Status:

RECRUITING

Dyadic Sleep Study

Lead Sponsor:

University of Miami

Collaborating Sponsors:

National Institute of Nursing Research (NINR)

Conditions:

Gastrointestinal Cancer

Eligibility:

All Genders

18+ years

Phase:

NA

Brief Summary

The purpose of this study is to learn about sleep behaviors and test different ways to help patients with cancer and caregiver partners.

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • The eligibility criteria for patients are:
  • newly diagnosed with stage I to IV of a GI cancer (anus, colon, esophagus, gallbladder, large and small intestine, liver, pancreas, rectum, stomach, other biliary or digestive organs)
  • diagnosis in the past 12 months at the time of enrollment
  • having a consistent sleep partner.
  • The eligibility criterion for caregivers is:
  • a sleep partner of the patient.
  • Additional eligibility criteria for both patients and caregivers are:
  • Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI) ≥ 5,
  • willing to change sub-optimal sleep habits,
  • 18 years or older,
  • able to speak/listen English at the 8th grade level for intervention sessions,
  • able to read English or Spanish at the 8th grade for self-reported questionnaires,
  • \> 4 weeks after surgery, if any, prior to enrollment, and no surgery planned in the next 5 weeks during the study period because surgery affects sleep.

Exclusion

  • Exclusion criteria for both patients and caregivers are having had a diagnosis of major depressive disorder, psychosis, or bipolar disorder that is not currently treated;
  • Active suicidality, or substance or alcohol dependency in the past year;
  • Currently have narcolepsy, restless leg syndrome, or untreated sleep apnea that is screened using the Sleep Health Screen;
  • Both patients and caregivers have an extreme chronotype, or do shift work to have no overlap in sleep schedule between them; and plan trans-meridian travel during the period of data collection blocks; and having hearing or visual impairment, dementia, or cognitive dysfunction.
  • Adults unable to consent, individuals who are not yet adults, pregnant women, or prisoners will be excluded.

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

October 22 2024

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ESTIMATED

End Date :

December 1 2026

Estimated Enrollment :

152 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT06569693

Start Date

October 22 2024

End Date

December 1 2026

Last Update

November 22 2024

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University of Miami

Coral Gables, Florida, United States, 33146