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SCREENS: Sleep, Circadian Rhythms, and Electronics in the EveNing Study
Sponsor: Baylor College of Medicine
Summary
The proposed project aims to disentangle the impact of evening light exposure emitted from tablet devices from the impact of arousing media content on children's sleep regulation, circadian physiology and next-day emotion regulation and executive functioning.
Official title: Experimental Effects of Light And Content From Evening Screen Media Use On Children's Sleep, Executive Functioning, And Emotion Regulation
Key Details
Gender
All
Age Range
8 Years - 11 Years
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Enrollment
220
Start Date
2025-01-10
Completion Date
2028-08-30
Last Updated
2025-05-09
Healthy Volunteers
Yes
Interventions
no screen control with dim light and calming activities
Non-screen-based quiet activities for 1 hour before bed in room lighting 40-50 lux
unfiltered Bright tablet screen
Bright light screen media exposure will be delivered on an iPad Pro provided by the research team which will be set to the brightest light intensity setting for 1 hour before bed in room lighting 40-50 lux
Filtered dim tablet screen
Filtered dim light screen media exposure will be delivered for 1 hour before bed in room lighting 40-50 lux on an iPad Pro provided by the research team. A blue light filter will be used to alter the spectral distribution of the emitted light and the screen brightness will be dimmed to the lowest possible setting
Exciting content
We will create a 1-hour recording of movie clips containing exciting content from age-appropriate movies for 8- to 11-year-old children as rated by Common Sense Media.
Calming Content
We will create a 1-hour recording of movie clips containing calming content from age-appropriate movies for 8- to 11-year-old children as rated by Common Sense Media.
Locations (1)
Children's Nutrition Research Center
Houston, Texas, United States