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SPARK Healthy Sleep

SPARK-Healthy Sleep: A Digital Health Intervention to Promote Behavioral, Emotional, and Cognitive Changes

Who can join

As published by the study on ClinicalTrials.gov. "Not stated" means the study hasn't said — ask the study team.

Age
18 Years to 65 Years
Sex
All sexes
Healthy volunteers
Accepted
Compensation
Not stated

Other requirements are listed under Eligibility below. Only the study team can confirm whether you can join.

What to expect

No one can promise a trial will help you personally — that is what the research is trying to find out.

What participation involves

  • Procedures mentioned: Questionnaires, Interviews

Only what the study's summary and detailed description on ClinicalTrials.gov say. Time periods may describe the whole study or a part of it — ask the study team what applies to you.

Show the study's own words
  • "All participants will complete questionnaires about sleep, mental health symptoms, social functioning, and stigma at the beginning of the study and after two weeks."
  • "A subset of participants will also complete interviews about their experience using the intervention."
Compensation
Not stated
  • Study-related exams and procedures are typically provided at no cost. This is how many trials work in general — confirm the details for this study with the study team.
  • Participants are monitored closely by the research team throughout the study.
  • Some participants may receive access to an investigational treatment, which is still being studied.
  • Your participation helps researchers learn whether this approach could help future patients.

About this study

In plain language

This study tests whether a 30-minute smartphone app session can improve sleep and reduce shame about mental health and seeking help. It is for college students at Indiana University-Indianapolis who have poor sleep and signs of possible risk for psychosis, such as hearing voices or feeling that others want to harm them.

SPARK-Healthy Sleep is a digital mental health intervention designed to help college students who may be at risk for psychosis and experience sleep problems. About 1 in 4 college students report psychotic-like experiences (such as hearing voices or feeling paranoid), and these students often have poor sleep quality, which can worsen their mental health symptoms. This study tests whether a single-session digital intervention can improve sleep and reduce mental health stigma in at-risk college students. The intervention is delivered through a smartphone app and takes about 30 minutes to complete. It includes educational content about mental health being on a continuum (not just "normal" vs "abnormal"), strategies to reduce stigma around seeking help, and evidence-based sleep improvement techniques based on cognitive behavioral therapy for insomnia. The study will recruit 115 college students from Indiana University-Indianapolis who score high on measures of psychotic-like experiences and poor sleep quality. Half will receive the intervention immediately (experimental group), while the other half will wait three weeks before receiving it (control group). All participants will complete questionnaires about sleep, mental health symptoms, social functioning, and stigma at the beginning of the study and after two weeks. The main goals are to determine if the intervention is feasible and acceptable to students, and whether it shows preliminary effectiveness in improving sleep quality, reducing stigma, and improving overall mental health outcomes. A subset of participants will also complete interviews about their experience using the intervention. This research addresses important barriers to mental health care for college students, including stigma and limited access to services. If successful, this digital approach could provide a scalable way to help at-risk students improve their mental health and potentially prevent more serious problems from developing.

Compensation is read from the study's own description and may be missing — always confirm with the study team.

Eligibility

Who can join

  • Be age 18 or older.
  • Be enrolled in college now.
  • Be fluent in English.
  • Score 7 or higher on a survey about experiences such as hearing voices or feeling that others want to harm you.
  • Score above 5 on a sleep quality survey, which shows poor sleep.
  • Pass screening questions that check whether your answers are valid.

Who can't join

  • Have been diagnosed with a psychotic disorder, a condition that can make it hard to tell what is real.
  • Be unable to give informed consent, meaning you understand the study and agree to take part.

Simplified for readability. The official criteria below are what the study team uses.

Official eligibility criteria

Inclusion Criteria: * Age ≥18 years * Current college enrollment * English fluency * Prodromal Questionnaire-Brief endorsement score ≥7 * Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index score \>5 * Pass validity screening questions Exclusion Criteria: * Previous psychotic disorder diagnosis * Unable to provide informed consent

Study sites (1)

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