The Sleep Train Program: Efficacy of a Behavioral Sleep Intervention for Children with Externalizing Problems.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

The study objective was to examine the impact of a brief behavioral sleep intervention (The Sleep Train Program) on sleep and behavior in children with externalizing behavior problems.

Method

Children (3-8 years) presenting to a behavioral health clinic for externalizing problems were randomized to receive a behavioral sleep intervention or a mealtime intervention (active control). Families then completed parent management training followed by the cross-over intervention. Outcomes included parent-reported child sleep and behavior and actigraphic sleep, and were examined in the full sample and in a subsample of children with comorbid sleep difficulties.

Results

In a subsample of children with both externalizing and sleep difficulties, children randomized to

SUBMITTER: Honaker SM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12354256 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature