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Adolescent Problem BehaviorAPADOSLEEPNCT04187885

Physical Activity Stress and Sleep in Adolescents

A study testing Group/Cohort 2: PAP in people with Adolescent Problem Behavior, run by Association Tunisienne d'Etude & de Recherche sur l'Athérosclérose.

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Trial summary

Adolescence is characterized by major transitions in sleep and circadian rhythm. This rapid pivotal period increases the risks of sleep debt and poor sleep quality, leading to pronounced diurnal fatigue and drowsiness. On the other hand, academic stress has been also associated with increased sleep disturbances. Read more about this study

Who is it for?
Ages 14 to 18 years, men onlyHealthy volunteers can take part
Conditions the study is for
Adolescent Problem Behavior
What is being tested?
Group/Cohort 2: PAP
Could I receive a placebo?
No, everyone receives an active treatment
How many people
56 participants
Where
No sites listed yet
Study dates
3 Sep 2020to 3 Mar 2022
Phase
Interventional
Are there results?
None posted in the registry

Key requirements

Who can take part, as listed by the sponsor. Only the study team can confirm whether you are eligible, so take this list to your doctor.

  • Ages 14 to 18 years
  • Men only
  • Healthy volunteers accepted
  • Child, Adult

Who may be able to join

  • college adolescent Tanner stages 3-5

Who cannot join

  • Disorders and / or pathology of sleep
  • Medical or surgical history not compatible with the study, any other chronic illness or injury that may interfere with the subject's abilities
  • Take medication that may interfere with the results of the study (corticosteroids ...) or sleeping pills
  • Surgical intervention in the previous 3 months
  • Regular consumption of tobacco, cannabis or alcohol
  • Special diet

Trial locations and contacts

No sites are listed yet.

Amani Kallel, PHD, HDR contact

0021696872787

kalamany2@gmail.com

Moncef Feki contact

monssef.feki@gmail.com

About this study

Official title: Effect of Physical Activity Program During Academic Stress on Adolescent Sleep

Adolescence is characterized by major transitions in sleep and circadian rhythm. This rapid pivotal period increases the risks of sleep debt and poor sleep quality, leading to pronounced diurnal fatigue and drowsiness. On the other hand, academic stress has been also associated with increased sleep disturbances.

Both academic stress and poor sleep in adolescents has been linked to increased sleepiness rate, reduced alertness, lower academic performances and the impairment of the control of energy balance through hyperphagia.

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Despite the importance of sleep in holistic development, physical (i.e. recovery, metabolism, muscle growth, weight control), cognitive (i.e. learning, memory, decision-making, Vigilance). Few studies have been designed to improve this behavior among college adolescents, especially in times of academic stress.

Physical activity has been suggested as a non-pharmacological alternative treatment for sleep disorders . Generally, it is well established that the duration and quality of sleep were improved by regular physical activity among adolescents and far better, it was suggested that the exercise-mediated effect on sleep could be even observed in the short term. Moreover, it was suggested that aerobic exercise has positive effects on psychological stress and well-being of adolescents .

Therefore, APADOSLEEP trial, was designed to examine the effect of physical activity program on sleep during and outside periods of academic stress.

Read the detailed description

Counterbalanced, cross-over, pre-post trial where each subject acts as his own control.

Four sessions will be performed for each adolescent. Each session will be conducted over 5 days (from Monday to Friday):

Adolescents will take part randomly in four sessions. Physical activity program will be identical between sessions and groups. 60 minn of moderate to vigorous leisure activities and exercises will be proposed each day. Heart rate monitor will be used to control intensity of exercise during the physical activity program.

  • Control session (CTL) outside academic stress period (represented by exams) and without the physical activity program.
  • A session outside academic stress period, with the physical activity program (PAP).
  • A session during an academic stress period without the physical activity program (AS).
  • A session during an academic stress period with the physical activity program (ASPAP).

At each session:

  • Continuous sleep assessments (duration and quality) by accelerometry
  • Continuous physical activity and sedentary behaviour assessments by accelerometry
  • one evaluation of melatonin peak from salivary specimens
  • one evaluation of cortisol peak from salivary specimens
  • An evaluation of the ad libitum food intake of the 5th day will be carried out by the weighing method.
  • one assessment of cognitive performance
  • An evaluation of subjective appetite sensations (hunger, fullness, desire to eat) of the 5th day
  • An evaluation of subjective diurnal sleepiness (Karolinska) of the 5th day
Being tested
Group/Cohort 2: PAP
Keywords
sleep, adolescent, physical activity, academic stress
Medical subject headings
Motor Activity

What participants receive

What participants receive. In a randomised study each person is assigned to one group by chance.

  • Group/Cohort 2: PAPBehavioural

    Also called Physial activity Program

    Each experimental session will be carried out over 5 days of a week. Adolescents will take part randomly in four sessions.

    Physical activity program will be identical between sessions and groups. 60 min of moderate to vigorous leisure activities and exercises will be proposed each day. Heart rate monitor will be used to control intensity of exercise during the physical activity program.

Study groups in NCT04187885
Study groupRoleWhat they receive
Group/Cohort 1 : CTLActive comparatorLabel : control Type : comparator Description: Outside academic stress period (represented by exams), without the physical activity program (no Intervention).
Receives: Behavioral: Group/Cohort 2: PAP
Group/Cohort 2: PAPExperimentalLabel : physical activity program without stress Type : experimental Description: outside academic stress period (exams), with the physical activity program:60 min of mederate to vigorous leisure activities and exercises will be proposed from Monday to Thursday.
Receives: Behavioral: Group/Cohort 2: PAP
Group/Cohort 3: ASExperimentalLabel : academic stress Type : experimental Description: during academic stress period (exams), without the physical activity program (no Intervention)
Receives: Behavioral: Group/Cohort 2: PAP
Group/Cohort 4: ASPAPExperimentalLabel : academic stress and physical activity program Type : experimental Description: during academic stress period (exams), with the physical activity program: 60 min of mederate to vigorous leisure activities and exercises will be proposed from Monday to Thursday.
Receives: Behavioral: Group/Cohort 2: PAP

What is being measured

The primary outcome is the main question the study is designed to answer.

  1. sleep Efficiency (%)

    the percentage of time spent asleep while in bed

    Measured: change from baseline at 4th night

Secondary outcomes (18)
  1. bedtime

    the time when the subjet goes to bed

    Measured: change from baseline at 4th night

  2. total time in bed (minutes)

    total time spent in bed

    Measured: change from baseline at 4th night

  3. sleep onset latency (minutes)

    actual time it takes to transition from wake to sleep in minutes

    Measured: change from baseline at 4th night

  4. wake after sleep onset

    awke after sleep has been initiated and before final awake

    Measured: change from baseline at 4th night

  5. nubmer of awake >3 minutes

    awkenings >3 minutes after sleep has been initiated and before final awake

    Measured: change from baseline at 4th night

  6. Sedentary activities

    time spent on Sedentary activities < 1Metabolic Equivalent of task (METs),

    Measured: pre and post intervention:day 1 and day 4

  7. light activities

    time spent on [1 - 3 ] expressed in Metabolic equivalent of task (METs)

    Measured: pre and post intervention:day 1 and day 4

  8. moderate to vigorous activities

    time spent on moderate to vigorous activities [3 - 9 Metabolic equivalent of task[

    Measured: pre and post intervention : day1 and day 4

  9. Energy expenditure (kilo calories)

    the amount of energy a person uses in the form of calories estimated by accelerometers

    Measured: pre and post intervention : day1 and day 4

  10. circadian phase (DLMO)

    evaluations of melatonin peak from salivary specimens (5 measures), time (180, 120, 60 min before bedtime, bedtime and 60 min after bedtime)

    Measured: night 4

  11. Cortisol peak

    evaluations of cortisol peak from salivary specimens (5 measures), (upon awakening, awakening + 30mn, awakening + 60mn, awakening + 120mn et awakening + 180mn)

    Measured: day 5

  12. Stroop test

    selective attention and reading ability

    Measured: day 5

  13. Trail marking test

    this test estimate visual attention and motor speed

    Measured: day 5

  14. Barrage test

    this task evaluates visual- spatial ability and recognition

    Measured: day 5

  15. California verbal learning test.

    this test evaluates primary and secondary memory

    Measured: day 5

  16. Energy intake

    Energy intake and proportion of the energy derived from each class of macronutrients (carbohydrate, fat, and protein) measured on meals offered "ad-libitum"

    Measured: day 5

  17. Subjective appetite sensations

    hunger, fullness, desire to eat and prospective food consumption : upon awakening, before and right after the breakfast, lunch, snack and dinner as well as bed time.

    Appetite sensations will be collected throughout the day using visual analogue scales (150 mm scales). Adolescents will report their hunger, fullness, desire to eat and prospective food consumption at thirteen regulated times: upon awakening, before and right after the breakfast, lunch, snack and dinner as well as bed time. The questions were i) "How hungry do you feel?", ii) "How full do you feel?", iii) "Would you like to eat something?", iv) "How much do you think you can eat?" (adolescents were asked to respond on a scale from "not at all" to "a lot"). This method has been previously validated

    Measured: day 5

  18. Subjective sleepiness (Karolinska scale)

    this scale mesures the subjective level os sleepness at particular times during the day. this is a nine point scale (1= extreemly alert, 3= alert, 5= neither nor sleepy, 7 = sleepy but no difficulty for main awake, 9= extreemly sleepy/ fighting sleep).

    Measured: day 5

Timeline

From the start of the study to its completion; the mark is today. Estimated dates are the sponsor’s plan.

  1. First posted5 Dec 2019
  2. Study start3 Sep 2020 (estimated)
  3. Primary completion28 Nov 2021 (estimated)
  4. Study completion3 Mar 2022 (estimated)

Resources

More details

For doctors and researchers: how the study is designed, who runs it, and its registry IDs.

Study design
Study type
Interventional
Phase
Phase N/A
Primary purpose
Screening
Allocation
Randomised
Intervention model
Crossover
Masking
None (open label)
Enrolment
56 participants (estimated)
IDs, dates and publications
ClinicalTrials.gov ID
NCT04187885
Sponsor's protocol ID
University Tunis El Manar
Acronym
APADOSLEEP
Status last verified
Dec 2019
First submitted
20 Sep 2019
Last updated
5 Dec 2019
Results posted
No
Data monitoring committee
No
FDA-regulated drug
No
FDA-regulated device
No
Individual data sharing
No

Publications

  • Arora, T., and Grey, I. (2019). Sleep, obesity and cardiometabolic disease in children and adolescents. In Sleep and Health, (Elsevier), pp. 421-433.

  • Colrain IM, Baker FC. Changes in sleep as a function of adolescent development. Neuropsychol Rev. 2011 Mar;21(1):5-21. doi: 10.1007/s11065-010-9155-5. Epub 2011 Jan 12.

    PubMed 21225346
  • Dewald JF, Meijer AM, Oort FJ, Kerkhof GA, Bogels SM. The influence of sleep quality, sleep duration and sleepiness on school performance in children and adolescents: A meta-analytic review. Sleep Med Rev. 2010 Jun;14(3):179-89. doi: 10.1016/j.smrv.2009.10.004. Epub 2010 Jan 21.

    PubMed 20093054
  • Haugland S, Wold B, Torsheim T. Relieving the pressure? The role of physical activity in the relationship between school-related stress and adolescent health complaints. Res Q Exerc Sport. 2003 Jun;74(2):127-35. doi: 10.1080/02701367.2003.10609074.

    PubMed 12848225
  • Ivanenko A, Crabtree VM, Gozal D. Sleep and depression in children and adolescents. Sleep Med Rev. 2005 Apr;9(2):115-29. doi: 10.1016/j.smrv.2004.09.006.

    PubMed 15737790
  • Kredlow MA, Capozzoli MC, Hearon BA, Calkins AW, Otto MW. The effects of physical activity on sleep: a meta-analytic review. J Behav Med. 2015 Jun;38(3):427-49. doi: 10.1007/s10865-015-9617-6. Epub 2015 Jan 18.

    PubMed 25596964
  • Krietsch KN, Chardon ML, Beebe DW, Janicke DM. Sleep and weight-related factors in youth: A systematic review of recent studies. Sleep Med Rev. 2019 Aug;46:87-96. doi: 10.1016/j.smrv.2019.04.010. Epub 2019 Apr 23.

    PubMed 31100467
  • Lang C, Brand S, Feldmeth AK, Holsboer-Trachsler E, Puhse U, Gerber M. Increased self-reported and objectively assessed physical activity predict sleep quality among adolescents. Physiol Behav. 2013 Aug 15;120:46-53. doi: 10.1016/j.physbeh.2013.07.001. Epub 2013 Jul 9.

    PubMed 23851332
  • Lang C, Kalak N, Brand S, Holsboer-Trachsler E, Puhse U, Gerber M. The relationship between physical activity and sleep from mid adolescence to early adulthood. A systematic review of methodological approaches and meta-analysis. Sleep Med Rev. 2016 Aug;28:32-45. doi: 10.1016/j.smrv.2015.07.004. Epub 2015 Aug 5.

    PubMed 26447947
  • Lund HG, Reider BD, Whiting AB, Prichard JR. Sleep patterns and predictors of disturbed sleep in a large population of college students. J Adolesc Health. 2010 Feb;46(2):124-32. doi: 10.1016/j.jadohealth.2009.06.016. Epub 2009 Aug 3.

    PubMed 20113918
  • Norris R, Carroll D, Cochrane R. The effects of physical activity and exercise training on psychological stress and well-being in an adolescent population. J Psychosom Res. 1992 Jan;36(1):55-65. doi: 10.1016/0022-3999(92)90114-h.

    PubMed 1538350
  • Stepanski EJ, Wyatt JK. Use of sleep hygiene in the treatment of insomnia. Sleep Med Rev. 2003 Jun;7(3):215-25. doi: 10.1053/smrv.2001.0246.

    PubMed 12927121

Questions about this trial

What is this clinical trial studying?

A study testing Group/Cohort 2: PAP in people with Adolescent Problem Behavior, run by Association Tunisienne d'Etude & de Recherche sur l'Athérosclérose.

The full registered description is in the About this study section and the official record.

Who may be eligible to take part?

The sponsor lists 1 inclusion and 6 exclusion criteria. Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening, so read the full criteria and contact a listed site.

Is this clinical trial currently recruiting?

The record says: status not confirmed, as of the sponsor's last update on 5 Dec 2019. Status can change between updates, so confirm with the study contact before making plans.

What are the possible benefits and risks?

They depend on the study and the treatment, and no study can promise a benefit. The study team explains the known risks during informed consent, before anyone joins; the record itself does not list them.

Are results available for this study?

Results are not available in the source record.

How can a doctor refer a patient or contact the research team?

Contact Amani Kallel, PHD, HDR (0021696872787, kalamany2@gmail.com), or a site near the patient. AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals.

What does the primary outcome measure?

sleep Efficiency (%) (time frame: change from baseline at 4th night). It is what the study was designed to measure, not a finding.

Where can I read the original study information?

On the ClinicalTrials.gov record for NCT04187885, which also lists 12 linked publications.

Does a listing mean the treatment is approved or proven to work?

No. A listing means the study is registered. It does not show that the treatment is safe, works, or is approved by a regulator.

How often is this information updated?

AzTrials copies changed records from ClinicalTrials.gov every night and reloads the whole registry every week. The sponsor last updated this record on 5 Dec 2019.

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