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A good Night's sleep for cancer patients? video therapy put to the test

NCT ID NCT03981666

Symptom relief Sponsor: Gustave Roussy, Cancer Campus, Grand Paris Source: ClinicalTrials.gov ↗

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First seen Aug 19, 2026 · Last updated Aug 20, 2026 · Updated 1 time

Summary

This pilot study explores whether cancer patients are willing to complete a quick self-screening for insomnia during clinic visits, and whether a video-based cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT-I) could help them sleep better. The study involves adults with breast, colorectal, lung, or urological cancers, either during or after treatment. The goal is to see if this approach is acceptable and feasible, paving the way for a larger trial to validate a stepped-care model for insomnia in cancer care.

What this could mean

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Active substance
Video-based cognitive behavioral therapy for insomnia (CBT-I) and self-screening questionnaires
What this could lead to
If successful, this could lead to a simple, scalable way to screen and treat insomnia in cancer patients, improving their sleep and quality of life without extra clinic visits.
What could go wrong
This is a small pilot study focused on acceptability, not effectiveness. The video therapy may not work for everyone, and the results may not apply to all cancer patients.

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Study facts

What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.

Phase

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

177 people

The number who actually took part.

Started

May 2018

Finished

Feb 2019

Lead sponsor

Other sponsor

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Who can take part

This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.

Ages

18 to 85 years

Sex

Anyone

Healthy volunteers

Not accepted

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Inclusion Criteria: 1. Adults outpatients at Gustave Roussy, 2. with a breast, colorectal, pulmonary or urological, 3. localized or metastatic cancer, 4. during or after their treatment, 5. able to readily read and understand French, 6. able to use informatic tools confidently and with Internet access at home, 7. who have signed a written informed consent form prior to any study specific procedures, 8. affiliated to a social security system or beneficiary of the same. Exclusion Criteria: 1. Age \> 85 years old, 2. patient receiving a cancer diagnostic during a consultation of announcement 3. with a WHO index of 3 or 4 4. severe cognitive impairements or psychiatric disorders which are incompatible with the conditions and the conduct of the study (understanding of the objectives, completion of the questionnaires) 5. simultaneous participation in another study of the same type 6. patient under guardianship or deprived of his liberty by a judicial or administrative decision or incapable of giving its consent.

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Conditions

The condition(s) this trial relates to.

breast cancer colorectal cancer insomnia lung cancer malignant urinary system neoplasm

As listed by the trial registrant

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Insomnia

Contacts and locations

Locations

  • Gustave Roussy

    Villejuif, Val de Marne, 94805, France

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