VA tests new ways to help veterans sleep better without pills

NCT ID NCT04350866

First seen Jan 12, 2026 · Last updated Jun 22, 2026 · Updated 26 times

Summary

This completed VA study tested two ways to help more veterans with chronic insomnia get brief behavioral treatment (BBTI) in primary care clinics. Over 277,000 veterans were included across four VA medical centers. The study compared training providers alone versus training plus extra support to see which approach led to more veterans receiving BBTI and improving their sleep.

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Contacts and locations

Locations

  • VA Pittsburgh Healthcare System University Drive Division, Pittsburgh, PA

    Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, 15240, United States

What this could mean

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

Active substance

Brief Behavioral Treatment for Insomnia (BBTI)

What this could lead to

If successful, this could make effective insomnia treatment more widely available to veterans in primary care.

What could go wrong

This is an implementation study, not a test of the treatment itself. Results may not apply outside the VA system.

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.