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Can Self-Compassion help you sleep? new study tests mindfulness against standard insomnia treatment

NCT ID NCT05555108

Symptom relief Sponsor: University of Coimbra Source: ClinicalTrials.gov ↗

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First seen Jun 26, 2026 · Last updated Jun 26, 2026

Summary

This study tested a new mindfulness-based therapy called ACTCOM-I against standard cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) for chronic insomnia in 31 adults. The new therapy focuses on acceptance and self-compassion to improve sleep. Researchers measured changes in insomnia severity and pre-sleep arousal to see if the new approach works as well as the standard treatment.

What this could mean

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Active substance
mindfulness and compassionate acceptance therapy (ACT-based)
What this could lead to
If it works, this could offer an alternative treatment for chronic insomnia that focuses on acceptance and self-compassion.
What could go wrong
This is a small, completed trial with only 31 participants, so results may not apply widely. The new therapy may not be more effective than standard CBT.

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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

31 people

The number who actually took part.

Started

Jan 2021

Finished

May 2024

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 65 years

Sex

Anyone

Healthy volunteers

Accepted

You do not need to have the condition being studied to take part.

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Inclusion Criteria: * Insomnia Diagnosis (ICSD-3; DSM-5) Exclusion Criteria: * Comorbidity with severe psychiatric/psychological disorder (e.g. severe depression; psychotic disorder) * Comorbidity with other untreated sleep disorder * Altered Sleep patterns due to factors different from insomnia (e.g. shift-work; pregnancy)

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Conditions

The condition(s) this trial relates to.

insomnia

As listed by the trial registrant

The condition terms exactly as the trial's registrant entered them.

CBT Chronic insomnia

Contacts and locations

Locations

  • Centro de Medicina do Sono do Centro Hospitalar e Universitário de Coimbra

    Coimbra, Portugal

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