Clinical trial · Interventional
Device Feasibility and Acceptability to Improve Insomnia in Cancer
Intervention for Chronic Insufficient Sleep in Young Adult Cancer Survivors
NCT05875129CI-TRIAL-00095072completedN/AClinicalTrials.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)
Sleep disruption is common among young adult cancer survivors for a variety of reasons. Cognitive behavioral therapy for insomnia (CBT-I) has been shown to improve chronic sleep disorders. This project will test the feasibility and acceptability of a new voice-activated virtual assistant (VAVA) device to deliver CBT-I to improve sleep among young adult cancer survivors with chronic sleep disorders.
Conditions
Conditions (2)
Free-text conditions as registered, with the CancerIndex entity they were reconciled to and the match type.
| Condition (as posted) | Mapped entity | Match | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cancer | Malignant Neoplasm | ALIAS | 0.90 |
| Insomnia Chronic | — | UNRESOLVED | — |
Interventions
Interventions (1)
| Intervention | Type | Mapped drug | Match |
|---|---|---|---|
| VAVA prototype | Device | — | UNRESOLVED |
Design
Arms and outcomes
Arms (1)
- type
- EXPERIMENTAL
- label
- Intervention arm
- description
- Participants (N=15) will will be provided with the VAVA prototype along with installation instructions to embed the VAVA within their homes. We provide them with a smart speaker running our intervention, a smart lamp, and a new router. They will be asked to trial the VAVA for a period of 2 weeks, a duration consistent with the primary stage of CBT-I treatment.
- interventionNames
- Device: VAVA prototype
Primary outcomes (2)
- measure
- Feasibility of device use
- timeFrame
- 14 days
- description
- Number of days that a participant interacted with the VAVA
- measure
- Acceptability
- timeFrame
- 14 days
- description
Eligibility
Eligibility (as posted)
- Sex
- All
- Minimum age
- 18 Years
- Maximum age
- 39 Years
Show eligibility criteria text
Inclusion Criteria: * age between 18 and 29 years old * history of cancer (any type, any stage) * chronic sleep loss as evidence by self-report of receiving less sleep than recommended for their age by the National Sleep Foundation for \>/= 3 months * must have an internet router in their primary home that they have access to (can add a second router to for the system to work) Exclusion Criteria: * acute medical/psychiatric disorder requiring treatment * developmental or congenital disorder * life expectancy \<12 months.
References
Publications (1)
- DERIVEDGroninger H, Arem H, Ayangma L, Gong L, Zhou E, Greenberg D. Development of a Voice-Activated Virtual Assistant to Improve Insomnia Among Young Adult Cancer Survivors: Mixed Methods Feasibility and Acceptability Study. JMIR Form Res. 2025 Mar 10;9:e64869. doi: 10.2196/64869. PMID 40063947