Memory tricks may help older adults finally get a good Night's sleep

NCT ID NCT05986604

Recruiting now Symptom relief Sponsor: University of California, Berkeley Source: ClinicalTrials.gov ↗

First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026

Summary

This study tests whether a special memory support program can help people aged 50 and older remember and stick to their sleep treatment. The program uses simple memory strategies alongside standard sleep therapy. Researchers will track sleep quality, daily functioning, and life satisfaction in 178 participants who also have mobility or income challenges.

What this could mean

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

Active substance: Memory Support Intervention (a behavioral program that uses memory strategies to help patients remember and follow sleep treatment)
What this could lead to: If it works, this could offer a simple, low-cost way to make sleep treatments more effective for older adults, especially those with mobility or income challenges.
What could go wrong: This is a small, early-stage trial with no control group, so results may not prove the intervention works. It also focuses on a specific group, so findings may not apply to everyone.

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Conditions

The condition(s) this trial relates to.

Chronobiology Disorders circadian rhythm sleep disorder Memory Disorders sleep disorder sleep-wake disorder

As listed by the trial registrant

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

CIRCADIAN DYSREGULATION MEMORY IMPAIRMENT SLEEP DISORDER

Contacts and locations

Locations

University of California, Berkeley
RECRUITING

Berkeley, California, 94720-1650, United States

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