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The REST (Randomised Evaluation of Sleeping with a Toy or comfort item) Trial: An online, randomised trial of comfort item use on sleep quality in children.

2026-02-06 public and global health Title + abstract only
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Sleep is essential for childrens health and development, yet sleep problems are common worldwide. Comfort items such as soft toys or blankets are widely used to promote independent sleep, but their effects have not been evaluated in a randomised controlled trial (RCT). The REST trial emerged from a child-led citizen-science study (The Kids Trial) where children co-created and designed the trial. Therefore, this paper had two aims, to assess whether sleeping with a comfort item affected childrens...

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