Digital tool aims to solve sleep crisis for foster kids
NCT ID NCT06549491
First seen Jun 29, 2026 · Last updated Jun 30, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study develops and tests a digital sleep intervention called Nurturing Sleep for preschoolers (ages 3-5) living in foster care. Foster parents use a smartphone app to learn about sleep hygiene and receive tailored strategies based on their child's sleep challenges. The goal is to improve child sleep and caregiver-child interactions, with potential for nationwide reach.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- Nurturing Sleep digital behavioral intervention
- What this could lead to
- If effective, this digital program could provide a scalable way to improve sleep health for vulnerable children in foster care nationwide.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, early-stage study focused on feasibility and acceptability, so results may not generalize widely. The intervention relies on caregiver engagement, which may vary.
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Study facts
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Not a phased trial
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- Participants
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About 72 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Expected to start
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Dec 2027
An estimate. Start dates often move.
- Expected to finish
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Jun 2030
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
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Who can take part
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21 years and older
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Accepted
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Inclusion Criteria: * Participants are only recruited for Aims 2 (Nurturing Sleep pretest) and 3 (RCT of Nurturing Sleep) of the study and must be a US foster parent of a preschool aged child (36 to 71 months) and have a smartphone. Foster parents will be adults 21 years of age or older, per federal requirements for foster parent licensing. Exclusion Criteria: * Participants will be excluded from the study if they are not English or Spanish speaking, or if the child they are to report on has a serious medical condition or developmental disability that the sleep intervention would not be appropriate for because their medical condition requires more specialized strategies (e.g., cerebral palsy, seizures, autism spectrum disorders). If there is more than one preschool aged child under the foster parent's care, they will implement the intervention and answer study questionnaires based on the child for whom they are most concerned about their sleep.
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