NCT07862348 · University of Alabama at Birmingham
Sleep Better, Live Better Study
(SBLB)
What this study is about
The goal of this clinical trial is to determine the effects of a 12-week sleep behavioral program for adults ages 25-65 with poor sleep and elevated cardiometabolic risk.
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The goal of this clinical trial is to determine the effects of a 12-week sleep behavioral program for adults ages 25-65 with poor sleep and elevated cardiometabolic risk. The main questions it aims to answer are: To evaluate the feasibility of recruitment, enrollment, retention, and data collection; program fidelity; and participant engagement with coaching sessions, text messages, and weekly check-ins; and to assess preliminary pre-post program changes in participant self-reported sleep, sleep self-efficacy, action and coping constructs, and Brain Care Score. Participants will: Complete seven structured sleep coaching sessions by telephone; complete a brief weekly check-in questionnaire received by text message; and receive weekly automated one-way text messaging support.
Interventions
BEHAVIORAL
Sleep Better, Live Better
Sleep program designed to target modifiable behavioral processes underlying sleep health, including action planning, coping planning, and self-efficacy, to support behavioral change. Participants select one or two sleep behavioral targets to improve and then over 12 weeks, complete seven structured sleep coaching sessions by telephone, complete brief weekly check-in questionnaire received by text message; and receive weekly automated one-way text messaging support.
Primary outcome measures
Change in Sleep Self-Efficacy From Baseline to 12 Weeks
Time frame: From baseline to 12 weeks.
Sleep self-efficacy will be assessed using the 9-item Sleep Self-Efficacy Scale. Each item is rated on a 5-point scale from 1 (not confident at all) to 5 (very confident) and summed to produce a total score ranging from 9 - 45. Higher scores indicate greater confidence in performing sleep-related behaviors. (Scoring: sum the 9 items: possible total = 9 - 45, higher = greater sleep self-efficacy.) The outcome will be the change in Sleep Self-Efficacy Scale score from baseline to 12 weeks.
Who can participate
This study lists these criteria on ClinicalTrials.gov. A study coordinator reviews eligibility during screening — this page does not determine whether you qualify.
Inclusion criteria
- Adults ages 25-65;
- Self-reported sleep duration \<7 hours per night;
- Elevated cardiometabolic risk, i.e., presence of one or more of the following - hypertension, obesity, hyperlipidemia, diabetes;
- Sleep is a behavioral target that individual wants to improve;
- Complete eligibility screening procedures: Insomnia Severity Index (ISI-7), STOP-BANG, Epworth Sleepiness Scale (ESS);
- Access to a smartphone, capable of receiving text messages and text links;
- Able to speak and read English;
- Willing and able to provide informed consent and participate in all study procedures
Exclusion criteria
- Exceeds eligibility screening thresholds: ISI-7 score ≥22, STOP-BANG score ≥5, ESS score ≥11;
- Unable to complete study procedures in English;
- No access to mobile phone with text messaging features;
Where
- Birmingham, Alabama
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Will I receive a placebo instead of treatment?
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Data: ClinicalTrials.gov · synced Oct 7, 2026 · Source of record for eligibility and locations