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NIA_Improving Function and Well-being by Improving Patient Memory: Transdiagnostic Sleep and Circadian Treatment

University of California, Berkeley · NCT05986604

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Key facts

Compensation
Not posted. Ask the study team before screening.
Who can join
Ages 50+ · All sexes
Healthy volunteers
Accepted
Study type
Interventional · Not applicable
Target enrollment
178
US sites recruiting
1
Study start
January 4, 2024
Record last updated
November 24, 2025

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What the study is about

Mental illness is often chronic, severe, and difficult to treat. Though there has been significant progress towards establishing effective and efficient interventions for psychological health problems, many individuals do not gain lasting benefits from these treatments. The Memory Support Intervention (MSI) was developed utilizing existing findings from the cognitive science literature to improve treatment outcomes. In this study, the investigators aim to conduct an open trial that includes individuals 50 years and older to assess if a novel version of the Memory Support Intervention improves sleep and circadian functioning, reduces functional impairment, and improves patient memory for treatment.

Being studied: Memory Support Intervention; Transdiagnostic Intervention for Sleep and Circadian Dysfunction

Conditions: Sleep Disorder; Circadian Dysregulation; Memory Impairment

Eligibility criteria

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Inclusion criteria

  • Aged 50 years and older;
  • English language fluency;
  • Experiencing a mobility impairment;
  • Low income;
  • Exhibit a sleep or circadian disturbance as determined by endorsing 4 "quite a bit" or 5 "very much" (or the equivalent for reverse scored items) on one or more PROMIS-SD questions.
  • 25-30 on the Montreal Cognitive Assessment, as a negative screen for cognitive impairment.
  • Able/willing to give informed consent.

Exclusion criteria

  • Severe untreated sleep disordered breathing (AHI>30) or moderate untreated sleep disordered breathing with severe daytime sleepiness (AHI of 15-30 and Epworth Sleepiness Scale >10);
  • Medical conditions that prevent a participant from comprehending and following the basic tenants of treatment (e.g., dementia) or that interfere with sleep in a manner that can't be addressed by a cognitive behavioral treatment (e.g., the Structured Clinical Interview for Sleep Disorders will be used to screen for narcolepsy, REM sleep behavior disorder) or that may preclude full participation (e.g., receipt of end of life care);
  • Homelessness;
  • Night shift work >2 nights per week in the past 3 months;
  • Substance abuse/dependence only if it makes participation in the study unfeasible;
  • Suicide risk sufficient to preclude treatment on an outpatient basis.

Recruiting US locations

  • University of California, Berkeley

    Berkeley, CA 94720-1650

    Site contact: Allison Harvey, PhD · 510-642-7138 · aharvey@berkeley.edu

Study contacts (from the official record)

  • Allison Harvey, PhD · 5106427138 · aharvey@berkeley.edu
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