Can a phone app help cancer survivors sleep better?

NCT ID NCT03537963

Completed Symptom relief Sponsor: H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center and Research Institute Source: ClinicalTrials.gov ↗

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

Summary

This study tested a mobile health (mHealth) program designed to help people who have had a stem cell transplant for blood cancer get better sleep. Researchers wanted to see if the program was easy to use and if participants liked it. About 30 survivors, caregivers, and doctors gave feedback to help shape the program.

What this could mean

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

Active substance: mHealth stepped-care intervention (mobile health program)
What this could lead to: If it works, this could point toward a simple, home-based way to improve sleep for stem cell transplant survivors.
What could go wrong: This is a very small, early feasibility study with only 30 participants. It focuses on whether people will use the program, not yet on whether it actually improves sleep.

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Conditions

The condition(s) this trial relates to.

hematopoietic and lymphoid cell neoplasm Parasomnias sleep disorder sleep-wake disorder

As listed by the trial registrant

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

SLEEP DISORDER SLEEP DISTURBANCE

Contacts and locations

Locations

H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center and Research Institute

Tampa, Florida, 33612, United States

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