A Behavioural Sleep Intervention for People With Mild Cognitive Impairment and Mild Dementia

Trial statusRecruiting
Trial phaseNot applicable
Trial typeInterventional
Biological sexAll
Age18+
SponsorThe Hong Kong Polytechnic University

About this trial

This is two arm pilot randomized controlled trial, with the intervention gorup receiving AI-supported behavioral sleep intervention and control group receiving usual care

Eligibility criteria

This trial does not accept healthy volunteers

Qualifiers

diagnosis of mild cognitive impairment or dementia with the global deterioration scale (GDS) score at 4 or lower; endorse one or more sleep problems; experience sleep issues an average of 3 or more nights per week over the past month; reachable by phone; ability to provide informed consent and willingness to participate in the study.

Disqualifiers

have a prior diagnosis of a primary sleep disorder (e.g., sleep apnoea); have a severe chronic illness that may cause sleep problems (e.g., emphysema); currently receiving medical, psychological, or psychiatric treatment for sleep disturbance or depression; severe visual or hearing impairment; uncontrolled medical conditions that may interfere with participation.

Trial design

Design model

Parallel

Treatments tested in this trial

  • AI-supported behavioral sleep intervention

    Behavioral

    Participants will receive 6 weekly sessions of group education and daily use of the AI sleep companion

  • control group

    Other intervention

    Usual care

Treatment groups

60 Participants
are divided into 2 treatment groups
Group A: InterventionExperimental treatment 1 intervention
Group B: ControlOther 1 intervention

Trial outcomes

Primary outcomes

1

Sleep disturbance

Sleep quality will be assessed using the Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI). Higher scores indicate poorer sleep quality.

Time frame
Baseline, immediately post-intervention (6 weeks)

Secondary outcomes

1

Dysfunctional beliefs and attitudes about sleep

The Dysfunctional Beliefs and Attitudes about Sleep scale will be used

Time frame
Baseline and immediately post-intervention
2

Emotional distress

will be measured with the Depression, Anxiety, and Stress-21 Scale

Time frame
Baseline and immediately post-intervention
3

Cognitive function

Montreal Cognitive Assessment (MoCA) 5-min Hong Kong version will be used

Time frame
Baselin and immediately post-intervention
4

Health related quality of life

EQ-5D will be used

Time frame
Baseline and immediately post-intervention

Other outcomes

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