No-Pill sleep fix tested in seniors
NCT ID NCT06652789
First seen Jun 25, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 2 times
Summary
This study tests whether teaching older adults (60+) about healthy sleep habits can reduce insomnia. Over 6 weeks, participants attend two face-to-face sessions and get regular phone follow-ups. The goal is to see if this behavioral approach improves sleep quality without medication.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- sleep hygiene behavioral intervention
- What this could lead to
- If it works, this could offer a drug-free way to improve sleep quality in older adults.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, early-stage study with no blinding or placebo control. Results may not apply to everyone, and benefits could be modest.
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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 100 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Expected to start
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Feb 2027
An estimate. Start dates often move.
- Expected to finish
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Dec 2027
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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60 years and older
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
This study is not open to healthy volunteers. The entry requirements below say who it is open to.
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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: * Elderly patients * Age 60 years and above * With self-reported sleep disturbances, scoring \>5 on PSQI * Who speak and understand one of English/ Kannada/ Hindi/ Tamil/ Telugu Exclusion Criteria: * With delirium * With terminal medical illness * Parkinsons disease, dementia * Patients with severe mental illness * Clinically diagnosed obstructive sleep apnea * Patients who fulfil ICD-10 criteria for Alcohol Dependence syndrome * Patients who are on medications that interfere with sleep like hypnotics, anxiolytics, stimulants * Patients who are on anti-depressants and antipsychotics * Patients with restless leg syndrome.
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
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How to take part
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The places running it
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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St.John's Medical College and Hospital
Bengaluru, Karnataka, 560034, India
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