NiteCAPP: Web-based Interventions for Insomnia in Rural Dementia Caregivers

Eligibility criteria

Inclusion:
Caregiver Eligibility. Inclusion criteria: 1. 18+ yrs, 2. CG living with PWD, 3. willing to be randomized, 4. read/understand English, 5. insomnia diagnosis, 6. no prescribed or over the counter sleep meds for 1+ mo, or stabilized 6+ mos.
* Insomnia: 1. complaints for 6+ mos, 2. adequate opportunity and circumstances for sleep, 3. 1+ of the following: difficulty falling asleep, staying asleep or waking too early, 4. daytime dysfunction (mood, cognitive, social, occupational) due to insomnia, 5. baseline diaries indicate >30 mins of sleep onset latency or wake after sleep onset on 3+ nts.
PWD Eligibility. 1. probable/possible Alzheimer's Disease (self-report or primary care provider written confirm), 2. 1+ problem on Nighttime Behavior Inv. 3+ nts/wk, 3. tolerate actigraphy, 4. no sleep meds 1+ mo or stabilized 6+ mos, 5. untreated sleep disorder for which CBT-I is not recommended (e.g., apnea), 6. scoring \<32 on Sleep Apnea scale, Sleep Disorders Ques.
Exclusion:
CG Exclusion criteria: 1. unable to consent, 2. cognitive impairment [Telephone Interview for Cognitive Status (TICS) \<25], 3. sleep disorder other than insomnia [i.e., apnea (apnea/hypopnea index-AHI >15)], 4. bipolar or seizure disorder, 5. other major psychopathology except depression or anxiety (e.g., suicidal, psychotic), 6. severe untreated psychiatric comorbidity, 7. psychotropic or other medications (e.g., beta-blockers) that alter sleep, 8. non-pharmacological tx for sleep or mood outside current trial.

The sponsor's own eligibility wording, lightly reformatted. The study team makes the final eligibility decision — worth discussing with your doctor.

Eligibility criteria as of 2026-04-01