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Optimizing a Mobile Health Platform for Sleep Promotion and Obesity Prevention in Children

Who can join

Ages 8 to 12 · All sexes · Healthy volunteers welcome

Inclusion Criteria:

1. Aged 8-12 years olds.
2. Insufficient sleep duration (\<8.5 hours per night).
3. Body mass index (BMI) between the 50th and 95th percentile for age and sex.
4. One child per family.

Exclusion Criteria:

1. Diagnosed with a chronic disease.
2. Diagnosed with a behavioral health problem.
3. Diagnosed with a condition that can impact sleep or growth.
4. Diagnosed with a condition affecting physical growth and maturation or dietary intake.
5. Children with a history of cancer, kidney, GI, musculoskeletal, or sleep disorders.
6. Children who will transition to high-school during the study.
7. Children using steroids/hormones.
8. Children regularly taking medications related to exclusionary medical conditions or that impact sleep.
9. Children with a history of significant behavioral health concerns.
10. Parent reported PROMIS Parent Proxy Sleep Disturbance - Short Form 8a raw score of ≥28.

About the study

The overall objective of this application is to develop a mobile health platform for the pediatric care setting to promote longer sleep duration for childhood obesity prevention.

What is being tested

• Fixed sleep goal (behavioral)
• Personalized sleep goal (behavioral)
• Digital sleep health messaging without virtual study visit (behavioral)
• Digital sleep health messaging with virtual study visit (behavioral)
• Inactive Parent-Directed Loss-Framed Incentive (behavioral)
• Active Parent-Directed Loss-Framed Incentive (behavioral)

Sponsor: Children's Hospital of Philadelphia · Participants: 5,000 · Started: Sep 21, 2023

Contact the study team

• Jonathan Mitchell, PhD · Phone: 2674261473
• Abby Salem · Phone: 2155902386

Official record on ClinicalTrials.gov — NCT05703347

Locations in the U.S.

Conditions

• Obesity

From ClinicalTrials.gov, data retrieved Oct 2, 2026. Each study sets its own eligibility; the study team decides who can join.