Sleep coaching shows promise for heart failure patients in tiny pilot
NCT ID NCT06567925
First seen Jun 25, 2026 · Last updated Jun 26, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This pilot study tested whether sleep coaching and sleep hygiene training could help people with a common type of heart failure (HFpEF) sleep better and feel better. Ten participants wore activity trackers and kept sleep diaries to see if they could gradually extend their sleep time. The goal was to see if this approach is feasible and might improve quality of life.
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Active substance
Customized sleep coaching and sleep hygiene training
What this could lead to
If successful, this approach could point toward a non-drug way to improve sleep and quality of life in heart failure patients.
What could go wrong
This is a very small pilot study with only 10 participants, so results may not apply to everyone. The intervention is behavioral and effects may be modest.
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Virginia Commonwealth University
Richmond, Virginia, 23298, United States