App-Based sleep therapy shows promise for older adults with memory issues

NCT ID NCT05173844

Completed Symptom relief Sponsor: Woolcock Institute of Medical Research Source: ClinicalTrials.gov ↗

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

Summary

This study tested a mobile app called SleepFix that provides digital behavioral therapy for insomnia in 128 older adults aged 50+ who also had mild memory concerns. Participants either used the app or received online sleep health education. The goal was to see if the app could reduce insomnia severity and possibly improve thinking skills over 8 weeks.

What this could mean

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

Active substance: SleepFix mobile application (digital behavioural therapy for insomnia)
What this could lead to: If it works, this could offer a simple, non-drug way to improve sleep and possibly thinking in older adults with mild memory concerns.
What could go wrong: This is a small, completed study with 128 participants. The results may not apply to everyone, and the app requires a smartphone and willingness to use it.

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Conditions

The condition(s) this trial relates to.

Cognitive Dysfunction insomnia sleep-wake disorder subjective cognitive decline

As listed by the trial registrant

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

COGNITIVE IMPAIRMENT INSOMNIA TYPE; SLEEP DISORDER

Contacts and locations

Locations

Woolcock Institute of Medical Research

Sydney, New South Wales, 2109, Australia

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