New online tool helps cancer patients get better sleep
NCT ID NCT05977062
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study tested an online program to help cancer patients with insomnia. It included 348 adults with cancer who had trouble sleeping. The program used cognitive-behavioral techniques and aimed to see who might need extra help from a professional.
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Study facts
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- 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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348 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Feb 2022
- Finished
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Jul 2025
- Lead sponsor
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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
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18 years and older
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
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Inclusion Criteria: * Adults patients, * With a diagnosis of localized or metastatic cancer, * During or after their treatment, * In one of the following three cancer centres: Gustave Roussy (Villejuif), Montpellier Cancer Institute (Montpellier), and Léon Bérard Center (Lyon) * With a significative score on the self-screening Insomnia Severity Index score (ISI ≥ 8) * Able to readily read and understand French, * Able to use informatic tools confidently and with Internet access, * Who have signed the online consent form, * Affiliated to a social security system or beneficiary of the same. Exclusion Criteria: * Patient with a visual, hearing or cognitive disability that is incompatible with the study, * Simultaneous participation in another study evaluating a treatment of insomnia, * 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
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Centre Léon Bérard
Lyon, 69008, France
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Gustave Roussy
Villejuif, 94805, France
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Institut de Cancérologie de Montpellier
Montpellier, 34090, France
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