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Optimizing a Mobile Health Platform for Sleep Promotion and Obesity Prevention in Children

Children's Hospital of Philadelphia · with Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD), University of Pennsylvania · NCT05703347

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Key facts

Compensation
Not posted. Ask the study team before screening.
Who can join
Ages 8–12 · All sexes
Healthy volunteers
Accepted
Study type
Interventional · Not applicable
Target enrollment
5000
US sites recruiting
1
Study start
September 21, 2023
Record last updated
May 27, 2026

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What the study is about

The overall objective of this application is to develop a mobile health platform for the pediatric care setting to promote longer sleep duration for childhood obesity prevention.

Being studied: Fixed sleep goal; Personalized sleep goal; Digital sleep health messaging without virtual study visit; Digital sleep health messaging with virtual study visit; Inactive Parent-Directed Loss-Framed Incentive; Active Parent-Directed Loss-Framed Incentive; Inactive Supportive Feedback; Active Supportive Feedback

Conditions: Insufficient Sleep; Obesity

Eligibility criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

  • Aged 8-12 years olds.
  • Insufficient sleep duration (\<8.5 hours per night).
  • Body mass index (BMI) between the 50th and 95th percentile for age and sex.
  • One child per family.

Exclusion Criteria

  • Diagnosed with a chronic disease.
  • Diagnosed with a behavioral health problem.
  • Diagnosed with a condition that can impact sleep or growth.
  • Diagnosed with a condition affecting physical growth and maturation or dietary intake.
  • Children with a history of cancer, kidney, GI, musculoskeletal, or sleep disorders.
  • Children who will transition to high-school during the study.
  • Children using steroids/hormones.
  • Children regularly taking medications related to exclusionary medical conditions or that impact sleep.
  • Children with a history of significant behavioral health concerns.
  • Parent reported PROMIS Parent Proxy Sleep Disturbance - Short Form 8a raw score of ≥28.

Recruiting US locations

  • Children's Hospital of Philadelphia

    Philadelphia, PA 19104

    Site contact: Jonathan Mitchell, PhD · mitchellj2@chop.edu

Study contacts (from the official record)

  • Jonathan Mitchell, PhD · 2674261473 · mitchellj2@chop.edu
  • Abby Salem · 2155902386 · salema1@chop.edu
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