Can a sleep app cure your insomnia? new study tests digital therapy

NCT ID NCT05991492

Ongoing Symptom relief Sponsor: Brigham and Women's Hospital Source: ClinicalTrials.gov ↗

First seen Jun 26, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time

Summary

This study tests a new digital app called Stellar Sleep, which provides cognitive behavioral therapy for insomnia (CBT-I) online. It aims to help people with insomnia improve their sleep by using a smartphone or computer, and it can automatically upload sleep data from wearable devices like FitBits. The study involves 60 adults and measures changes in insomnia severity over time.

What this could mean

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

Active substance: Web-based Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Insomnia (Stellar Sleep app)
What this could lead to: If it works, this could provide an accessible, low-cost digital treatment for insomnia, helping people who can't get in-person therapy.
What could go wrong: This is a small pilot study with only 60 participants, so results may not apply to everyone. The app may not work as well as in-person therapy.

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Conditions

The condition(s) this trial relates to.

insomnia

As listed by the trial registrant

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

INSOMNIA

Contacts and locations

Locations

Brigham and Women's Hospital

Boston, Massachusetts, 02215, United States

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