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Dyadic Sleep Study

Not Applicable
Not yet recruiting
Conditions
Gastrointestinal Cancer
Registration Number
NCT06569693
Lead Sponsor
University of Miami
Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
Not yet recruiting
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
152
Inclusion Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:<br><br> - The eligibility criteria for patients are:<br><br> - newly diagnosed with stage I to IV of a GI cancer (anus, colon, esophagus,<br> gallbladder, large and small intestine, liver, pancreas, rectum, stomach, other<br> biliary or digestive organs)<br><br> - diagnosis in the past 12 months at the time of enrollment<br><br> - having a consistent sleep partner.<br><br> - The eligibility criterion for caregivers is:<br><br> - a sleep partner of the patient.<br><br> - Additional eligibility criteria for both patients and caregivers are:<br><br> - Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI) = 5,<br><br> - willing to change sub-optimal sleep habits,<br><br> - 18 years or older,<br><br> - able to speak/listen English at the 8th grade level for intervention sessions,<br><br> - able to read English or Spanish at the 8th grade for self-reported<br> questionnaires,<br><br> - > 4 weeks after surgery, if any, prior to enrollment, and no surgery planned in<br> the next 5 weeks during the study period because surgery affects sleep.<br><br>Exclusion Criteria:<br><br> - Exclusion criteria for both patients and caregivers are having had a diagnosis of<br> major depressive disorder, psychosis, or bipolar disorder that is not currently<br> treated;<br><br> - Active suicidality, or substance or alcohol dependency in the past year;<br><br> - Currently have narcolepsy, restless leg syndrome, or untreated sleep apnea that is<br> screened using the Sleep Health Screen;<br><br> - Both patients and caregivers have an extreme chronotype, or do shift work to have no<br> overlap in sleep schedule between them; and plan trans-meridian travel during the<br> period of data collection blocks; and having hearing or visual impairment, dementia,<br> or cognitive dysfunction.<br><br> - Adults unable to consent, individuals who are not yet adults, pregnant women, or<br> prisoners will be excluded.

Exclusion Criteria

Not provided

Study & Design

Study Type
Interventional
Study Design
Not specified
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Change in sleep disturbance symptoms as measured by scores on the Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI)
Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Change in insomnia symptoms as measured by scores on the Insomnia Severity Index (ISI)
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