Recruiting

Circadian Rhythm Tracking

Sponsor:

UCLA

Code:

NCT07410585

Conditions

Chronotypes and Health

Eligibility Criteria

Sex: All

Age: 18+

Healthy Volunteers: Accepted

Interventions

Use of Owaves App

Study Details

Brief summary:

Previous studies have examined whether circadian rhythm tracking improves well-being, with some evidence suggesting that aligning daily activities with one's natural chronotype (a person's natural preference for being alert and sleep), enhances well-being and productivity. However, the current research lacks intervention-based designs like real-time tracking or behavioral alignment tools. Here, the investigators aim to investigate if an active intervention, involving the usage of an app tracking circadian rhythms and making recommendations based on one's circadian rhythm over seven weeks, improves students' flourishing.

Conditions

Chronotypes and Health

Study ID

NCT07410585

Start date

Jan 5, 2026

Status verified date

Feb, 2026

Completion date

Dec 31, 2026

Anticipated

Primary completion date

May 31, 2026

Anticipated

Eligibility Criteria

Eligibility Criteria

Sex: All

Age: 18+

Healthy Volunteers: Accepted

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Currently an undergraduate students from University of California, San Diego (UCSD)
  • Age 18 or older
  • has access to a device to answer Qualtrics questions
  • has access to a device that can download the MyBodyClock App (Apple iPhone or Apple iPad)

Exclusion Criteria:

\- Participants who are under the age of 18, are not undergraduate students at UCSD, or do not have access to the Qualtrics question platform and/or the MyBodyClock App

Study Design

Enrollment

400 participants

Anticipated

Allocation

Randomized

Intervention Model

Parallel Assignment

Primary purpose

Prevention

Interventions and Outcome Measures

Arms

experimental: Intervention Group who uses OWAVES App for 7 weeks

Intervention Group who uses OWAVES App for 7 weeks

no intervention: Control group who does not use the OWAVES app

Interventions

Use of Owaves App

Students use the Owaves app for 7 weeks and psychological measures are obatined pre and post to determine the effectiveness of the App

Primary outcome measure

  • Trait Happiness (Subjective Happiness Scale) [ Time Frame: Baseline (Weeks 1/2) and Weeks 8/9. ]
  • Focus Trait (Barkley Adult ADHD Rating Scale (Inattention Subscale) and Academic Time Management and Procrastination Measure) [ Time Frame: Baseline (Weeks 1/2) and Weeks 8/9. ]
  • Energy Trait (Subjective Vitality Scale) [ Time Frame: Baseline (Weeks 1/2) and Weeks 8/9. ]
  • Mindfulness Trait (Five Facet Mindfulness Questionnaire (FFMQ)) [ Time Frame: Baseline (Weeks 1/2) and Weeks 8/9. ]

Central Contacts and Locations

Central contacts

Karen Dobkins, PhD

16198468152KDOBKINS@UCSD.EDU

Locations

UC San Diego

Recruiting

La Jolla, California, United States, 92037

Contacts

Karen Dobkins, PhD

6198468152KDOBKINS@UCSD.EDU

More Information

Sponsor

University of California, San Diego

Last update posted

Feb 13, 2026

Last verified

Feb, 2026

Trial information was received from ClinicalTrials.gov and was last updated on 2026-09-10. This information was provided to ClinicalTrials.gov by University of California, San Diego on 2026-02-13.