Effect of a Sleep Hygiene-based Intervention on Sleep Quality and Mental Health in Medical Students

Launched by UNIVERSIDAD AUTÓNOMA DE YUCATÁN · Jun 20, 2025

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ClinConnect Summary

This clinical trial is studying whether an online program teaching good sleep habits (called sleep hygiene) works just as well as an in-person program to help medical students improve their sleep and mental health. Poor sleep can affect mood and overall well-being, so the study aims to find the best way to support students who struggle with sleep problems.

To take part, students must be enrolled at the Universidad Autónoma de Yucatán and have poor sleep quality based on a sleep questionnaire. They also need to have access to the internet and be able to commit the time needed for the program. Students in their internship or social service year, those who are pregnant, have children, are currently in psychological therapy, regularly take medications for sleep or mood issues, or work night shifts cannot join. Participants will either follow the sleep program online or attend it face-to-face, and the study will compare which method helps improve their sleep and mental health the most. This study has not started recruiting yet but aims to find convenient and effective ways to support medical students’ well-being.

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Eligibility criteria

• Inclusion Criteria:
• • Being a medical student enrolled in the Universidad Autonoma de Yucatan.
• • Having poor sleep quality according to the Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index.
• • Having at least one electronic device with Internet access.
• • Having time availability.
• • Having signed the informed consent.
• Exclusion Criteria:
• • Being in their year of Internship or Social Service.
• • Being pregnant.
• • Having children of any age.
• • Being under psychological therapy.
• • Regulary consuming sleep, depression or anxiety medication.
• • Working the night shift.