Improving Educational Achievement through Better Sleep Habits: The Effect of Technology-Based Behavioral Interventions

Last registered on April 24, 2024

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Pre-Trial

Trial Information

General Information

Title

Improving Educational Achievement through Better Sleep Habits: The Effect of Technology-Based Behavioral Interventions

RCT ID

AEARCTR-0003235

Initial registration date

August 14, 2018

Initial registration date is when the trial was registered.

It corresponds to when the registration was submitted to the Registry to be reviewed for publication.

First published

August 14, 2018, 10:03 PM EDT

First published corresponds to when the trial was first made public on the Registry after being reviewed.

Last updated

April 24, 2024, 11:37 AM EDT

Last updated is the most recent time when changes to the trial's registration were published.

Locations

Country

United States of America

Region

Primary Investigator

Name

Sally Sadoff

Affiliation

UCSD

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Other Primary Investigator(s)

PI Name

Osea Giuntella

PI Affiliation

University of Pittsburgh

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PI Name

Silvia Saccardo

PI Affiliation

Carnegie Mellon University

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Additional Trial Information

Status

Completed

Start date

2019-01-01

End date

2022-06-30

Keywords

Education, Health

Additional Keywords

JEL code(s)

Secondary IDs

Prior work

This trial does not extend or rely on any prior RCTs.

Abstract

The proposed study investigates how technology-assisted behavioral interventions can help individuals improve their sleep habits in order to improve educational outcomes and health.

External Link(s)

Registration Citation

Citation

Giuntella, Osea, Silvia Saccardo and Sally Sadoff. 2024. "Improving Educational Achievement through Better Sleep Habits: The Effect of Technology-Based Behavioral Interventions ." AEA RCT Registry. April 24. https://doi.org/10.1257/rct.3235-2.1

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Experimental Details

Interventions

Intervention(s)

We will test the impact of reminders, feedback, financial incentives and non-financial incentives.

Intervention (Hidden)

Intervention Start Date

2019-01-01

Intervention End Date

2021-06-30

Primary Outcomes

Primary Outcomes (end points)

We will measure the impact of the interventions on sleep habits, academic performance and health.

Primary Outcomes (explanation)

Secondary Outcomes

Secondary Outcomes (end points)

Secondary Outcomes (explanation)

Experimental Design

We will test the impact of reminders, feedback, financial incentives and non-financial incentives.

Experimental Design Details

Randomization Method

Randomization done in office by a computer

Randomization Unit

Individual

Was the treatment clustered?

Experiment Characteristics

Sample size: planned number of clusters

2100

Sample size: planned number of observations

2100

Sample size (or number of clusters) by treatment arms

Control n=600
Non-Financial Incentives: n=600
Financial Incentives: n=600
Delayed Financial Incentives: n=100
Delayed Financial Incentives, no reminders and feedback: n=100
Reminders and Feedback: n=100

Minimum detectable effect size for main outcomes (accounting for sample design and clustering)

MDES for each incentive treatment: 0.16 MDES for pooled incentive treatments: 0.14

Supporting Documents and Materials

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