Web-Based Insomnia Treatment for Spousal Dementia Caregivers (SHUTi-DC)

NCT ID
NCT07836491
Registry status
Not yet recruiting
Study type
Interventional
Phase
Not applicable
Sponsor
University of Missouri-Columbia
Conditions
Insomnia

Overview

ClinicalTrials.gov lists this study as Not yet recruiting.

Official title: Mechanisms of Action, Efficacy, and Feasibility of a Web-Based Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Insomnia Intervention in Spousal Alzheimer's Disease and Related Dementias Caregivers

Enrollment: 80 participants (Estimated).

What is being studied

  • Intervention: Health Care Facilities Workforce and Services
  • Intervention: Health Education
  • Intervention: Health Services
  • Intervention: Patient Education as Topic
  • Behavioral: PE
  • Intervention: Preventive Health Services
  • Behavioral: SHUTi-DC

Who may be eligible

Ages
18 Years to no maximum
Sex
All
Healthy volunteers accepted
No

ClinicalTrials.gov lists the following eligibility criteria.

Inclusion Criteria: * Age 18 years or older * Spousal caregiver of a person with a clinician-diagnosed Alzheimer's disease or related dementia, with both partners cohabiting in the community * Clinically meaningful insomnia symptoms, defined as an Insomnia Severity Index (ISI) score of 8 or higher * Regular internet access and ability to independently use a computer or smartphone * Fluent in English * Residing within the United States Exclusion Criteria: * Parasomnia symptoms, including dream enactment or injurious nocturnal behaviors suggestive of REM sleep behavior disorder * Night-shift work, indicating primary circadian misalignment rather than insomnia * Current behavioral or psychological treatment for insomnia * Severe psychiatric conditions, such as current mania or hypomania, that would interfere with participation or safety * Significant cognitive impairment in the caregiver that would limit ability to engage in study procedures * Medical conditions that substantially affect sleep or safety, including neurodegenerative disease, stroke, traumatic brain injury, epilepsy, severe respiratory disease, pregnancy, or breastfeeding * Sleep difficulties fully attributable to caregiving tasks without underlying insomnia mechanisms

Study locations

No study locations are listed in the registry data.

Study details

Start date
January 1, 2027
Primary completion date
February 28, 2028
Completion date
May 31, 2028
First posted
September 23, 2026
Collaborators
National Institute on Aging (NIA)

Source and update information

Source
ClinicalTrials.gov
NCT ID
NCT07836491
Registry last updated
September 23, 2026
QualifiedStudies registry data refreshed
September 28, 2026
QualifiedStudies record fetched
September 28, 2026

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