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Sleep Treatment Education Program for Cancer Survivors: STEP-Together

RECRUITINGN/ASponsored by Dana-Farber Cancer Institute
Actively Recruiting
PhaseN/A
SponsorDana-Farber Cancer Institute
Started2025-06-25
Est. completion2026-10-31
Eligibility
Age18 Years – 89 Years
Healthy vol.Accepted
Locations1 site

Summary

This single-arm research study of off-treatment cancer survivors with self-reported symptoms of insomnia will test the Sleep Treatment Education Program Together (STEP-Together) intervention which is delivered as a synchronous group session by videoconference.

Eligibility

Age: 18 Years – 89 YearsHealthy volunteers accepted
Inclusion Criteria:

* Age 18-89
* History of a cancer diagnosis (except non-melanoma skin cancer) ≥ 6 months prior
* No active cancer therapy (excluding chemoprevention) in the past four months, and no further therapy planned.
* Significant insomnia as evidenced by an Insomnia Severity Index score ≥ 8
* Regular access to the internet
* Able to read and write in English

Exclusion Criteria:

* Usual bedtime does not fall between 5:00 pm and 5:00 am.
* Employment in a position where falling asleep at work could impact public safety (such as air traffic-controller, operating heavy machinery).
* Ever diagnosed with Bipolar Disorder or with Seizure Disorder, currently taking medications to prevent a seizure, or have experienced a seizure in the prior 12 months.
* Any impairment (e.g., hearing, visual, cognitive) that interferes with the ability to complete all study procedures independently.

Conditions4

CancerInsomniaInsomnia ChronicSurvivorship

Locations1 site

Dana Farber Cancer Institute
Boston, Massachusetts, 02115
STEP-Together Coordinator617-582-8269STEP@dfci.harvard.edu

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