Can a phone app help you sleep better when you have chronic pain?
NCT ID NCT05572697
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jul 17, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study tested if an app that teaches better sleep habits could help people with long-term pain and insomnia. 105 adults in a 4-week rehab program either got the app or standard care. The goal was to see if the app improved sleep quality more than rehab alone.
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Study facts
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- Phase
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Not a phased trial
Phase numbers describe drug development. The registry uses this when they do not apply, as it does for trials of devices, procedures or behaviour changes, and for observational studies.
- Participants
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105 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Oct 2022
- Finished
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Nov 2025
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
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Who can take part
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- Ages
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18 years and older
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
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Inclusion Criteria: * Taking part in inpatient rehabilitation due to long-term musculoskeletal complaints * Insomnia Severity Index (ISI) score \>11. Exclusion Criteria: * Not having a smartphone or tablet. * Individuals with work schedules that includes night shifts during the intervention * Pregnancy * Inadequate opportunity to sleep or living circumstances that prevent modification of sleep patterns such as having an infant * Currently receiving psychological treatment for insomnia * Medical history of contraindicating use of CBT-I such as epilepsy, recent cardiac surgery, and an attack phase of multiple sclerosis
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Conditions
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Unicare Helsefort
Rissa, Hasselvika, 7112, Norway
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