Cut screen time, get better sleep: new study for kids
NCT ID NCT05956392
First seen Jun 24, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study tests whether replacing 60 minutes of daily screen time with sleep can improve attention, mood, and brain health in children aged 6-12 who sleep less than 8 hours and use screens over 2 hours on school days. Researchers will help each child create a personalized plan to cut screen use. The trial involves 150 participants in Singapore and lasts 2 weeks, with follow-up assessments.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- screen-use reduction and sleep extension (behavioural intervention)
- What this could lead to
- If it works, this could offer a simple, personalized way to help children sleep better and improve their mental and brain health.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, early-stage study with only 150 participants and a short 2-week intervention. Results may not apply to all children, and long-term effects are unknown.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Not a phased trial
Phase numbers describe drug development. The registry uses this when they do not apply, as it does for trials of devices, procedures or behaviour changes, and for observational studies.
- Participants
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About 150 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Jul 2023
- Expected to finish
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Dec 2027
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
The registry's catch-all category, for sponsors it does not file as a company, a government agency, or a research network.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
- Ages
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6 to 12 years
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Accepted
You do not need to have the condition being studied to take part.
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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Inclusion Criteria: * Is a Singaporean or Permanent Resident * Speaks English * Aged between 6-12 years old * Habitually sleeps less than 8 hours during school nights * Habitually spends more than 2 hours on media use (i.e. social media, gaming, and TV / videos) on school days * Is not on any long-term medications * Has no known medical or developmental conditions that could affect sleep (e.g. asthma, arthritis, cancer, congenital heart disease, diabetes, epilepsy, eczema, inflammation) * Has no history of psychiatric or neurological disorders Exclusion Criteria: \-
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
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How to take part
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The places running it
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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National University of Singapore
RECRUITINGSingapore, 117597, Singapore