Status:

RECRUITING

Wellness App for Sleep Disturbance in Hematological Cancer Patients

Lead Sponsor:

The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio

Collaborating Sponsors:

Arizona State University

Laboratory Corporation of America

Conditions:

Cancer

Sleep Disturbance

Eligibility:

All Genders

18+ years

Phase:

NA

Brief Summary

In a randomized controlled trial (RCT), the investigators will recruit participants to an 8-week "app-based wellness" intervention, followed by a 12-week follow-up period. The investigators will recru...

Detailed Description

Background: Hematological cancers account for 11% of all cancer diagnoses in the US. Chronic hematological cancer (CHC) patients are characterized by long term and high symptom burden. Up to 65% of C...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Self-declared diagnosis of hematological cancer on stable maintenance management\* by treating physician (i.e., on stable medical therapy) or observation (i.e., no changes in disease targeted medications for the past two weeks)
  • Not currently participating in a therapeutic pharmacologic clinical trial
  • Not planning to receive an allogenic stem cell transplantation during the study time frame (i.e., 20 weeks)
  • Score of \>5 on PSQI (Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index)
  • Own a mobile smartphone (iPhone with iOS 14 or later or an Android 6 or later) with an active data or WiFi connection
  • Willing to download two mobile apps
  • Able to read/understand English
  • ≥18 years of age
  • Willing to be randomized
  • Willing to drive to a nearby lab for blood draws 3x during the study over the course of 20 weeks (8-week intervention period followed by 12-week follow-up period)
  • Taking sleep medications and/or over-the-counter sleep drugs/supplements (if any) on fewer than 3 nights per week and one of the following: 1) willing to maintain the same intake without change throughout the study time frame (i.e., 20 weeks) or 2) willing to discontinue if intake is prescribed "as needed" (PRN) by a physician throughout the study time frame (i.e., 20 weeks)

Exclusion

  • Self-report meditation practice or meditative movement practice (i.e., yoga, tai chi, qi gong) of ≥60 min/week in past 2 months
  • Reside outside of the United States of America
  • Any planned change to a new pharmacologic therapy (i.e., new drug) for the treatment of their cancer diagnosis (excluding dose changes)
  • Diagnosed with a sleep disorder except insomnia (≥2 positive categories on Berlin Questionnaire)
  • Taking prescribed sleep medications and/or over-the-counter drugs/supplements (including drugs like NyQuil, Benadryl, and other antihistamine-based drugs) on ≥3 nights per week
  • Any other diagnosed and uncontrolled medical or psychiatric condition
  • Has a pacemaker
  • Shift work schedule

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

February 20 2023

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ESTIMATED

End Date :

July 1 2026

Estimated Enrollment :

276 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT05294991

Start Date

February 20 2023

End Date

July 1 2026

Last Update

March 19 2025

Active Locations (3)

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Arizona State University

Phoenix, Arizona, United States, 85004

2

Wake Forest University School of Medicine

Winston-Salem, North Carolina, United States, 27101

3

Mays Cancer Center at The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio

San Antonio, Texas, United States, 78229