publication in a peer-reviewed journal.

Results date posted

2025 Year 12 Month 30 Day

Results Delayed

Delay expected

Results Delay Reason

The results of this study are currently under review for publication in a peer-reviewed journal. Therefore, detailed results have not yet been publicly released.

Date of the first journal publication of results


Baseline Characteristics

Participants consisted of 1,323 junior high school students aged 12-15 years, with sex and grade distributions reflecting those of the participating schools.

Participant flow

Students who provided informed consent completed baseline assessments and were followed as either intervention or wait-list control groups. Follow-up assessments were conducted at 4 and 8 weeks post-intervention.

Adverse events

No adverse events related to the intervention were reported.

Outcome measures

The primary outcome was weekday sleep duration. Secondary outcomes included bedtime, social jetlag, daytime sleepiness, and sleep-promoting behaviors.

Plan to share IPD


IPD sharing Plan description



Progress

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

Date of closure to data entry


Date trial data considered complete


Date analysis concluded



Other

Other related information

This study was approved by the institutional ethics committee in 2012. Due to limitations in record archiving at that time, the exact approval date could not be definitively confirmed. Therefore, the date of February 28, 2012 is provided as an approximate approval date based on available documentation and institutional records.


Management information

Registered date

2025 Year 12 Month 30 Day

Last modified on

2025 Year 12 Month 30 Day



Link to view the page

Value
https://center6.umin.ac.jp/cgi-open-bin/ctr_e/ctr_view.cgi?recptno=R000068895