Intervention for Chronic Insufficient Sleep in Young Adult Cancer Patients and Survivors

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Conditions studied: Cancer

In brief

Young adult cancer survivors (YACS) commonly experience chronic insomnia due to many factors such as cancer related symptoms, effects of anti-cancer therapies, co-morbid mood disorders, and/or other psychosocial and economic stressors. Cognitive behavioral therapy for insomnia (CBT-I) is the gold standard for insomnia management but remains challenging to deliver to patients due to limited numbers of trained therapists, inconvenient scheduling availability, or prohibitive therapy costs. To address this critical gap in young adult cancer survivorship, the investigators propose to develop and test efficacy of the More Sleep Hours Electronic Education Program (More SHEEP), a novel system of smart speaker, smart lighting, and specialized Wi-Fi router that delivers AI-driven CBT-I to patients at home.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT07318545

Run by

Medstar Health Research Institute

People needed

74

Starts

2026-09-01

Expected to finish

2028-05-31

Last updated by the study team

2026-06-09

Who can join

Age: 18 and older, up to 42. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Age 18-42 at time of enrollment
• history of cancer diagnosis (any type) diagnosed at/after age 15, received all treatment before age 40
• at least 6 months from date of cancer diagnosis
• history of chronic sleep disorder with Insomnia Severity Index >/= 8

You may not qualify if…

• Refusal to try the study intervention
• diagnosed untreated obstructive sleep apnea syndrome, or restless leg syndrome
• narcolepsy, schizophrenia, bi-polar disorder, and/or poorly controlled psychiatric diagnoses
• disease-related prognosis of less than 6 months or currently enrolled in hospice care
• planned travel out of the continental United States during the study period.

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