About The Study
The Choose2Snooze (C2S) study is a three week sleep challenge that utilizes an interactive mobile application to improve teen sleep through sleep habit monitoring, educational modules, and personalized feedback. This study has been approved by the Howard University Institutional Review Board. Week #1 of the study is a baseline week to help us understand what the teens typical sleep patterns look like on both weekdays and weekends. Week #2 of the study is focused on sleep education. During this week teens will be introduced to information on optimal sleep habits and how things like stress can impact sleep. The final week of the study, Week #3, will be used to determine if any changes were made in the teens sleep habits after receiving the educational materials. The teens will be given a watch which they are required to wear in order to obtain an accurate recording of their sleep and physical activity patterns over the course of the 3-week period. The teens will also be asked to answer questions through the mobile app 30 minutes before going to bed and within 30 minutes upon waking up in the morning. Each teen and their consenting adult will be compensated for their time and participation in this study.
Remote Parental Consent
As a novel feature of the Choose 2 Snooze study, remote consent is being utilized to reduce the burden of in-person consent placed on busy families. This feature will require the participation of a parent or legal guardian. All the rights and responsibilities captured by in-person consent remain in place for this remote consent process. Consenting parents/legal guardians will be asked to provide feedback regarding their experience with this process during and upon completion of the study.
How it works: Teens will download the mobile application and receive a brief orientation to the study. If they remain interested, teens will be asked to provide assent and parental/legal guardian contact information (i.e. cell phone number or email address). Teens will be locked out of the choose 2 snooze app once they reach this point until a parent/ legal guardian provides consent. The parent/legal guardian will receive the consent forms by text or email based on the form of contact information provided by the teen. The parent/legal guardian is then asked to read the consent forms carefully and to contact the study staff if a question or concern arises. Once the parent/legal guardian is comfortable with the study parameters, providing parental consent is as easy as a click of a button.
Contact
STUDY PHONE NUMBER
202-806-7651
STUDY EMAIL
STUDY address
Howard University Mental Health Center
Department of Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences
530 College St, NW Washington DC 20059
Howard University
INSTITUTION
Howard University is a comprehensive research university, with a commitment to educating youth for leadership and service to our nation. The university is comprised of 12 schools and colleges with approximately 10,500 students enjoying academic pursuits in more than 120 areas of study. The HU Adolescent Sleep and Stress Program is one of many faculty initiated programs through the College of Medicine that serves the surrounding community.
Tyish S. Hall Brown, PhD, MHS
Principal Investigator
Dr. Hall Brown is an Associate Professor at the Howard University College of Medicine. She serves as Director of the Howard Adolescent Sleep and Stress Program and PI of the Choose 2 Snooze Study. Her current research focuses on identifying factors that contribute to trauma related sleep disturbances in urban teens.
E’leyna Garcia, MS
Study Coordinator
E'leyna Garcia is a graduate student in the Clinical Psychology Doctoral Program at Howard University. She obtained her B.A. in Psychology from Guilford College and her Masters of Science in Clinical Psychology from Howard University. Currently E’leyna serves as coordinator for the Howard Adolescent Sleep & Stress Program and the Choose 2 Snooze study.