Sleep HygieneSBLBNCT07862348
Sleep Better, Live Better Study
A study testing Sleep Better, Live Better in people with Sleep Hygiene and Sleep Duration, run by University of Alabama at Birmingham at 1 site in United States.
Trial summary
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… Read more about this study
- Who is it for?
- Ages 25 to 65 years
- Conditions the study is for
- Sleep Hygiene, Sleep Duration, Health Behavior
- What is being tested?
- Sleep Better, Live Better
- Type of treatment
- Lifestyle or therapy programme
- Could I receive a placebo?
- No, everyone receives an active treatment
- How many people
- 25 participants
- Where
- 1 siteUnited States
- Study dates
- 1 Oct 2026to 31 Jul 2027
- Phase
- Interventional
- Are there results?
- Not yet: the study is under way
Key requirements
Who can take part, as listed by the sponsor. Only the study team can confirm whether you are eligible, so take this list to your doctor.
- Ages 25 to 65 years
- All sexes
- No healthy volunteers
- Adult, Older adult
Who may be able to join
- 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
Who cannot join
- 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;
- Pregnancy
Trial locations and contacts
1 site in 1 country. Contact the study team or a site near you to ask about taking part.
United States1 site, 1 recruiting
- Recruiting
University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB)
Birmingham, Alabama, 35294
Catherine D Jones, PhD, MSPH, 205-975-7307, catherinejones@uabmc.edu
Ronald M Lazar, PhD
About this study
Official title: A Feasibility Study of the Sleep Better, Live Better Program in a Primary Care-Recruited Population [Sleep Better, Live Better (SBLB) Study]
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.
Read the detailed description
Sleep disruption is a common and modifiable behavioral risk factor associated with hypertension, impaired glucose regulation, systemic inflammation, cognitive dysfunction, and cardiovascular disease. Poor sleep is highly prevalent in the Southeastern United States, where rates of cardiometabolic disease and cognitive decline are disproportionately high. Despite growing recognition of sleep as a core component of cardiovascular and brain health, sleep health is rarely addressed in routine primary care beyond general sleep hygiene recommendations. Adults with elevated cardiometabolic risk often experience competing demands, chronic stress, and multiple comorbidities that make sustained sleep behavior change difficult. Low-cost, scalable behavioral sleep programs that can be integrated into primary care settings are needed. This study will provide preliminary data needed to inform future larger-scale behavioral sleep studies and implementation focused research in high-risk primary care populations.
- Conditions
- Sleep Hygiene, Sleep Duration, Health Behavior, Self Efficacy, Sleep
- Being tested
- Sleep Better, Live Better
- Keywords
- Modifiable behaviors, Brain Health, Sleep Health, Sleep Hygiene, Health Action Process Approach, Primary Care
- Medical subject headings
- Sleep Hygiene, Health Behavior
What participants receive
What participants receive. In a randomised study each person is assigned to one group by chance.
Sleep Better, Live BetterBehavioural
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.
| Study group | Role | What they receive |
|---|---|---|
| Sleep behavioral program | Experimental | The 12-week sleep behavioral program consists of: Seven structured sleep coaching sessions by telephone; Brief weekly check-in questionnaire received by text message; and Weekly automated one-way text messaging support. Receives: Behavioral: Sleep Better, Live Better |
What is being measured
The primary outcome is the main question the study is designed to answer.
Change in Sleep Self-Efficacy 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.
Measured: From baseline to 12 weeks.
Secondary outcomes (3)
Change in Sleep Action Planning From Baseline to 12 Weeks
Sleep action planning will be assessed using the 5-item Sleep Action Planning Scale. Items are rated on a 5-point Likert scale from 1 (strongly disagree) to 5 (strongly agree). The mean of the five items is calculated, producing a score ranging from 1 to 5, with higher scores indicating stronger action planning for healthy sleep behaviors. The outcome will be the change in mean score from baseline to 12 weeks.
Measured: From baseline to 12 weeks
Change in Sleep Coping Planning From Baseline to 12 Weeks
Sleep coping planning will be assessed using the 5-item Sleep Coping Planning Scale. Items are rated on a 5-point Likert scale from 1 (strongly disagree) to 5 (strongly agree). The mean of the five items is calculated, producing a score ranging from 1 to 5, with higher scores indicating stronger planning for managing barriers to healthy sleep. The outcome will be the change in mean score from baseline to 12 weeks.
Measured: From baseline to 12 weeks.
Change in PROMIS Sleep Disturbance Score From Baseline to 12 Weeks
Sleep disturbance will be assessed using the PROMIS Sleep Disturbance Short Form 8a, an 8-item self-report measure assessing sleep quality and sleep-related difficulties during the past 7 days. Item responses are summed and converted to standardized PROMIS T-scores, with higher scores indicating greater sleep disturbance. The outcome will be the change in PROMIS Sleep Disturbance score from baseline to 12 weeks.
Measured: From baseline to 12 weeks.
Timeline
From the start of the study to its completion; the mark is today. Estimated dates are the sponsor’s plan.
- First posted7 Oct 2026
- Study start1 Oct 2026 (estimated)
- Primary completion31 Jul 2027 (estimated)
- Study completion31 Jul 2027 (estimated)
Resources
- Official record on ClinicalTrials.govThe registry entry this page is built from, with its full change history.
- Other trials for Sleep HygieneStudies of the same condition, open and under way.
- More trials run by University of Alabama at BirminghamThe sponsor's other registered studies.
- What the trial phases meanHow a treatment moves from first tests in people to approval.
More details
For doctors and researchers: how the study is designed, who runs it, and its registry IDs.
Study design
- Study type
- Interventional
- Phase
- Phase N/A
- Primary purpose
- Health services research
- Allocation
- Not applicable
- Intervention model
- Single group
- Masking
- None (open label)
- Enrolment
- 25 participants (estimated)
Sponsor and investigators
- Lead sponsor
- University of Alabama at Birmingham
- Sponsor type
- University, hospital or other
- Responsible party
- Principal investigator, Ronald M. Lazar, PhD, University of Alabama at Birmingham
- Investigators
- Ronald M Lazar, PhD, Principal investigator, University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB)
IDs, dates and publications
- ClinicalTrials.gov ID
- NCT07862348
- Sponsor's protocol ID
- IRB-300017183
- Other IDs
- UAB McKnight Brain Institute
- Acronym
- SBLB
- Status last verified
- Oct 2026
- First submitted
- 1 Oct 2026
- Last updated
- 7 Oct 2026
- Results posted
- No
- Data monitoring committee
- No
- FDA-regulated drug
- No
- FDA-regulated device
- No
- Individual data sharing
- No
Study at a glance
From the registry record, last updated by the sponsor on 7 Oct 2026. Recruitment status is as the sponsor reported it: confirm with the study team.
- Official title
- A Feasibility Study of the Sleep Better, Live Better Program in a Primary Care-Recruited Population [Sleep Better, Live Better (SBLB) Study]
- ClinicalTrials.gov ID
- NCT07862348
- Acronym / sponsor ID
- SBLB / IRB-300017183
- Conditions
- Sleep Hygiene, Sleep Duration, Health Behavior, Self Efficacy, Sleep
- Keywords
- Modifiable behaviors, Brain Health, Sleep Health, Sleep Hygiene, Health Action Process Approach, Primary Care
- Study type
- Interventional
- Recruitment status
- Recruiting
- Enrolment
- 25 participants (estimated)
- Lead sponsor
- University of Alabama at BirminghamUniversity, hospital or other
- Study start
- 1 Oct 2026 (estimated)
- Primary completion
- 31 Jul 2027 (estimated)
- Study completion
- 31 Jul 2027 (estimated)
- First posted
- 7 Oct 2026 (actual)
- Results
- Not posted in the source record
Clinical summary
The research question as the sponsor registered it. This describes what the study plans to test, not what it found.
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.
Detailed description
Sleep disruption is a common and modifiable behavioral risk factor associated with hypertension, impaired glucose regulation, systemic inflammation, cognitive dysfunction, and cardiovascular disease. Poor sleep is highly prevalent in the Southeastern United States, where rates of cardiometabolic disease and cognitive decline are disproportionately high. Despite growing recognition of sleep as a core component of cardiovascular and brain health, sleep health is rarely addressed in routine primary care beyond general sleep hygiene recommendations. Adults with elevated cardiometabolic risk often experience competing demands, chronic stress, and multiple comorbidities that make sustained sleep behavior change difficult. Low-cost, scalable behavioral sleep programs that can be integrated into primary care settings are needed. This study will provide preliminary data needed to inform future larger-scale behavioral sleep studies and implementation focused research in high-risk primary care populations.
Study design
- Primary purpose
- Health services research
- Allocation
- Not applicable
- Intervention model
- Single group
- Masking
- None (open label)
- Number of arms
- 1
| Arm | Type | Receives |
|---|---|---|
| Sleep behavioral program | Experimental | Behavioral: Sleep Better, Live BetterThe 12-week sleep behavioral program consists of: Seven structured sleep coaching sessions by telephone; Brief weekly check-in questionnaire received by text message; and Weekly automated one-way text messaging support. |
Who may qualify
- Ages
- 25 to 65 years
- Sex
- All
- Healthy volunteers
- Not accepted
- Age groups
- Adult, Older adult
Key inclusion criteria (8 listed)
- 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);
Key exclusion criteria (4 listed)
- 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;
- Pregnancy
Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening; this overview does not establish that a patient qualifies. Full inclusion and exclusion criteria.
Interventions
| Intervention | Type | Arms |
|---|---|---|
| Sleep Better, Live BetterSleep 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. | Behavioural | Sleep behavioral program |
Primary outcome
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.
3 secondary outcomes
Change in Sleep Action Planning From Baseline to 12 Weeks
Time frame: From baseline to 12 weeks
Change in Sleep Coping Planning From Baseline to 12 Weeks
Time frame: From baseline to 12 weeks.
Change in PROMIS Sleep Disturbance Score From Baseline to 12 Weeks
Time frame: From baseline to 12 weeks.
Results and safety
This study is still under way. Results are not available in the source record yet.
Research links
- Official record on ClinicalTrials.govLast updated by the sponsor 7 Oct 2026.
- Individual participant dataSharing planned: No
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Referral and contact
AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals. Contact the study team or a site listed below; they decide who can take part.
Ronald M Lazar, PhD principal investigator
University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB)
1 site in 1 country: see every site and its status.
Questions about this trial
What is this clinical trial studying?
A study testing Sleep Better, Live Better in people with Sleep Hygiene and Sleep Duration, run by University of Alabama at Birmingham at 1 site in United States.
The full registered description is in the About this study section and the official record.
Who may be eligible to take part?
The sponsor lists 8 inclusion and 4 exclusion criteria. Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening, so read the full criteria and contact a listed site.
Is this clinical trial currently recruiting?
The record says: looking for participants now, as of the sponsor's last update on 7 Oct 2026. Status can change between updates, so confirm with the study contact before making plans.
Where is the study taking place?
The record lists 1 site in United States. Whether a site is taking part right now should be confirmed with that site. See every site.
What are the possible benefits and risks?
They depend on the study and the treatment, and no study can promise a benefit. The study team explains the known risks during informed consent, before anyone joins; the record itself does not list them.
Are results available for this study?
This study is still under way. Results are not available in the source record yet.
How can a doctor refer a patient or contact the research team?
Contact Catherine D Jones, PhD, MSPH (205-975-7307, catherinejones@uabmc.edu), or a site near the patient. AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals.
What does the primary outcome measure?
Change in Sleep Self-Efficacy From Baseline to 12 Weeks (time frame: From baseline to 12 weeks.). It is what the study was designed to measure, not a finding.
Where can I read the original study information?
Does a listing mean the treatment is approved or proven to work?
No. A listing means the study is registered. It does not show that the treatment is safe, works, or is approved by a regulator.
How often is this information updated?
AzTrials copies changed records from ClinicalTrials.gov every night and reloads the whole registry every week. The sponsor last updated this record on 7 Oct 2026.