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NCT Number: NCT05814783

Clinician Training Program to Integrate Digital CBTI Into Routine Psychotherapy

The goal of this study is to pilot test and refine a training program for licensed therapists to promote the integration of digital cognitive behavior therapy for insomnia (dCBTi) into their routine mental health care services.

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Key information

Conditions

Insomnia Dyssomnias Mental Disorders Nervous System Diseases Sleep Disorders, Intrinsic Sleep Initiation and Maintenance Disorders Sleep Wake Disorders

Age range

18 year and older

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Interventional

Phase

Not applicable

Primary location

Stanford University

Stanford, California, 94305, United States

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: Yes

Only the study team can determine whether someone qualifies for participation.

Therapist Criteria:

Inclusion criteria

  • Licensed mental health clinicians
  • Have a clinical care model that includes seeing patients weekly or biweekly
  • Provide therapy in English
  • Treat patients with depression and/or anxiety
  • Can identify 1-2 patients who are willing to consent to be training cases.

Exclusion criteria

  • Not meeting all of the inclusion criteria

Patient Criteria:

Inclusion criteria

  • Aged 18+ years old
  • Receive weekly or biweekly therapy from participating study therapist
  • Identify improving sleep as a goal for treatment and experience insomnia (Insomnia Severity Index score greater than or equal to 10)
  • Have daily access to a smartphone, tablet, or computer
  • Can read, write, and speak in English

Exclusion criteria

  • Conditions known to make study treatment less effective (e.g., current chronic medication use known to interfere with sleep, alcohol or substance use disorder, thought disorder)
  • Conditions for which dCBTi is a safety risk (e.g., bipolar disorder, excessive daytime sleepiness)
  • Current psychotherapy for insomnia

Treatment and study plan

supported digital CBTI

Behavioral

in session support for adherence to and engagement with digital CBTI

digital CBTI

Device

CBTI app

Primary outcomes

  1. Change in Insomnia Severity Index (ISI)

    Time frame: Pre-treatment and immediately post-treatment (treatment phase is 12 weeks)

    Validated questionnaire; total score range between 0 and 28, with higher numbers representing greater insomnia severity, patient outcome.

  2. Change in Knowledge of Supporting Integrated dCBTi

    Time frame: Pre-training (at the start of the one day training) and immediately post-training (at the end of the one day training)

    Therapist outcome assessing knowledge gained during training program measured via a study-specific questionnaire on which higher scores indicating more knowledge

Secondary outcomes

  1. Time spent supporting dCBTi

    Time frame: Through study duration, usually 3 months

    From a structured post-session note completed by the therapist, therapist-reported how much time spent devoted to supporting dCBTI

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

Stanford University

Other

Collaborators

  • Sleep Research Society Foundation

Registry information

Official study title

A Clinician Training Program to Integrate Digital Cognitive Behavior Therapy for Insomnia Into Routine Psychotherapy

Important dates

Study start
2023
Primary completion
2025
Study completion
2025
First posted
Apr 18, 2023
Registry last updated
Jun 11, 2025

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This listing is for discovery and informational purposes only. It is not medical advice, does not guarantee that a study is recruiting, and does not determine eligibility. Contact the study team and a qualified healthcare professional when considering participation.

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