SleepNUS1000NCT05977517
Sleep, Learning and Wellbeing in NUS Undergraduates: The NUS1000 Study
An observational study of Sleep and Well-Being, Psychological, run by National University of Singapore.
Trial summary
NUS1000 is a large scale freshman-year study of undergraduate sleep, well-being and learning patterns that has unique key features: (1) continuous objective multi-dimensional data gathered with passive sensing of sleep and stress over a semester, (2) utilisation of Learning Management System-based outcome data as a… Read more about this study
- Who is it for?
- Ages 18 to 25 yearsHealthy volunteers can take part
- Conditions the study is for
- Sleep, Well-Being, Psychological
- What is being tested?
- Sleep and well-being tracking
- Type of treatment
- Lifestyle or therapy programme
- How many people
- 500 participants
- Where
- No sites listed yet
- Study dates
- 30 Jul 2023to Aug 2024
- Phase
- Observational
- 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 18 to 25 years
- All sexes
- Healthy volunteers accepted
- Adult
Study population: NUS Freshmen students
Who may be able to join
- NUS first-year students with smartphones operating on Android 8.0 and up, or iOS 14.0 or later
Who cannot join
- Participants will be required to :
- Have their sleep and physical activity rhythms will be recorded via wearable sensors, while they continue daily life as usual.
- Complete periodic questionnaires, short daily surveys and daily audio diaries on their smartphones.
- Agree to interactions with their smartphones and as well as grades tracked. Participants who do not agree to have these measures recorded will not be eligible for the study.
About this study
NUS1000 is a large scale freshman-year study of undergraduate sleep, well-being and learning patterns that has unique key features: (1) continuous objective multi-dimensional data gathered with passive sensing of sleep and stress over a semester, (2) utilisation of Learning Management System-based outcome data as a marker of study behaviour and academic achievement. The goal is to gather information that can be used to improve student sleep, mental wellbeing and performance.
Read the detailed description
The first year in university can be a challenging experience for undergraduates who must learn to cope with learning in an unfamiliar environment, form new relationships, live away from home and/or might have to manage personal finances for the first time. These academic, social, and personal demands can result in significant stress, affecting sleep, learning and mental/emotional wellbeing. Characterizing and understanding the time-course and inter-relationship of these demands and their consequences is crucial for making science-based improvements to a student's university experience. To this end, the investigators will longitudinally evaluate sleep, learning and wellbeing in ~1000 first-year students as they adapt to university life to understand how these behaviours fluctuate and interact throughout the academic term.
- Conditions
- Sleep, Well-Being, Psychological
- Being tested
- Sleep and well-being tracking
- Medical subject headings
- Psychological Well-Being
What participants receive
What participants receive. In a randomised study each person is assigned to one group by chance.
Sleep and well-being trackingBehavioural
This study will track sleep, learning and wellbeing of 500 freshmen under free-living conditions for 20 weeks
What is being measured
The primary outcome is the main question the study is designed to answer.
Change in sleep duration and timing from the start to the end of the semester
The Oura ring is a sleep-tracking device worn on the finger. During the study, participants will need to sync their devices to a mobile app.
Measured: 20 weeks
Change from baseline sleep habits from the start to the end of the semester
Participants will also be required to complete a set of sleep questionnaires probing sleep habits (bedtime, wake time, time taken to fall asleep, etc.)
Measured: Week 1-2, Week 8-9, and Week 17-18
Change in daily well-being from the start to the end of the semester
Participants will be prompted to fill in brief questions on daily well-being. At the end of each assessment, participants will be required to record an audio clip of their day, without any personal identifiers, for mood/sentiment analysis.
Measured: 20 weeks
Change from baseline well being from the start to the end of the semester
Participants will also be required to complete a set of well-being questionnaires (e.g., feelings of connectedness or isolation, levels of stress, etc.)
Measured: Week 1-2, Week 8-9, and Week 17-18
Change in learning outcomes from the start to the end of the semester
Grades from quiz/assignments for each module will be collected.
Measured: 20 weeks
Change in learning patterns from the start to the end of the semester
Student interactions with the LMS-system will be collected, such as the number of page/file views.
Measured: 20 weeks
Change in mood from the start to the end of the semester
At the end of each day, participants will be required to record an audio clip of their day, without any personal identifiers, for mood analysis.
Measured: 20 weeks
Change in time-use patterns from the start to the end of the semester
Participants will be asked to fill out a time-use diary over three 2-week periods throughout the semester, indicating the activities they engaged in over the past day
Measured: Week 1-2, Week 8-9, and Week 17-18
Change in smartphone touchscreen interaction patterns from the start to the end of the semester
Phone taps will be tracked automatically through an EU-GDPR (the European Union's stringent privacy regulation) compliant smartphone app (QuantActions). This application logs human-smartphone screen interactions during regular use by logging a location-specific timestamp for each screen contact.
Measured: 20 weeks
Secondary outcomes (1)
Change in movement patterns from the start to the end of the semester
The investigator's in-house smartphone app (Z4IP) will extract movement patterns from location data that will only be kept on the participant's phone up to 96 hours for these computations. The extracted movement patterns (and not geographical locations) will then be uploaded to secure servers, tagged to subject IDs without any personal identifiers, i.e., names and emails will not be linked to their movement patterns. As this component is optional, participants will be asked to indicate if they would like to opt-in at the informed consent stage.
Measured: 20 weeks
Timeline
From the start of the study to its completion; the mark is today. Estimated dates are the sponsor’s plan.
- First posted4 Aug 2023
- Study start30 Jul 2023 (estimated)
- Primary completionAug 2024 (estimated)
- Study completionAug 2024 (estimated)
Resources
- Official record on ClinicalTrials.govThe registry entry this page is built from, with its full change history.
- Other trials for SleepStudies of the same condition, open and under way.
- More trials run by National University of SingaporeThe sponsor's other registered studies.
- What the trial phases meanHow a treatment moves from first tests in people to approval.
More details
For doctors and researchers: how the study is designed, who runs it, and its registry IDs.
Study design
- Study type
- Observational
- Observational model
- Cohort
- Time perspective
- Prospective
- Enrolment
- 500 participants (estimated)
Sponsor and investigators
- Lead sponsor
- National University of Singapore
- Sponsor type
- University, hospital or other
- Responsible party
- Principal investigator, Michael W.L. Chee, National University of Singapore
IDs, dates and publications
- ClinicalTrials.gov ID
- NCT05977517
- Sponsor's protocol ID
- NUS1000
- Acronym
- NUS1000
- Status last verified
- Jul 2023
- First submitted
- 27 Jun 2023
- Last updated
- 4 Aug 2023
- Results posted
- No
- Data monitoring committee
- No
- FDA-regulated drug
- No
- FDA-regulated device
- No
- Individual data sharing
- Undecided
Study at a glance
From the registry record, last updated by the sponsor on 4 Aug 2023. Recruitment status is as the sponsor reported it: confirm with the study team.
- Official title
- Sleep, Learning and Wellbeing in NUS Undergraduates: The NUS1000 Study
- ClinicalTrials.gov ID
- NCT05977517
- Acronym / sponsor ID
- NUS1000 / NUS1000
- Conditions
- Sleep, Well-Being, Psychological
- Study type
- Observational
- Recruitment status
- Unknown status
- Enrolment
- 500 participants (estimated)
- Lead sponsor
- National University of SingaporeUniversity, hospital or other
- Study start
- 30 Jul 2023 (estimated)
- Primary completion
- Aug 2024 (estimated)
- Study completion
- Aug 2024 (estimated)
- First posted
- 4 Aug 2023 (actual)
- Results
- Not posted in the source record
Clinical summary
The research question as the sponsor registered it. This describes what the study plans to test, not what it found.
NUS1000 is a large scale freshman-year study of undergraduate sleep, well-being and learning patterns that has unique key features: (1) continuous objective multi-dimensional data gathered with passive sensing of sleep and stress over a semester, (2) utilisation of Learning Management System-based outcome data as a marker of study behaviour and academic achievement. The goal is to gather information that can be used to improve student sleep, mental wellbeing and performance.
Detailed description
The first year in university can be a challenging experience for undergraduates who must learn to cope with learning in an unfamiliar environment, form new relationships, live away from home and/or might have to manage personal finances for the first time. These academic, social, and personal demands can result in significant stress, affecting sleep, learning and mental/emotional wellbeing. Characterizing and understanding the time-course and inter-relationship of these demands and their consequences is crucial for making science-based improvements to a student's university experience. To this end, the investigators will longitudinally evaluate sleep, learning and wellbeing in ~1000 first-year students as they adapt to university life to understand how these behaviours fluctuate and interact throughout the academic term.
Study design
- Observational model
- Cohort
- Time perspective
- Prospective
Who may qualify
- Ages
- 18 to 25 years
- Sex
- All
- Healthy volunteers
- Accepted
- Age groups
- Adult
- Study population
- NUS Freshmen students
Key inclusion criteria (1 listed)
- NUS first-year students with smartphones operating on Android 8.0 and up, or iOS 14.0 or later
Key exclusion criteria (4 listed)
- Have their sleep and physical activity rhythms will be recorded via wearable sensors, while they continue daily life as usual.
- Complete periodic questionnaires, short daily surveys and daily audio diaries on their smartphones.
- Agree to interactions with their smartphones and as well as grades tracked. Participants who do not agree to have these measures recorded will not be eligible for the study.
Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening; this overview does not establish that a patient qualifies. Full inclusion and exclusion criteria.
Interventions
| Intervention | Type | Arms |
|---|---|---|
| Sleep and well-being trackingThis study will track sleep, learning and wellbeing of 500 freshmen under free-living conditions for 20 weeks | Behavioural | – |
Primary outcome
Change in sleep duration and timing from the start to the end of the semester
Time frame: 20 weeks
The Oura ring is a sleep-tracking device worn on the finger. During the study, participants will need to sync their devices to a mobile app.
Change from baseline sleep habits from the start to the end of the semester
Time frame: Week 1-2, Week 8-9, and Week 17-18
Participants will also be required to complete a set of sleep questionnaires probing sleep habits (bedtime, wake time, time taken to fall asleep, etc.)
Change in daily well-being from the start to the end of the semester
Time frame: 20 weeks
Participants will be prompted to fill in brief questions on daily well-being. At the end of each assessment, participants will be required to record an audio clip of their day, without any personal identifiers, for mood/sentiment analysis.
Change from baseline well being from the start to the end of the semester
Time frame: Week 1-2, Week 8-9, and Week 17-18
Participants will also be required to complete a set of well-being questionnaires (e.g., feelings of connectedness or isolation, levels of stress, etc.)
Change in learning outcomes from the start to the end of the semester
Time frame: 20 weeks
Grades from quiz/assignments for each module will be collected.
Change in learning patterns from the start to the end of the semester
Time frame: 20 weeks
Student interactions with the LMS-system will be collected, such as the number of page/file views.
Change in mood from the start to the end of the semester
Time frame: 20 weeks
At the end of each day, participants will be required to record an audio clip of their day, without any personal identifiers, for mood analysis.
Change in time-use patterns from the start to the end of the semester
Time frame: Week 1-2, Week 8-9, and Week 17-18
Participants will be asked to fill out a time-use diary over three 2-week periods throughout the semester, indicating the activities they engaged in over the past day
Change in smartphone touchscreen interaction patterns from the start to the end of the semester
Time frame: 20 weeks
Phone taps will be tracked automatically through an EU-GDPR (the European Union's stringent privacy regulation) compliant smartphone app (QuantActions). This application logs human-smartphone screen interactions during regular use by logging a location-specific timestamp for each screen contact.
1 secondary outcome
Change in movement patterns from the start to the end of the semester
Time frame: 20 weeks
Results and safety
Results are not available in the source record.
Research links
- Official record on ClinicalTrials.govLast updated by the sponsor 4 Aug 2023.
- Individual participant dataSharing planned: Undecided
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Referral and contact
AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals. Contact the study team or a site listed below; they decide who can take part. This study is not recruiting at the moment.
The record lists no contact. Use the official record to reach the sponsor.
Questions about this trial
What is this clinical trial studying?
An observational study of Sleep and Well-Being, Psychological, run by National University of Singapore.
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 4 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 4 Aug 2023. 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?
The record lists no contact. The official record names the sponsor, who can be asked directly. AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals.
What does the primary outcome measure?
Change in sleep duration and timing from the start to the end of the semester (time frame: 20 weeks). The study lists 9 primary outcomes in all. It is what the study was designed to measure, not a finding.
Where can I read the original study information?
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 4 Aug 2023.