The Effectiveness of Bilateral Alternating Tactile Stimulation for Improving Sleep in Children

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Conditions studied: Sleep, Sensory Disorders

In brief

The investigators hypothesize that wearing bilateral therapeutic vibrating devices before bed will result in positive changes in outcome measures related to sleep (e.g., sleep efficiency) in children who are sensitive to stimuli in their environment (aka sensory over responsiveness or SOR).

Key facts

Study ID

NCT03805334

Run by

Virginia Commonwealth University

People needed

3

Starts

2019-02-12

Expected to finish

2019-09-01

Last updated by the study team

2019-09-19

Who can join

Age: 3 and older, up to 8. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Scores "more than others" in either sensation avoiding or sensory over-responsive on the Short Sensory Profile
• Has identified sleep difficulties on the Children's Sleep Wake Scale (any sub-scale scores outside of normative range)

You may not qualify if…

• Diagnosed seizure disorder or history of seizures
• Rubber or latex allergy (will not be able to wear wrist band)
• Significant motor impairments (e.g. cerebral palsy)
• Children who are wards of the state

Where it is running

• Katherine Lawrence Dragas Sensory Processing and Stress Evaluation Lab — Richmond, Virginia, United States

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