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Can a sleep app cure your insomnia? new study tests digital therapy
NCT ID NCT05991492
First seen Jun 26, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study tests a new digital app called Stellar Sleep, which provides cognitive behavioral therapy for insomnia (CBT-I) online. It aims to help people with insomnia improve their sleep by using a smartphone or computer, and it can automatically upload sleep data from wearable devices like FitBits. The study involves 60 adults and measures changes in insomnia severity over time.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- Web-based Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Insomnia (Stellar Sleep app)
- What this could lead to
- If it works, this could provide an accessible, low-cost digital treatment for insomnia, helping people who can't get in-person therapy.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small pilot study with only 60 participants, so results may not apply to everyone. The app may not work as well as in-person therapy.
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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 60 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Feb 2024
- Expected to finish
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Jul 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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Accepted
You do not need to have the condition being studied to take part.
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Inclusion Criteria: * 18 years or older * Daily access to a computer or smartphone with reliable internet connection Exclusion Criteria: * Currently pregnant or planning to become pregnant in the next year * Visual impairment that prevents use of a computer * Serious health conditions that will prevent taking part in the study over the next 3 - 6 months, such as severe medical or psychiatric disease, such as treatments for cancer or congestive heart failure, OR a condition that may require hospitalization or surgery * Self-reported history of drowsy driving or fallen asleep while driving * Night shift worker * Prior exposure to Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Insomnia (CBT-I) treatment * Insomnia severity index score \< 12
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Brigham and Women's Hospital
Boston, Massachusetts, 02215, United States
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