Can a computer program help MS patients sleep better?
NCT ID NCT06113666
First seen Jun 26, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study tests whether a 9-week online cognitive behavioral therapy program can improve sleep in people with multiple sclerosis (MS). About 550 participants in Norway will either receive the digital therapy or digital education about insomnia. The main goal is to see if the therapy reduces insomnia severity, and also whether it helps with fatigue, mood, and thinking problems.
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 (dCBT-I)
- What this could lead to
- If it works, this could provide an effective, accessible way to improve sleep and reduce fatigue for people with MS, without medication.
- What could go wrong
- This is a behavioral intervention, not a drug, so benefits may be modest. The trial is active but not recruiting, and results are not yet available.
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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 550 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Nov 2023
- Expected to finish
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Jun 2031
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. Having an established diagnosis of Multiple Sclerosis (MS) and being included in the Norwegian MS registry 2. Being 18 years or older 3. Scoring at least 12 points on the Insomnia Severity Index 4. Willing and able to provide written informed consent Exclusion Criteria: 1. Self-reported symptoms of sleep apnea: Positive endorsement of a screening question for sleep apnoea (the item asks if they 'usually or everyday snore and stop breathing and have difficulties staying awake during the day') 2. Self-reported surgery for heart disease the last two months 3. Currently in an attack phase of MS and/or on treatment with steroids, 4. Self-reported night shifts in their work schedule, 5. Inadequate opportunity to sleep or living in circumstances that prevent modification of sleep pattern (e.g. having an infant residing at home), 6. Pregnant in the last two trimesters 7. Unable to get into bed or out of bed without human assistance. 8. Concomitant psychological treatment for sleep problems
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
As listed by the trial registrant
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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St.Olavs Hospital
Trondheim, 7044, Norway
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