Trial Outcomes & Findings for Napping, Sleep, Cognitive Decline and Risk of Alzheimer's Disease (NCT NCT03256539)

NCT ID: NCT03256539

Last Updated: 2025-11-14

Results Overview

Recruitment status

TERMINATED

Study phase

NA

Target enrollment

15 participants

Primary outcome timeframe

Up to 24 weeks following study initiation

Results posted on

2025-11-14

Participant Flow

Participant milestones

Participant milestones
Measure
Sleep Intervention
An FDA-authorized prescription digital cognitive behavioral therapy for insomnia (CBT-I) therapeutic treatment
Placebo Intervention
Placebo (quasi-desensitization) intervention for insomnia (which does not include any of the active components of CBT-I but implements in the same frequency and duration).
Overall Study
STARTED
8
7
Overall Study
COMPLETED
0
0
Overall Study
NOT COMPLETED
8
7

Reasons for withdrawal

Reasons for withdrawal
Measure
Sleep Intervention
An FDA-authorized prescription digital cognitive behavioral therapy for insomnia (CBT-I) therapeutic treatment
Placebo Intervention
Placebo (quasi-desensitization) intervention for insomnia (which does not include any of the active components of CBT-I but implements in the same frequency and duration).
Overall Study
Withdrawal by Subject
0
3
Overall Study
Unexpected closure of study components
8
4

Baseline Characteristics

Napping, Sleep, Cognitive Decline and Risk of Alzheimer's Disease

Baseline characteristics by cohort

Baseline characteristics by cohort
Measure
Sleep Intervention
n=8 Participants
An FDA-authorized prescription digital cognitive behavioral therapy for insomnia (CBT-I) therapeutic treatment
Placebo Intervention
n=7 Participants
Placebo (quasi-desensitization) intervention for insomnia (which does not include any of the active components of CBT-I but implements in the same frequency and duration).
Total
n=15 Participants
Total of all reporting groups
Race (NIH/OMB)
American Indian or Alaska Native
0 Participants
n=10 Participants
0 Participants
n=10 Participants
0 Participants
n=20 Participants
Age, Continuous
75.6 years
STANDARD_DEVIATION 5.15 • n=10 Participants
74.1 years
STANDARD_DEVIATION 4.81 • n=10 Participants
74.93 years
STANDARD_DEVIATION 4.88 • n=20 Participants
Sex: Female, Male
Female
4 Participants
n=10 Participants
7 Participants
n=10 Participants
11 Participants
n=20 Participants
Sex: Female, Male
Male
4 Participants
n=10 Participants
0 Participants
n=10 Participants
4 Participants
n=20 Participants
Ethnicity (NIH/OMB)
Hispanic or Latino
0 Participants
n=10 Participants
0 Participants
n=10 Participants
0 Participants
n=20 Participants
Ethnicity (NIH/OMB)
Not Hispanic or Latino
7 Participants
n=10 Participants
5 Participants
n=10 Participants
12 Participants
n=20 Participants
Ethnicity (NIH/OMB)
Unknown or Not Reported
1 Participants
n=10 Participants
2 Participants
n=10 Participants
3 Participants
n=20 Participants
Race (NIH/OMB)
Asian
0 Participants
n=10 Participants
0 Participants
n=10 Participants
0 Participants
n=20 Participants
Race (NIH/OMB)
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander
0 Participants
n=10 Participants
0 Participants
n=10 Participants
0 Participants
n=20 Participants
Race (NIH/OMB)
Black or African American
0 Participants
n=10 Participants
0 Participants
n=10 Participants
0 Participants
n=20 Participants
Race (NIH/OMB)
White
7 Participants
n=10 Participants
5 Participants
n=10 Participants
12 Participants
n=20 Participants
Race (NIH/OMB)
More than one race
0 Participants
n=10 Participants
0 Participants
n=10 Participants
0 Participants
n=20 Participants
Race (NIH/OMB)
Unknown or Not Reported
1 Participants
n=10 Participants
2 Participants
n=10 Participants
3 Participants
n=20 Participants
Region of Enrollment
United States
8 participants
n=10 Participants
7 participants
n=10 Participants
15 participants
n=20 Participants
Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI)
9.88 units on a scale
STANDARD_DEVIATION 3.18 • n=10 Participants
11.4 units on a scale
STANDARD_DEVIATION 3.51 • n=10 Participants
10.6 units on a scale
STANDARD_DEVIATION 3.31 • n=20 Participants
Insomnia Severity Index (ISI)
16.8 units on a scale
STANDARD_DEVIATION 5.52 • n=10 Participants
15.2 units on a scale
STANDARD_DEVIATION 4.90 • n=10 Participants
16.03 units on a scale
STANDARD_DEVIATION 5.11 • n=20 Participants
Quick Dementia Rating System (QDRS) Category
Mild cognitive impairment
4 Participants
n=10 Participants
4 Participants
n=10 Participants
8 Participants
n=20 Participants
Quick Dementia Rating System (QDRS) Category
Mild dementia
4 Participants
n=10 Participants
3 Participants
n=10 Participants
7 Participants
n=20 Participants
STOP-BANG sleep apnea scale
High risk
1 Participants
n=10 Participants
0 Participants
n=10 Participants
1 Participants
n=20 Participants
STOP-BANG sleep apnea scale
Intermediate risk
5 Participants
n=10 Participants
1 Participants
n=10 Participants
6 Participants
n=20 Participants
STOP-BANG sleep apnea scale
Low risk
2 Participants
n=10 Participants
6 Participants
n=10 Participants
8 Participants
n=20 Participants

PRIMARY outcome

Timeframe: Up to 24 weeks following study initiation

Outcome measures

Outcome measures
Measure
Sleep Intervention
n=8 Participants
An FDA-authorized prescription digital cognitive behavioral therapy for insomnia (CBT-I) therapeutic treatment
Placebo Intervention
n=7 Participants
Placebo (quasi-desensitization) intervention for insomnia (which does not include any of the active components of CBT-I but implements in the same frequency and duration).
Number of Participants Enrolled to the Study
8 Participants
7 Participants

PRIMARY outcome

Timeframe: Through study completion, up to 34 weeks

Population: Data were not collected due to study termination prior to participants' assessment at the pre-specified time points.

Outcome measures

Outcome data not reported

SECONDARY outcome

Timeframe: Through study completion, up to 34 weeks

Population: Data were not collected due to study termination prior to participants' assessment at the pre-specified time points.

Week-long measurement using wrist actigraphy

Outcome measures

Outcome data not reported

SECONDARY outcome

Timeframe: Through study completion, up to 34 weeks

Population: Data were not collected due to study termination prior to participants' assessment at the pre-specified time points.

Outcome measures

Outcome data not reported

Adverse Events

Sleep Intervention

Serious events: 0 serious events
Other events: 0 other events
Deaths: 0 deaths

Placebo Intervention

Serious events: 0 serious events
Other events: 0 other events
Deaths: 0 deaths

Serious adverse events

Adverse event data not reported

Other adverse events

Adverse event data not reported

Additional Information

Dr. Yue Leng

University of California, San Francisco

Phone: 415 502 2949

Results disclosure agreements

  • Principal investigator is a sponsor employee
  • Publication restrictions are in place