Sauna blankets and online therapy: a new way to beat insomnia?

NCT ID NCT06626048

Completed Symptom relief Sponsor: University of California, San Francisco Source: ClinicalTrials.gov ↗

First seen Jun 25, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time

Summary

This small study tested whether combining digital cognitive behavioral therapy for insomnia (CBT-I) with sessions in a sauna blanket is feasible for adults with insomnia. Ten participants used an online CBT-I program and a sauna blanket at home for 9 weeks. The goal was to see if people would stick with the treatment, not to measure how well it works.

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 behavioral therapy for insomnia (CBT-I) and passive body heating via a sauna blanket
What this could lead to: If this approach is feasible, it could point toward a combined mind-and-body treatment option for insomnia that people can do at home.
What could go wrong: This is a very small, early feasibility trial with only 10 participants and no control group. It cannot prove the treatment works, only that it might be possible to study it further.

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Conditions

The condition(s) this trial relates to.

insomnia mood disorder

As listed by the trial registrant

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

INSOMNIA DISORDER

Contacts and locations

Locations

University of California San Francisco

San Francisco, California, 94115, United States

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