VA launches sleep therapy program for older veterans
NCT ID NCT07216261
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study looks at how to best offer cognitive behavioral therapy for chronic insomnia to older veterans at 20 VA clinics. About 20 veterans will take part to see if the therapy helps them sleep better and feel better. The goal is to find the best way to bring this effective treatment to more veterans.
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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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About 20 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Apr 2026
- Expected to finish
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Sep 2030
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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A government agency
The lead sponsor is a US federal agency other than the NIH.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
- Ages
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60 years and older
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
This study is not open to healthy volunteers. The entry requirements below say who it is open to.
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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Inclusion Criteria: Site Inclusion Criteria: * Facility is part of the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) health system. * Primary care clinic providing care to older Veterans * Clinic is located 25 miles from the nearest other VA clinic participating in the program * Identified site champion (e.g., clinician or staff member) who is willing to assume required program responsibilities for implementation. Patient Inclusion Criteria: * meet diagnostic criteria for chronic insomnia disorder (with or without documented diagnosis) * absence of a CBTI contraindication oi.e., comorbid condition that makes CBTI unsafe), including uncontrolled seizure disorders, bipolar disorder I, and/or too medically or psychiatrically unstable to engage in a multi-session treatment opatients can be referred to SWELL by a clinician or self-referred Exclusion Criteria: Site Exclusion Criteria: * No members of the SWELL team working in the clinic Patient Exclusion Criteria: * younger than 60 * do not meet criteria for enrollment
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Conditions
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How to take part
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The places running it
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Durham VA Medical Center, Durham, NC
RECRUITINGDurham, North Carolina, 27705-3875, United States
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