Better Sleep Study

Purpose

The overall aim of this proposal is a confirmatory efficacy trial sufficiently powered and designed to test the hypothesis that improving the relationship between biological circadian timing and waketime, a novel modifiable target, improves depression outcomes in a subgroup of adolescents with depression and a misaligned relationship between biological circadian timing and waketime utilizing a cognitive-behavioral sleep intervention.

Conditions

  • Depression in Adolescence
  • Delayed Sleep Phase

Eligibility

Eligible Ages
Between 12 Years and 18 Years
Eligible Genders
All
Accepts Healthy Volunteers
No

Inclusion Criteria

Exclusion Criteria

  • mental health/behavioral symptoms that would preclude productive engagement in study assessments or intervention (e.g., active psychosis; Bipolar Disorder; drug dependence - severe or unstable medical or psychiatric condition such that treatment has changed within the last month or is expected to change during the course of the study or that would preclude ability to adhere to study procedures (e.g. terminal end-stage cancer) - current use of medications or herbs with known effects on sleep - plan to undergo or have had medication change in the last 8 weeks

Study Design

Phase
N/A
Study Type
Interventional
Allocation
Randomized
Intervention Model
Parallel Assignment
Primary Purpose
Treatment
Masking
Triple (Participant, Care Provider, Outcomes Assessor)

Arm Groups

ArmDescriptionAssigned Intervention
Experimental
TranS-C
  • Behavioral: TranS-C
    Transdiagnostic Sleep and Circadian Intervention (TranS-C) is an evidence based cognitive-behavioral sleep therapy.
Active Comparator
Psychoeducation
  • Behavioral: Psychoeducation
    The overarching principle is to provide information about how sleep, stress, diet, health, exercise, accidents and mood are inter-related and have reciprocal effects.

Recruiting Locations

More Details

Status
Recruiting
Sponsor
University of California, San Francisco

Study Contact

Lauren Asarnow, PhD
4159711533
Lauren.Asarnow@ucsf.edu