Clinical trial · Interventional
Brief Behavioral Treatment for Insomnia in Cancer Survivors
Efficacy of Nurse-Delivered Brief Behavioral Treatment to Self-Manage Insomnia in Cancer Survivors
NCT03810365CI-TRIAL-00078503completedN/AResults postedClinicalTrials.gov clinicaltrialsProvenance
- Source
- ClinicalTrials.gov
- Retrieved
- Sep 8, 2026
- Layer
- normalized (units and labels harmonized; values unchanged)
- Run
- ING-CLINICALTRIALS-20260908-000001
Summary
Brief summary (as posted)
The purpose is to determine whether brief behavioral treatment is effective for insomnia in cancer survivors.
Conditions
Conditions (1)
Free-text conditions as registered, with the CancerIndex entity they were reconciled to and the match type.
| Condition (as posted) | Mapped entity | Match | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chronic Insomnia | — | UNRESOLVED | — |
Interventions
Interventions (2)
| Intervention | Type | Mapped drug | Match |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brief behavioral treatment for insomnia | Behavioral | — | UNRESOLVED |
| Healthy Eating Control | Behavioral | — | UNRESOLVED |
Design
Arms and outcomes
Arms (2)
- type
- EXPERIMENTAL
- label
- Behavioral: Brief behavioral treatment for insomnia
- description
- Brief behavioral treatment for insomnia includes 45 minute individual intervention with two follow up phone calls.
- interventionNames
- Behavioral: Brief behavioral treatment for insomnia
- type
- ACTIVE_COMPARATOR
- label
- Behavioral: Healthy eating control
- description
- Healthy eating control involves a 45 minute individual session with two follow up phone calls.
- interventionNames
- Behavioral: Healthy Eating Control
Primary outcomes (1)
- measure
- Insomnia Severity Index
- timeFrame
Eligibility
Eligibility (as posted)
- Sex
- All
- Minimum age
- 18 Years
Show eligibility criteria text
Inclusion Criteria: * \> or = 4 weeks from surgery for cancer treatment; chemotherapy and/or radiation therapy; no wait for hormone therapy or targeted treatment for stage I, II, or III: breast, colorectal, prostate, lung cancer * chronic insomnia Exclusion Criteria: * Other preexisting sleep disorders except those with OSA stable on CPAP * Unstable medical illnesses
References
Publications (5)
- DERIVEDCai Z, Tang Y, Liu C, Li H, Zhao G, Zhao Z, Zhang B. Cognitive behavioural therapy for insomnia in people with cancer. Cochrane Database Syst Rev. 2025 Oct 31;10(10):CD015176. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD015176.pub2. PMID 41170811
- DERIVEDKwon M, Zhu J, Wilding GE, Larkin K, Gehrman PR, Dickerson SS. Health-related quality of life and mental health outcomes among cancer survivors in an insomnia intervention: a randomized controlled trial. Ann Behav Med. 2025 Jan 4;59(1):kaae096. doi: 10.1093/abm/kaae096. PMID 39887070
- DERIVEDDickerson SS, Kwon M, Wilding GE, Zhu J. Nurse-delivered brief behavioral treatment for insomnia in cancer survivors: a randomized controlled trial. J Cancer Surviv. 2026 Jun;20(3):1010-1022. doi: 10.1007/s11764-024-01704-1. Epub 2024 Nov 26. PMID 39589721
- DERIVEDKwon M, Zhu J, Wilding GE, Dickerson SS, Dean GE. Sleep-wake state discrepancy among cancer survivors with insomnia symptoms. Support Care Cancer. 2023 Dec 4;32(1):2. doi: 10.1007/s00520-023-08177-5. PMID 38047967
- DERIVEDKwon M, Dickerson SS, Wilding GE, Aquilina AT, Reid M, Dean GE. A nurse-delivered intervention to reduce insomnia in cancer survivors: Study protocol for a randomized-controlled trial. Contemp Clin Trials. 2022 Nov;122:106939. doi: 10.1016/j.cct.2022.106939. Epub 2022 Sep 28. PMID 36182027