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Effect of Nap on Daytime Functioning in Primary School Students

NCT04270539 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 654

Last updated 2021-04-27

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Summary

Previous studies showed that insufficient sleep has a negative impact on children's physical and psychological health. Napping was found to decrease sleepiness and improve daytime functioning in adults and adolescents. The effects of napping on children, however, is unknown. The current study aims to test the effects of short daytime classroom naps on daytime functioning and behaviour in elementary school children.

Conditions

  • Sleep Deprivation

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

Nap

Participants will be given 20-min nap opportunity in the classroom on a daily basis during school-days.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Chinese University of Hong Kong

    collaborator OTHER

  • The University of Hong Kong

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Shirley X. Li, PhD, DClinPsy · The University of Hong Kong

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
SINGLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
5 Years
Max Age
15 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2018-12-01
Primary Completion
2020-05-01
Completion
2020-12-01

Countries

  • Hong Kong

Study Locations

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