Sleep and relaxation training may ease anxiety and improve diabetes control
NCT ID NCT06960408
First seen Jun 25, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study tests whether teaching people with type 2 diabetes about good sleep habits and a simple relaxation exercise can help them sleep better, feel less anxious, and improve their blood sugar control. Fifty-two adults with poor sleep quality will be followed for six months. The goal is to see if these lifestyle changes can make a real difference in managing diabetes.
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 education and progressive relaxation exercise
- What this could lead to
- If it works, this could offer a simple, drug-free way to help people with type 2 diabetes sleep better, feel less anxious, and improve blood sugar control.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, early-stage study with only 52 participants. The results may not apply to everyone, and the benefits might be modest or temporary.
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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 52 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Jul 2025
- Expected to finish
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May 2026
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
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Who can take part
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- Ages
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18 to 64 years
- 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: * Being between 18-65 years of age * Literate * Having a PSQI score \>5 * Having been diagnosed with Type 2 diabetes for at least one year * Having a mobile phone belonging to the person to be able to apply PGE * Being able to use WhatsApp * Those with a smartphone Exclusion Criteria: * Alcohol, sleeping pills, Sedative drugs, etc. that may affect sleep. those who use * Those with HbA1c values \>7 * Those who work night shifts * Those with sleep disorders * Those who are pregnant * Those who are receiving pharmacological/non-pharmacological treatment due to a sleep disorder diagnosis * Those with a vision, speech or hearing related disease that may prevent the understanding of the information given and the application of PGE * Those with a chronic disease that may affect the quality of sleep (such as cancer, COPD, asthma), Those with a neuro-psychiatric disorder (such as dementia, psychotic disorder, bipolar disorder) * Those whose condition is unstable and who develop a serious complication (such as retinopathy, nephropathy, neuropathy, etc.) * Those with a disability that will prevent them from doing Progressive Relaxation Exercise * Those who have any health problems during the application process * Those who are receiving other complementary and alternative treatments during the application process * Those who cannot continue the study for any reason, who want to withdraw from the study of their own free will and whose compliance with the progressive relaxation exercise and sleep hygiene training rules is less than 3 days * Those whose diet and treatment changes during the study.
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Conditions
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Gazi University
Ankara, Turkey (Türkiye)
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