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

Last registered on March 01, 2019
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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
March 01, 2019, 3:02 PM EST

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
Silvia Saccardo
PI Affiliation
Carnegie Mellon University
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PI Name
Osea Giuntella
PI Affiliation
University of Pittsburgh
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Additional Trial Information

Status
In development
Start date
2019-01-01
End date
2022-06-30
Keywords
Education, Health
Additional Keywords
JEL code(s)
Secondary IDs
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.
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Registration Citation

Citation
Giuntella, Osea, Silvia Saccardo and Sally Sadoff. 2019. "Improving Educational Achievement through Better Sleep Habits: The Effect of Technology-Based Behavioral Interventions ." AEA RCT Registry. March 01. https://doi.org/10.1257/rct.3235-2.0
Former Citation
Giuntella, Osea, Silvia Saccardo and Sally Sadoff. 2019. "Improving Educational Achievement through Better Sleep Habits: The Effect of Technology-Based Behavioral Interventions ." AEA RCT Registry. March 01. https://www.socialscienceregistry.org/trials/3235/history/42287
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Experimental Details

Interventions

Intervention(s)
We will test the impact of reminders, feedback, financial incentives and non-financial incentives.
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

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?
No

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
IRB

Institutional Review Boards (IRBs)

IRB Name
University of Pittsburgh
IRB Approval Date
2017-12-18
IRB Approval Number
PRO17090135
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Intervention

Is the intervention completed?
No
Data Collection Complete
Data Publication

Data Publication

Is public data available?
No

Program Files

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Reports, Papers & Other Materials

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