The proposed study will test the feasibility and acceptability of enrolling and retaining cancer survivors and their bedroom partners in a study evaluating digitally delivered behavioral sleep interventions.
Poor sleep is a common issue among cancer survivors that can persist for years and has been linked to increased symptoms (e.g., depression, fatigue), worse quality of life, and worse clinical outcomes like cancer progression and mortality. Partners of cancer survivors also experience poor sleep, but current interventions typically focus on survivors, leaving partners underrepresented. The proposed study will test the feasibility and acceptability of enrolling and retaining cancer survivors and their bedroom partners in a study evaluating digitally delivered behavioral sleep interventions.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
SUPPORTIVE_CARE
Masking
NONE
Enrollment
40
Participants will receive an 8-week sleep coaching program delivered by smartphone/tablet app
Participants will receive electronic access to educational information about sleep for 8 weeks
University of Arizona Cancer Center
Tucson, Arizona, United States
Satisfaction assessed by study-specific survey after the intervention - acceptability
The intervention/study will be deemed acceptable if, on average, participants report satisfaction with the overall program/study as ≥2 on a 0-4 scale.
Time frame: 8 weeks - Immediately after the intervention
Feasibility assessed by recruitment and retention rates
The intervention/study will be deemed feasible if 50% of eligible potential participants enroll and 75% of enrolled participants are retained at post-intervention
Time frame: Throughout the recruitment period
Change in sleep health from baseline to immediately after the intervention
Participants will complete 8-item short forms of the Patient-Reported Outcomes Measurement Information System (PROMIS) sleep disturbance and sleep-related impairment measures at baseline and immediately after the intervention. Raw scores will be converted to T-scores with a mean of 50 and a standard deviation of 10. Higher scores on PROMIS measures indicate more of the underlying construct.
Time frame: 8 weeks - Immediately after the intervention
Change in insomnia symptoms from baseline to immediately after the intervention
Participants will complete 7-item Insomnia Severity Index at baseline and immediately after the intervention. Scores range from 0-28 with higher scores indicating more acute symptoms of insomnia.
Time frame: 8 weeks - Immediately after the intervention
Change in symptom burden from baseline to immediately after the intervention
Participants will complete PROMIS scales assessing fatigue, anxiety, and depression at baseline and immediately after the intervention. Raw scores will be converted to T-scores with a mean of 50 and a standard deviation of 10. Higher scores on PROMIS measures indicate more of the underlying construct.
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Time frame: 8 weeks - Immediately after the intervention