Sleep app shows promise for fibromyalgia sufferers
NCT ID NCT05962138
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study tested whether a digital sleep therapy program called Sleepio can improve quality of life, sleep, and thinking in people with fibromyalgia. 80 participants were randomly assigned to use Sleepio or receive standard sleep advice. Researchers measured changes in symptoms using online questionnaires and some participants also had sleep tracking or brain scans.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only — not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- Digital Cognitive Behavioural Therapy for Insomnia (Sleepio)
- What this could lead to
- If it works, this could offer a non-drug way to ease fibromyalgia symptoms like poor sleep and brain fog.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, early feasibility study, so results may not apply to everyone. The intervention only targets sleep, not pain directly.
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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University of Oxford
Oxford, OX3 9DU, United Kingdom
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