Prevention of Insomnia Using a Stepped Care Model in Adults
Key facts
- Where
- Hong Kong, ChinaSee the site
Could this be for you?
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- Are you between 18 and 70 years old?
Source: NCT06156293, who can take part
Where in China
- Department of Psychiatry, the Chinese University of Hong KongHong Kong, ChinaContact: Rachel Ngan Yin Chan, PhDTaking people
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- How often do I need to come in, and for how long each time?
- Are travel costs paid?
- Can I keep my own doctor?
- What happens if I want to stop?
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- Who runs it
- Chinese University of Hong Kong
- Trial code
- NCT06156293
- Record updated
- 23 March 2026
- Original description
Insomnia is one of the most common sleep disorders and affects approximately 10 - 40% of the population across different age groups in Hong Kong. Our previous study has shown that insomnia can be prevented through a brief cognitive behavioral prevention program in adolescents. However, there is very limited data in the adult population.Read full original descriptionShow less
Prevention of Insomnia Using a Stepped Care Model in Adults: a Pragmatic Stepped-wedge Cluster Randomized Trial
Insomnia is one of the most common sleep disorders and affects approximately 10 - 40% of the population across different age groups in Hong Kong. Our previous study has shown that insomnia can be prevented through a brief cognitive behavioral prevention program in adolescents. However, there is very limited data in the adult population.
Current study aims to evaluate a digital sleep-focused platform which consists of different intervention plan according to user's insomnia severity level and employed a stepped care model. Thus, the effectiveness of the stepped care model will be evaluated in a real world setting using stepped wedge cluster randomized controlled design to evaluate potential preventive effect on adults who only with mild insomnia symptoms. The program will be rolled out to different districts in Hong Kong sequentially in 18 districts over 4 steps with a equally spaced time periods. The primary aim of this study is to evaluate the effects of a stepped-care CBT-I model in improving sleep and prevent the incidence of insomnia among participants with mild insomnia.
Inclusion: Chinese adults aged 18-70 years old,; The score of Insomnia Severity Index < 10.
Exclusion: present with psychotic disorders such as bipolar disorder and schizophrenia,; present with neurodegenerative diseases that prevent participant from completing the intervention (e.g., dementia and Parkinson's disease); present with severe depression or suicidal ideation,; unable to provide consent.