Hong kong trial tests digital sleep program to stop insomnia before it starts
NCT ID NCT06156293
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study tests a digital sleep platform that offers different levels of help based on how severe a person's insomnia symptoms are. Over 1,000 adults in Hong Kong with mild sleep issues will take part. The goal is to see if this stepped-care approach can prevent full-blown insomnia and improve sleep quality.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- Cognitive behavioral prevention program for insomnia (CBP-I)
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could provide an effective, scalable way to prevent insomnia in adults with mild symptoms, reducing the need for more intensive treatments.
- What could go wrong
- This is a pragmatic trial in a real-world setting, so results may vary across districts. The intervention is behavioral, so adherence and engagement could affect outcomes.
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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 1,016 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Dec 2023
- 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 to 70 years
- 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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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Inclusion Criteria: 1. Chinese adults aged 18-70 years old, 2. The score of Insomnia Severity Index \< 10. Exclusion Criteria: 1. present with psychotic disorders such as bipolar disorder and schizophrenia, 2. present with severe depression or suicidal ideation, 3. present with neurodegenerative diseases that prevent participant from completing the intervention (e.g., dementia and Parkinson's disease). 4. unable to provide consent
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
As listed by the trial registrant
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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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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Department of Psychiatry, the Chinese University of Hong Kong
RECRUITINGHong Kong, China
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