Can a phone app cure your sleepless nights? new trial tests digital CBT vs. pills
NCT ID NCT07357779
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jul 10, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study compares an intelligent digital cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) program against traditional sleep medications for treating insomnia. Researchers will enroll 200 adults with insomnia to see which approach improves sleep, anxiety, and depression more, and which is more cost-effective. The goal is to find a better, more accessible treatment option for people struggling with sleep.
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 (CBT) and sleep drugs
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could provide an effective, low-cost digital alternative to sleep medications for treating insomnia.
- What could go wrong
- This is a relatively small, early-stage study. The digital therapy may not work as well as expected, and results may not apply to all insomnia patients.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- 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 404 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Jan 2026
- Expected to finish
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Dec 2026
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
The registry's catch-all category, for sponsors it does not file as a company, a government agency, or a research network.
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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18 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: * (1) Clinical diagnosis of insomnia disorder; (2) Cooperate to complete the questionnaire surveys. Exclusion Criteria: * (1) Current use of central nervous system stimulants; (2) Use of analgesics, theophylline preparations, steroid medications; (3) Alcohol abuse or regular alcohol intake; (4) Diagnosis of other sleep disorders (e.g., obstructive sleep apnea, rapid eye movement sleep behavior disorder, restless legs syndrome) ; (5) Sleep disorders secondary to organic diseases (e.g., epilepsy, diabetes, renal failure).
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
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How to take part
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The places running it
1 site. The list below names each one and where it is.
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A doctor treating you
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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the First Hospital of Jilin University
RECRUITINGChangchun, Jilin, 130021, China
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