An interventional study of Digital cognitive behavioral therapy for insomnia (CBT-I) program and Minimally Enhanced Usual Care (mEUC) in Insomnia, sponsored by Columbia University. Completed at 1 site in United States. Open to participants aged 18 Years to 75 Years. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2025-08-01.
Sponsored by Columbia University · Not applicable, Interventional, and Treatment
The primary objective of the proposed study is to examine the effectiveness of a culturally adapted digital program of cognitive behavioral therapy for insomnia (CBT-I) compared to minimally enhanced usual care (mEUC) on primary outcomes: reduction in insomnia symptoms at 9 weeks and 6 months post-intervention, using a standard scale among Spanish-Speaking Latina/o adults with chronic insomnia.
Chronic insomnia is associated with significant public health burden and most adults seek care for insomnia in the primary care setting. While Latina/os are at greater risk for insomnia than non-Hispanic Whites, access to the recommended first-line of treatment, cognitive behavioral therapy for insomnia, is limited especially for Spanish-speakers. Recent advances in health information technology such as self-guided digital health treatments represent an innovative and scalable means to address the supply and demand imbalance that perpetuate mental health care disparities, however its implementation in underserved communities remains elusive. The purpose of this study is to compare the effectiveness of a culturally adapted digital version of Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Insomnia with minimally enhanced usual care on reduction of insomnia symptoms among Spanish-speaking Latina/os adults with chronic insomnia. The study will also examine barriers and facilitators to implementation, and examine cost-effectiveness of the intervention.
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Somryst is an FDA-authorized digital cognitive behavioral therapy for insomnia (CBT-I) program that has been translated and culturally adapted for Spanish speakers. Group will have access to this culturally-adapted Somryst, along with the usual care provided by their primary care provider, and will be provided a sleep hygiene brochure during group assignment.
Behavioral: Digital cognitive behavioral therapy for insomnia (CBT-I) program · Device: Somryst (culturally adapted)
Usual care by their primary care provider and a sleep hygiene brochure. Group will continue their typical standard care with their primary care provider, which may include pharmacotherapy. In addition, we will provide a sleep hygiene brochure during group assignment.
Behavioral: Minimally Enhanced Usual Care (mEUC)
A self-guided digital program of CBT-I (Somryst) that has been culturally adapted for Spanish-language speakers. Somryst is an interactive and tailored mobile-based program modeled on the primary tenets of face-to-face CBT-I. Patients will be asked to complete six cores (main intervention content) during the 9-week intervention period. The cores provide key content across six domains including behavioral (sleep restriction, stimulus control), cognitive (cognitive restricting), educational (sleep hygiene), overview, and consolidation/relapse prevention.
A minimally enhanced usual care, which will include usual care by patients' Primary Care Provider and a sleep hygiene brochure.
FDA-authorized digital cognitive behavioral therapy for insomnia (CBT-I) trains your brain for better sleep.
Change in Mean Insomnia Severity Index Score (ISI)
ISI is a 7-item self-report scale measuring insomnia symptom severity in the last 2 weeks; summed score ranges 0-28, increasing score associated with increasing severity.
Time frame: Baseline to post-intervention (9 weeks)
Change in Mean Insomnia Severity Index Score (ISI)
ISI is a 7-item self-report scale measuring insomnia symptom severity in the last 2 weeks; summed score ranges 0-28, increasing score associated with increasing severity.
Time frame: Baseline to 6 months post intervention
Change in Mean Quality of Life Score (Short-Form 12 [SF-12], MCS, Mental Component Score)
Short Form (SF)-12 is a 12-item self-report inventory that generically measures quality of life; yields a measure of global health-related wellbeing as 8 domain-specific subscores on a 0-100 scale, increasing score reflects less dysfunction, impairment, or pain. Reporting change in mean mental health component score.
Time frame: Baseline to post-intervention (9 weeks)
Change in Mean Daytime Sleepiness- Epworth Sleepiness Scale (ESS)
ESS is an 8-item brief self-report scale of daytime sleepiness; summed scores range 0-24, where increasing scores constitute greater sleepiness, and a score \> 11 represents elevated daytime sleepiness.
Time frame: Baseline to post-intervention (9 weeks)
Change in Mean Satisfaction With Care Patient Assessment of Chronic Illness Care (PACIC)
PACIC is a 20-item scale containing 5 subscales, adapted for this trial to measure respondents' receipt of services in regards to insomnia in the past 6 months, 5-point scale, range of 20-100 with increasing score reflecting greater satisfaction with care)
Time frame: Baseline to post-intervention (9 weeks)
Change in Mean Sleep Quality Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI)
PSQI is an 18-item questionnaire of sleep quality in the past month, summed scores range 0-21, where scores \>5 are associated with poor sleep quality and \<5 with good sleep quality)
Time frame: Baseline to post-intervention (9 weeks)
Change in Mean Self-reported Wake After Sleep Onset
Wake after sleep onset will be recorded in a 14-day sleep diary and refers to the self-reported total number of minutes participants spent awake after they fell asleep. Range: 24 hours Minimum value = 0 minutes (better) Maximum value = 1440 minutes (worse)
Time frame: Baseline to post-intervention (9 weeks)
Change in Mean Actigraphy Assessed Wake After Sleep Onset
Wake after sleep onset will be measured with 14-days of wrist-actigraphy and refers to the total number of minutes participants spent awake after they fell asleep. Range: 24 hours Minimum value = 0 minutes (better) Maximum value = 1440 minutes (worse)
Time frame: Baseline to post-intervention (9 weeks)
Change in Mean Self-reported Sleep Onset Latency
Sleep onset latency will be recorded in a 14-day sleep diary and refers to the number of minutes that it takes participants to fall asleep. Range: 24 hours Minimum value = 0 minutes (better) Maximum value = 1440 minutes (worse)
Time frame: Baseline to post-intervention (9 weeks)
| Milestone | Culturally Adapted Digital Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Insomnia (CBT-I) (Somryst) | Minimally Enhanced Usual Care (mEUC) |
|---|---|---|
| Started | 3 | 4 |
| Completed | 3 | 4 |
| Not completed | 0 | 0 |
ISI is a 7-item self-report scale measuring insomnia symptom severity in the last 2 weeks; summed score ranges 0-28, increasing score associated with increasing severity.
| score on a scale | Culturally Adapted Digital Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Insomnia (CBT-I) (Somryst) | Minimally Enhanced Usual Care (mEUC) |
|---|---|---|
| Change in Mean Insomnia Severity Index Score (ISI) | -6.7 (-15.4 to 2.0) | -3.9 (-12.5 to 4.7) |
ISI is a 7-item self-report scale measuring insomnia symptom severity in the last 2 weeks; summed score ranges 0-28, increasing score associated with increasing severity.
| score on a scale | Culturally Adapted Digital Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Insomnia (CBT-I) (Somryst) | Minimally Enhanced Usual Care (mEUC) |
|---|---|---|
| Change in Mean Insomnia Severity Index Score (ISI) | -5.7 (-17.1 to 5.8) | -1.6 (-13.0 to 9.9) |
Short Form (SF)-12 is a 12-item self-report inventory that generically measures quality of life; yields a measure of global health-related wellbeing as 8 domain-specific subscores on a 0-100 scale, increasing score reflects less dysfunction, impairment, or pain. Reporting change in mean mental health component score.
| score on a scale | Culturally Adapted Digital Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Insomnia (CBT-I) (Somryst) | Minimally Enhanced Usual Care (mEUC) |
|---|---|---|
| Change in Mean Quality of Life Score (Short-Form 12 [SF-12], MCS, Mental Component Score) | 10.8 (5.9 to 15.7) | 0.8 (-4.0 to 5.6) |
ESS is an 8-item brief self-report scale of daytime sleepiness; summed scores range 0-24, where increasing scores constitute greater sleepiness, and a score \> 11 represents elevated daytime sleepiness.
| score on a scale | Culturally Adapted Digital Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Insomnia (CBT-I) (Somryst) | Minimally Enhanced Usual Care (mEUC) |
|---|---|---|
| Change in Mean Daytime Sleepiness- Epworth Sleepiness Scale (ESS) | -2.3 (-6.5 to 1.9) | 0.5 (-3.6 to 4.6) |
PACIC is a 20-item scale containing 5 subscales, adapted for this trial to measure respondents' receipt of services in regards to insomnia in the past 6 months, 5-point scale, range of 20-100 with increasing score reflecting greater satisfaction with care)
| score on a scale | Culturally Adapted Digital Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Insomnia (CBT-I) (Somryst) | Minimally Enhanced Usual Care (mEUC) |
|---|---|---|
| Change in Mean Satisfaction With Care Patient Assessment of Chronic Illness Care (PACIC) | 17.4 (-20.5 to 55.4) | -8.2 (-41.9 to 25.6) |
PSQI is an 18-item questionnaire of sleep quality in the past month, summed scores range 0-21, where scores \>5 are associated with poor sleep quality and \<5 with good sleep quality)
| score on a scale | Culturally Adapted Digital Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Insomnia (CBT-I) (Somryst) | Minimally Enhanced Usual Care (mEUC) |
|---|---|---|
| Change in Mean Sleep Quality Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI) | -1.0 (-2.6 to 0.6) | -0.7 (-2.2 to 0.8) |
Wake after sleep onset will be recorded in a 14-day sleep diary and refers to the self-reported total number of minutes participants spent awake after they fell asleep. Range: 24 hours Minimum value = 0 minutes (better) Maximum value = 1440 minutes (worse)
No measurements were reported for this outcome.
Wake after sleep onset will be measured with 14-days of wrist-actigraphy and refers to the total number of minutes participants spent awake after they fell asleep. Range: 24 hours Minimum value = 0 minutes (better) Maximum value = 1440 minutes (worse)
| minutes | Culturally Adapted Digital Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Insomnia (CBT-I) (Somryst) | Minimally Enhanced Usual Care (mEUC) |
|---|---|---|
| Change in Mean Actigraphy Assessed Wake After Sleep Onset | -2.5 (-38.5 to 33.6) | -4.8 (-10.2 to 0.6) |
Sleep onset latency will be recorded in a 14-day sleep diary and refers to the number of minutes that it takes participants to fall asleep. Range: 24 hours Minimum value = 0 minutes (better) Maximum value = 1440 minutes (worse)
| minutes | Culturally Adapted Digital Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Insomnia (CBT-I) (Somryst) | Minimally Enhanced Usual Care (mEUC) |
|---|---|---|
| Change in Mean Self-reported Sleep Onset Latency | -53.3 (-128.6 to 21.9) | -16.9 (-84.7 to 51.0) |
Collected over Up to 6 months. Non-serious events are listed at a 0% frequency threshold.
| Group | Deaths | Serious | Other |
|---|---|---|---|
| Culturally Adapted Digital Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Insomnia (CBT-I) (Somryst) | 0/3 (0%) | 0/3 (0%) | 0/3 (0%) |
| Minimally Enhanced Usual Care (mEUC) | 0/4 (0%) | 0/4 (0%) | 0/4 (0%) |
| Age, Continuous(years) | Culturally Adapted Digital Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Insomnia (CBT-I) (Somryst) | Minimally Enhanced Usual Care (mEUC) | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mean | 45.0 ± 12.1 | 52.4 ± 17.2 | 49.2 ± 14.6 |
| Sex: Female, Male(Participants) | Culturally Adapted Digital Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Insomnia (CBT-I) (Somryst) | Minimally Enhanced Usual Care (mEUC) | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Female | 3 | 4 | 7 |
| Male | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ethnicity (NIH/OMB)(Participants) | Culturally Adapted Digital Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Insomnia (CBT-I) (Somryst) | Minimally Enhanced Usual Care (mEUC) | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 3 | 4 | 7 |
| Not Hispanic or Latino | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Unknown or Not Reported | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Race (NIH/OMB)(Participants) | Culturally Adapted Digital Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Insomnia (CBT-I) (Somryst) | Minimally Enhanced Usual Care (mEUC) | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Asian | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Black or African American | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| White | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| More than one race | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Unknown or Not Reported | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| Region of Enrollment(participants) | Culturally Adapted Digital Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Insomnia (CBT-I) (Somryst) | Minimally Enhanced Usual Care (mEUC) | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 3 | 4 | 7 |
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Plan to share: Yes — Upon request, we plan to make available a de-identified database that includes ISI data, demographics and comorbidity characteristics of patients in our study.
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