Can an app help people with dementia sleep better? small study tests digital CBT

NCT ID NCT07363928

Completed Symptom relief Sponsor: University College Cork Source: ClinicalTrials.gov ↗

First seen Jun 25, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time

Summary

This study tested whether a digital program called Sleepio, which provides cognitive behavioural therapy for insomnia, could be used by people with mild cognitive impairment or mild dementia. Thirty participants were enrolled to see if the program was acceptable and easy to use. The goal was to gather information for a larger future trial, not to prove the treatment works.

What this could mean

Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only — not medical advice or a prediction.

Active substance: Digital cognitive behavioural therapy for insomnia (Sleepio)
What this could lead to: If this approach works, it could offer a non-drug way to improve sleep and quality of life for people with early memory problems.
What could go wrong: This was a very small feasibility study with only 30 participants, so results may not apply to everyone. The digital format may be difficult for some people with cognitive impairment to use.

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Conditions

The condition(s) this trial relates to.

Cognitive Dysfunction dementia insomnia sleep disorder

As listed by the trial registrant

The condition terms exactly as the trial's registrant entered them.

DEMENTIA INSOMNIA MILD COGNITIVE IMPAIRMENT SLEEP

Contacts and locations

Locations

Mercy University Hospital

Cork, Ireland

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