New sleep program tailored for older korean immigrants shows promise
NCT ID NCT07387406
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study tests a sleep improvement program designed specifically for older Korean immigrants who have trouble sleeping. The program adapts standard sleep therapy to fit Korean culture and language. Researchers will measure sleep quality and gather feedback from 32 participants to see if the program is helpful and easy to follow.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- Culturally adapted CBT-I based sleep intervention (behavioral program)
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could provide an effective, culturally sensitive sleep therapy option for older Korean immigrants with insomnia.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small pilot study with only 32 participants, so results may not apply broadly. The intervention is behavioral and relies on participant adherence.
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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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About 32 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Feb 2026
- Expected to finish
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Jan 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: * Korean immigrants (i.e., being a resident of the United States with a birthplace in Korea) * Able to speak, read, and write in Korean * Aged at least 60 years * Have a score of at least 15 on a Korean version of the Insomnia Severity Index * Able to ambulate with or without an assistive device * Have a score of at least 23 on a Korean version of the Montreal Cognitive Assessment (MoCA) * Score less than 5 on STOP-BANG (or proceed with an additional testing \[Watch Peripheral Arterial Tonometry (WatchPAT) and the Epworth Sleepiness Scale if score is equal to or greater than 5 on STOP-BANG) Exclusion Criteria: * Those who are bedbound * Those who do not meet the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, 5th Edition (DSM-5) criteria for insomnia disorder * Those who have an untreated apnea-hypopnea index (AHI) at least 15 (moderate obstructive sleep apnea) and Epworth Sleepiness Scale (ESS) at least 11 (indicating mild sleepiness) OR AHI is equal to or greater than 30 (irrespective of ESS)
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Conditions
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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University of California Los Angeles
RECRUITINGLos Angeles, California, 90095, United States
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