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Project Women's Insomnia Sleep Health Equity Study (WISHES)
Led by Yale University · Updated on 2026-02-19
340
Participants Needed
2
Research Sites
138 weeks
Total Duration
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Sponsors
Y
Yale University
Lead Sponsor
D
Department of Health and Human Services
Collaborating Sponsor
AI-Summary
What this Trial Is About
The purpose of this study is to achieve health and healthcare equity by implementing an equity-focused, mindfulness-based sleep intervention to reduce stress and sleep deficiency-related cardiometabolic disease burden in Black women.
CONDITIONS
Official Title
Project Women's Insomnia Sleep Health Equity Study (WISHES)
Who Can Participate
Eligibility Criteria
You may qualify if you...
- Self-identified Black women
- English speaking
- Meet ICSD3 diagnostic criteria for insomnia disorders with difficulty initiating or maintaining sleep despite adequate opportunity and at least one daytime impairment symptom (Insomnia Severity Index > 7)
- Sleep onset latency or wake time after sleep onset of 31 minutes or more
- Sleep difficulty occurs at least 3 nights per week
- Sleep difficulties have lasted 3 months or longer
You will not qualify if you...
- Psychosis or unstable/significant depression, anxiety, or substance abuse under active care (more than 1 mental healthcare visit per month or requiring more than 1 psychotropic medicine daily)
- Significant current practice of any form of meditation exceeding 15 minutes per day
- Diagnosed obstructive sleep apnea, restless legs syndrome, or circadian rhythm related condition (e.g., shift work, medication influencing circadian rhythm)
- Active or terminal cancer
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Trial Site Locations
Total: 2 locations
1
Yale School of Nursing
New Haven, Connecticut, United States, 06477
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2
Yale School of Nursing Biobehavioral Lab
West Haven, Connecticut, United States, 06516
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Research Team
S
Siobhan Thompson, MPH
CONTACT
S
Soohyun Nam, phD
CONTACT
How is the study designed?
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Masking
QUADRUPLE
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Model
PARALLEL
Primary Purpose
SUPPORTIVE_CARE
Number of Arms
2
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