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Effects of Nap Restriction on Preschoolers' Empathy, Prosocial Behaviors and Executive Function

NCT06025669 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 25

Last updated 2024-01-05

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

Cross-sectional evidences suggest a relationship between early childhood sleep and cognitive as well as socio-emotional functions. However, the casual relation has not been fully revealed. The current study aims to perform a randomized lab-based crossover nap restriction study on preschoolers, to determine the effects of sleep restriction on preschoolers empathy, prosocial behaviors as well as executive functions.

Conditions

  • Sleep Restriction

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

Nap restriction

There are 2 interventions in the single-arm, that is, the nap rested condition and the nap restriction condition. The sequence of nap intervention followed randomization.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Fan Jiang, PhD · Shanghai Children's Medical Center

  • Guanghai Wang, PhD · Shanghai Children's Medical Center

Study Design

Allocation
NA
Purpose
OTHER
Masking
NONE
Model
SINGLE_GROUP

Eligibility

Min Age
42 Months
Max Age
72 Months
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2023-09-06
Primary Completion
2023-12-31
Completion
2023-12-31

Countries

  • China

Study Locations

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