Sleep in Adolescents - Pilot Study

The goal of this pilot clinical trial is to determine the feasibility and acceptability of increasing time in bed to 10 hours per night in children aged 14-17 years. The main question it aims to answer are:How much additional sleep short-sleeping-adolescents (~7h TIB/night) will obtain when asked to increase time-in-bed to 10h/night for seven consecutive nights compared to those who are not asked to increase time-in-bed?Are adolescents able to comply with study demands: wearing two devices (one on wrist and one on hip) and completing daily sleep diaries and call-ins for seven days?By acquiring participant feedback, how feasible and acceptable is it to increase time in bed for sleep to 10h/night using a questionnaire and semi-structured interview?Complete a phone screenCome to Rutgers Sleep Lab for an orientation to obtain equipment, answer questionnaires and study staff will obtain consentWear a wrist device and a hip device for one week to observe sleep and physical activityIf assigned to the 10 hour time-in-bed group, they will follow specific procedures to ensure protocol adherenceCome to the Rutgers Sleep Lab for a follow up to give back equipment and answer questionnairesResearchers will compare the control group to the 10 hour time in bed group to see if it is feasible for 14-17 year olds to be in bed for that long and wear two devices.

Inclusion Criteria:Parent-reported child age of 14-17 yearsTypical sleep duration of approximately 7hr/night on school nightsBMI for age and gender in the >5th percentile but not greater than 100% overweight.Parent must be the primary caretaker and at home during bed/wake timesReported willingness and ability to complete all study-related tasks, including wearing the wrist actigraph and hip accelerometer daily.Exclusion Criteria:Diagnosable sleep disorder (including Sleep Disordered Breathing) based on parent report and participant's score on Sleep Disorders Inventory for Students-Adolescents (SDIS-A).Medication use or parent-reported diagnosis of a serious medical condition (including psychiatric conditions) that may impact sleep.Excessive intake of caffeine (>300mg/day), drug (including nicotine) or alcohol use, or a history of substance abuse.Actively trying to lose weight.Trans-meridian (east-west/west-east) travel during past month or planned travel during study time frame.Inability to understand or complete protocol to ensure that consent/assent and reliable and valid measures are obtained.Sibling of enrolled subjects, to minimize risk of bias in study findings.