Actively Recruiting
Piloting an Insomnia Treatment in Patients With Ulcerative Colitis
Led by Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center · Updated on 2026-05-05
20
Participants Needed
1
Research Sites
19 weeks
Total Duration
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AI-Summary
What this Trial Is About
The goal of this clinical trial is to learn if telehealth-based Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Insomnia (CBT-I) adapted for Ulcerative Colitis (UC) works to treat insomnia in adults with UC. The main questions it aims to answer are: * Is telehealth-based CBT-I adapted for UC feasible and acceptable to participants? * Does CBT-I for UC impact insomnia severity and sleep continuity? Participants will: * Answer questionnaires online before and after treatment * Complete an online daily sleep diary before, during, and after treatment * Participate in 5 telehealth treatment visits over 7-8 weeks * Participate in 5-10-minute phone calls between treatment visits
CONDITIONS
Official Title
Piloting an Insomnia Treatment in Patients With Ulcerative Colitis
Who Can Participate
Eligibility Criteria
You may qualify if you...
- Active Ulcerative Colitis based on PRUCSI
- Insomnia Severity Index score greater than 8 and sleep onset latency or wake after sleep onset longer than 30 minutes
- Stable sleep and Ulcerative Colitis medications for more than 3 months
- Access to internet or cell phone service sufficient for telehealth visits
You will not qualify if you...
- PHQ-9 depression score greater than 15
- GAD-7 anxiety score greater than 15
- Unstable major psychiatric condition such as bipolar disorder or psychotic disorder
- Current alcohol or substance abuse
- Current opioid use for pain control
- Current systemic corticosteroid use
- Current pregnancy or nursing
- Ileostomy or colostomy
- Diagnosis of seizure disorder
- Diagnosis of sleep apnea
- Diagnosis of restless leg syndrome or positive Cambridge-Hopkins RSLq screen
- Night shift, rotating shift work, or frequent travel outside of time zone
- Residence in a state where telehealth visits cannot be conducted
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Trial Site Locations
Total: 1 location
1
Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center
Lebanon, New Hampshire, United States, 03756
Actively Recruiting
Research Team
J
Jessica K Salwen-Deremer, PhD
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How is the study designed?
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Masking
NONE
Allocation
NA
Model
SINGLE_GROUP
Primary Purpose
TREATMENT
Number of Arms
1
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