Shifting Sleep Timing in Teens

Recruiting now · Not applicable · Has a placebo group

Conditions studied: Sleep Insufficiency, Sleep, Adolescent Behavior

In brief

The goal of this clinical trial is to determine whether a combination of a novel lighting intervention and a behavioral intervention are able to increase total sleep time in adolescents. The main questions this trial aims to answer are whether this combination therapy is able to meaningfully increase total sleep time in adolescents, and do so over a sustained period of time, and whether such a changes is associated with concomitant changes in mood and cognitive performance.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT05808179

Run by

Stanford University

People needed

160

Starts

2022-07-01

Expected to finish

2026-06-20

Last updated by the study team

2025-06-24

Who can join

Age: 14 and older, up to 18. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Aged 14-18 and a full-time student in grades 9-12
• Male or female
• Willing and with a schedule permitting them to go to bed at an earlier time
• Planning on sleeping at home in their bedroom for at least 75% of the study

You may not qualify if…

• Currently taking any medications (including over-the-counter medications, e.g., melatonin) specifically for the treatment of sleep disorders
• Sleep only in the prone (face-down) position

Where it is running

• Stanford University — Stanford, California, United States (enrolling)

Full record on ClinicalTrials.gov

Trial information comes from ClinicalTrials.gov and is refreshed daily. TrialsForMe does not provide medical care and does not run the studies it lists.