Device Feasibility and Acceptability to Improve Insomnia in Cancer
Study Details
Study Description
Brief Summary
Sleep disruption is common among young adult cancer survivors for a variety of reasons. Cognitive behavioral therapy for insomnia (CBT-I) has been shown to improve chronic sleep disorders. This project will test the feasibility and acceptability of a new voice-activated virtual assistant (VAVA) device to deliver CBT-I to improve sleep among young adult cancer survivors with chronic sleep disorders.
Condition or Disease | Intervention/Treatment | Phase |
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Detailed Description
Sleep is a complex biobehavioral event, impacted by interactions between the individual's physiology as well as their environment. Young adult cancer survivors (YACS; those between 18- 29 years of age) are a growing group of survivors, numbering close to 400,000 in the US. They are among those at highest risk for chronically insufficient sleep due to developmentally normative biological and social factors, compounded by their extensive medical treatment history. Cognitive-behavioral therapy for insomnia (CBT-I) is recommended by the American College of Physicians as gold standard treatment for insomnia disorder and has been successfully adapted for YACS. Fundamental CBT-I strategies can be implemented to change the problematic sleep behaviors that result in insufficient sleep among young adults. However, it is essential that these evidence-based strategies be deployed to be responsive to the specific barriers to sleep for YACS. This feasibility/acceptability study will test the use of an integrated VAVA that offers the opportunity to implement intervention strategies in a way that repeatedly gives YACS the chance to make the right decision with respect to their sleep health in real time.
Study Design
Arms and Interventions
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Experimental: Intervention arm Participants (N=15) will will be provided with the VAVA prototype along with installation instructions to embed the VAVA within their homes. We provide them with a smart speaker running our intervention, a smart lamp, and a new router. They will be asked to trial the VAVA for a period of 2 weeks, a duration consistent with the primary stage of CBT-I treatment. |
Device: VAVA prototype
Cognitive behavioral therapy for insomnia
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Outcome Measures
Primary Outcome Measures
- Feasibility of device use [14 days]
Number of days that a participant interacted with the VAVA
- Acceptability [14 days]
Score on satisfaction subscale of Usability, Satisfaction, Ease of use (USE) scale
Eligibility Criteria
Criteria
Inclusion Criteria:
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age between 18 and 29 years old
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history of cancer (any type, any stage) with at least 3 months either in remission or off anti-cancer treatment
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chronic sleep loss as evidence by self-report of receiving less sleep than recommended for their age by the National Sleep Foundation for >/= 3 months
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must have an internet router in their primary home that they have access to (can add a second router to for the system to work)
Exclusion Criteria:
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acute medical/psychiatric disorder requiring treatment
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developmental or congenital disorder
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life expectancy <12 months.
Contacts and Locations
Locations
Site | City | State | Country | Postal Code | |
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1 | MedStar Washington Hospital Center | Washington | District of Columbia | United States | 20010 |
Sponsors and Collaborators
- Medstar Health Research Institute
Investigators
None specified.Study Documents (Full-Text)
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Publications
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