Digital sleep coaching for seniors: a new hope for insomnia?
NCT ID NCT07751458
First seen Aug 07, 2026 · Last updated Aug 07, 2026
Summary
This study tests whether a nurse-led program delivered via WhatsApp, using a digital booklet on sleep hygiene and relaxation, can improve sleep in older adults who feel lonely and have insomnia. Participants are randomly assigned to either the WISE program or usual care. The trial measures changes in sleep quality, anxiety, depression, and fatigue over several weeks.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- A nurse-led digital sleep education program delivered via WhatsApp, including a workbook on sleep hygiene and relaxation.
- What this could lead to
- If effective, this could offer a simple, low-cost way to improve sleep and reduce loneliness in older adults without medication.
- What could go wrong
- The trial is small (50 participants) and early, so results may not apply broadly. The intervention relies on digital access, which may not suit everyone.
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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 50 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Expected to start
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Jul 2026
An estimate. Start dates often move.
- Expected to finish
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Dec 2026
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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Accepted
You do not need to have the condition being studied to take part.
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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 individuals diagnosed with loneliness * Reported experiencing sleep disturbances in the past 2 weeks, either continuously or intermittently * Experiencing insomnia with a total score of ≥ 8 on the Indonesian version of the Insomnia Severity Index (ISI) during screening * Able to communicate in Indonesian Exclusion Criteria: * Elderly individuals with dementia, delirium, severe mental retardation, or cognitive impairment that prevents them from understanding or assessing their own sleep experience. * Currently using new sleeping medication/stimulants
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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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Coastal area
Kendari, Southeast Sulawesi, 93232, Indonesia
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