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Sleep Promotion and Pediatric Hypertension

Determine the effectiveness and feasibility of a mobile health sleep extension approach in the pediatric nephrology setting, to increase sleep duration and reduce systolic and diastolic blood pressure.

ClinicalTrials.gov IDNCT06642246
PhaseNA
Enrollment10
SponsorChildren's Hospital of Philadelphia
Age13 Years
SexALL
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Conditions studied

Insufficient Sleep, Hypertension

About this study

Determine the effectiveness and feasibility of a mobile health sleep extension approach in the pediatric nephrology setting, to increase sleep duration and reduce systolic and diastolic blood pressure.

Interventions

Primary outcomes

Eligibility information

Inclusion Criteria: * Speak, read and write in English. * Parental/guardian permission (informed consent) and child assent. * Have a computer or a tablet computer with access to the Internet or own a smartphone with a data and text plan. * Parent reported sleep duration on school nights less than or equal to 7.5 hours. * Recently diagnosed with essential hypertension by Ambulatory Blood Pressure Monitoring (ABPM). * If taking over the counter sleep aides, willing to stop them over the course of the study. Exclusion Criteria: * Any clinically diagnosed sleep disorder (e.g. sleep apnea) in the electronic health record and or regular use of prescribed sleep aide. * Underlying chronic medical conditions, defined as a medical condition with a duration or expected duration longer than 3 months that involved taking regular medication, taking medications that could affect blood pressure (e.g., anti-hypertensive medications, glucocorticoids, or stimulants), and patients with underlying diagnoses known to be associated with elevated blood pressure (e.g., cardiac disease, kidney disease or diabetes). Inclusion Criteria for Parents/Legal Guardians: * Be the parent/guardian of an eligible child enrolled in the main study. * Speak, read, and write in English. Exclusion Criteria for Parents/Legal Guardians: \- Limited English proficiency

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Before you participate: Varda Clinical is an independent discovery tool, not the study sponsor or a medical provider. Eligibility can only be determined by the official study team. Discuss potential risks and benefits with a qualified healthcare professional.

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov. Record last refreshed by Varda Clinical: 2026-09-27.