Sleep and Circadian Interventions for College Students at High Risk of Suicide

Part of paid clinical trials in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.

Sponsor
University of Pittsburgh
Study ID
NCT07346014
Status
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Conditions

Eligibility Criteria

Sex
ALL
Age
18 Years - 25 Years
Healthy Volunteers
Not accepted

Interventions

  • Sleep Feedback + Psychoeducation — BEHAVIORAL
    Participants are provided with an actigraphy watch that is used to monitor their sleep and activity throughout the day and complete a sleep diary daily. Along with wearing the watch they also will be provided access to their actigraphy and sleep diary graphs that document their data on demand via smartphone link.
  • Transdiagnostic Sleep and Circadian Intervention + Bright Light (TSC+) — BEHAVIORAL
    Behavioral: TSC+ • This intervention includes participants attending 6-8 sessions of a manualized sleep intervention with a Sleep Therapist, delivered in person or videoconference, as well as daily bright light therapy (up to one hour daily) and blue light blocking glasses (up to one hour before bedtime)
  • Triple Chronotherapy (TCT+) — BEHAVIORAL
    Behavioral: TCT+ • One night of total sleep deprivation followed by three nights of sleep phase advancement in the sleep lab, daily bright light therapy (up to one hour daily) and blue light blocking glasses (up to one hour before bedtime), in a sleep lab.

Study Details

The purpose of this study is to examine the extent to which delivering sleep and circadian focused interventions in addition to evidenced based psychiatric care for depression and suicide risk may contribute to decreasing suicide risk among high risk young adults. Investigators will evaluate three interventions targeting sleep in acutely suicidal college students enrolled in intensive outpatient treatment. Participants will be randomly assigned to one of three intervention groups: 1. Triple Chronotherapy (TCT)+ Transdiagnostic Sleep and Circadian Intervention (TSC) 2. Transdiagnostic Sleep and Circadian Intervention (TSC) 3. Sleep Feedback (SF) Participants will be followed for 6 months with primary outcome domains of suicidal thoughts and behaviors and depression evaluated by blinded clinicians at short (Days 1-4 of intervention), medium (2 months) and long (6 month) term intervals.

Key Dates

Start date
Jun 30, 2026
Status verified
Apr 2026
Primary completion
Mar 31, 2029
Completion
Mar 31, 2029

Study Design

Enrollment
90 participants (estimated)
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
TREATMENT

Arms

  • Experimental: Sleep Feedback + Psychoeducation
    Participants receive an actigraphy watch to track their sleep and activity levels and complete a daily sleep diary; sleep feedback graphs show participants their actigraphy watch and sleep diary data on demand.
  • Experimental: Transdiagnostic Sleep and Circadian Intervention + Bright Light (TSC+)
    Participants will attend 6-8 TSC sessions of a manualized sleep intervention with a Sleep therapist, delivered in person or videoconference. Participants will also wear bright light glasses (up to 60 minutes) in the morning and blue light blocking glasses in the evening throughout the intervention. Additionally, participants receive an actigraphy watch to track their sleep and activity levels and complete a daily sleep diary; sleep feedback graphs show participants their actigraphy watch and sleep diary data on demand.
  • Experimental: Triple Chronotherapy + Transdiagnostic Sleep and Circadian Intervention + Bright Light (TSC+)
    TCT+ Participants receive a four-day intervention, beginning with an approximately 33-hour total sleep deprivation period, followed by 3-days of sleep phase advancement and daily bright light therapy (up to sixty minutes) in the morning and blue light blocking glasses (up to one hour before bedtime) in the evening, in a sleep lab. TSC+ Participants will also attend 6-8 TSC sessions of a manualized sleep intervention with a Sleep therapist, delivered in person or videoconference. Participants will continue to wear bright light glasses (up to sixty minutes daily) in the morning and blue light blocking glasses (up to one hour before bedtime) in the evening throughout the intervention. SF Participants receive an actigraphy watch to track their sleep and activity levels and complete a daily sleep diary; sleep feedback graphs show participants their actigraphy watch and sleep diary data on demand.

Primary Outcome Measure

Suicidal Thoughts and Behaviors via CSSRS [ Time Frame: (short term) Intervention Days 1-4 ]

Central Contacts

Locations (1)

FacilityCityStateZIPSite coordinators
Western Psychiatric Hospital/University of PittsburghPittsburghPennsylvania15213
Dawn Rice, MS
[email protected]
412-297-1947
Tina Goldstein, MS
[email protected]
Tina Goldstein, PhD (PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR)
Peter Franzen, PhD (PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR)

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