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Sleep Disturbance: early-phase trial registry

32 of 57 indexed Sleep Disturbance trials are currently recruiting, with more weight in Phase 1-2.

Corpus placement: #249 of 28,707 conditions by registered trial count.

57 US clinical trials · 32 currently recruiting · #249 of 28,707 conditions by registered trial count

Sleep Disturbance: 57 US clinical trials tracked, 32 recruiting.

Sleep Disturbance is the subject of 57 registered US clinical trials on ClinicalTrials.gov, 32 of them currently open to new participants. 3 are in Phase 3-4 (later-stage) and 5 in Phase 1-2 (earlier-stage). The most active sponsor is University of Pittsburgh, running 6 of these trials.

Enrollment posture brief

Registry condition sleep-disturbance

OPEN 32 | RECR 56% | LATE 3 | EARLY 5 | RANK #249 | SPON 6

Nearest open-share peer: Alcohol Intoxication (56% recruiting · 16 trials)

Sleep Disturbance (this)56%Trauma43.9%Anesthesia43.1%Diabetic Retinopathy25.9%Ocular Hypertension21.1%
Open-enrollment share among volume-matched conditions near Sleep Disturbance

Sleep Disturbance lists 32 open slots (56% of 57 indexed trials). Peers are matched on registered volume, not therapeutic-area browse lists. How peer matching works →

Key findings

What ClinicalTrials.gov does not surface for Sleep Disturbance on its own pages , computed from the registry mirror as of 2026-08-08. Each line carries its own denominator so it can be quoted as it stands.

  1. Sleep Disturbance is recruiting above its size-band peers.

    32 of 57 indexed trials (56.1%) are open to enrollment, against a 39.7% average across 762 conditions with 20-99 trials. The peer set uses the same ClinicalTrials.gov-derived counts as this page.

  2. Sponsorship of Sleep Disturbance trials is spread across many organizations.

    University of Pittsburgh accounts for 6 of 57 trials (10.5%). 41 distinct sponsors appear on at least one study for this condition label.

  3. Typical Sleep Disturbance enrolment sits around 91 participants.

    Median target enrolment is 91 among the 57 trials that report a genuine target (sentinel values excluded). 30 of those (52.6%) plan for fewer than 100 participants.

  4. Sleep Disturbance research is mostly interventional.

    55 interventional and 2 observational studies make up this index (96.5% interventional). Study type is sponsor-reported on ClinicalTrials.gov.

Phase 25Phase 32Phase 41

Open and recent trials

57 total, page 1 of 2

RECRUITING NA 456 participants

Enhancing Sleep Quality for Nursing Home Residents With Dementia - R33 Phase

University of Alabama, Tuscaloo

NCT05820919

RECRUITING NA 342 participants

Improving Maternal Sleep and Mental Health

University of Colorado, Colorado Springs

NCT06544941

RECRUITING NA 317 participants

Home Apnea Testing in CHildren Trial

Children's Hospital of Philadelphia

NCT05382754

RECRUITING NA 276 participants

Wellness App for Sleep Disturbance in Hematological Cancer Patients

The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio

NCT05294991

RECRUITING NA 240 participants

UCLA REST Study (REsearch on Sleep Techniques)

University of California, Los Angeles

NCT05576090

RECRUITING 200 participants

Medications for Opioid Use Disorder Photosensitive Retinal Ganglion Cell Function, Sleep, and Circadian Rhythms: Implications for Treatment

University of Alabama at Birmingham

NCT06104280

RECRUITING Phase 3 160 participants

REmotely-delivered Supportive Programs for Improving Surgical Pain and disTrEss

Wake Forest University Health Sciences

NCT05625360

RECRUITING NA 160 participants

RCT of a Weighted Blanket to Reduce Pain in Veterans With Chronic Pain

VA Office of Research and Development

NCT05963607

RECRUITING NA 150 participants

Sleep Disturbance and Emotion Regulation Brain Dysfunction as Mechanisms of Neuropsychiatric Symptoms in Alzheimer's Dementia

Stanford University

NCT04100057

RECRUITING NA 120 participants

Personalized Approach To Habits - Sleep

KDH Research & Communication

NCT07029919

RECRUITING NA 115 participants

SPARK Healthy Sleep

Indiana University

NCT07119268

RECRUITING 100 participants

Sleep and Central Auditory Processing Disorder in Autism Spectrum Disorder

Loma Linda University

NCT06059352

RECRUITING NA 100 participants

Sleep Promotion Program Primary Care

University of Pittsburgh

NCT06240325

RECRUITING Phase 3 100 participants

Evaluating the Effects of Tasimelteon in Individuals With Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) and Sleep Disturbances

Vanda Pharmaceuticals

NCT05361707

RECRUITING Phase 2 100 participants

Targeting Cognition in Early Alzheimer's Disease by Improving Sleep With Trazodone

Johns Hopkins University

NCT05282550

RECRUITING NA 100 participants

A Multi-Modal Combination Intervention to Promote Cognitive Function in Older Intensive Care Unit Survivors

University of Washington

NCT06411561

RECRUITING NA 90 participants

A Study to Evaluate the Effects of a Supplement on the Side Effects Associated With Stimulant Medications

Outliers

NCT07380412

RECRUITING NA 90 participants

Transdiagnostic Sleep and Circadian Intervention + Bright Light in Adolescents With Elevated Depression (TranS-C+BL)

University of Pittsburgh

NCT06963463

RECRUITING NA 80 participants

Sleep Enhancement for Older Adults Living With Memory Loss And Their Care Partners

Emory University

NCT06250725

RECRUITING Phase 2 80 participants

Nuestro Sueno: Cultural Adaptation of a Couples Intervention to Improve PAP Adherence and Sleep Health Among Latino Couples With Implications for Alzheimer's Disease Risk

University of Utah

NCT06649929

RECRUITING NA 70 participants

The Iowa ACEs and Sleep Cohort and Manipulating Sleep in Young Adults With ACEs Studies

Nathaniel Jenkins

NCT06454344

RECRUITING NA 55 participants

The Dream Team: Testing Implementation of a Sleep Intervention for Perinatal Women Delivered by Direct Care Workers

Rhode Island Hospital

NCT06737055

RECRUITING NA 50 participants

Optimizing Attention and Sleep Intervention Study

University of Pittsburgh

NCT05683756

RECRUITING Phase 4 40 participants

Using Dupilumab to Improve Circadian Function, Sleep and Pruritus in Children With Moderate/Severe Atopic Dermatitis

Northwestern University

NCT05042258

RECRUITING NA 40 participants

Art Therapy and Emotional Well Being in Military Populations With Posttraumatic Stress Symptoms

Walter Reed National Military Medical Center

NCT05414708

RECRUITING NA 34 participants

VR-PMR for Post-Burn Symptoms

Johns Hopkins University

NCT07317271

RECRUITING NA 30 participants

PICU-related Sleep and Circadian Dysregulation Pilot Study

State University of New York at Buffalo

NCT06505447

RECRUITING NA 23 participants

Adjunctive Bright Light Therapy for Opioid Use Disorder

Arizona State University

NCT05459922

RECRUITING NA 20 participants

Mindfulness-Based Intervention for Pain and Sleep in Adolescents and Young Adults With Sickle Cell Disease

University of Illinois at Chicago

NCT07402811

RECRUITING NA 20 participants

The Acute T-Rex (Timing of Resistance Exercise) Study

University of Utah

NCT06366399

RECRUITING NA 10 participants

Developing Restful Environments and Management Strategies for Pediatric Stem Cell Transplant Patients

Dana-Farber Cancer Institute

NCT06468618

RECRUITING NA 10 participants

The Power Down Pilot Study: A Novel Bedtime Manipulation Protocol

University of Pittsburgh

NCT06386029

ACTIVE NOT RECRUITING Phase 2 470 participants

RECOVER-SLEEP: Platform Protocol, Appendix_B (CPSD)

Duke University

NCT06404112

ACTIVE NOT RECRUITING NA 180 participants

Auricular Acupuncture for Sleep Disturbances

Paul Crawford

NCT04956341

ACTIVE NOT RECRUITING NA 95 participants

Improving Sleep in Gynecologic Cancer Survivors

University of Arizona

NCT05044975

ACTIVE NOT RECRUITING NA 50 participants

Racial Differences in Circadian and Sleep Mechanisms for Nicotine Dependence, Craving, and Withdrawal

University of Alabama at Birmingham

NCT03968900

ACTIVE NOT RECRUITING NA 50 participants

Sweet Scents to Sweet Dreams

Duquesne University

NCT06247696

ACTIVE NOT RECRUITING NA 30 participants

Settling Down for Sleep in ADHD: The Impact of Sensory and Arousal Systems on Sleep in ADHD

University of Pittsburgh

NCT06406309

ACTIVE NOT RECRUITING NA 28 participants

Dry Needling and Therapeutic Exercise on Sleep in Individuals With Chronic Neck Pain and Sleep Disturbance

Mayo Clinic

NCT06275074

COMPLETED NA 2,118 participants

Providing Mental Health Precision Treatment

University of Michigan

NCT04342494

COMPLETED Phase 2 830 participants

RECOVER-SLEEP: Platform Protocol

Duke University

NCT06404086

COMPLETED NA 500 participants

Radicle Revive 24: A Study of Health and Wellness Products on Menopausal Health and Related Health Outcomes

Radicle Science

NCT06749288

COMPLETED NA 388 participants

Calm Sleep Coaching

Arizona State University

NCT04566822

COMPLETED NA 367 participants

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Arthritis Pain and Insomnia in Older Adults

University of Washington

NCT01142349

COMPLETED NA 188 participants

A Brief Patient-Controlled Intervention for a Symptom Cluster in Advanced Cancer

University of Wisconsin, Madison

NCT01954420

COMPLETED NA 128 participants

A Study of a Sleep Supplement to Improve Sleep in Women Going Through Menopause

Bonafide Health

NCT07375095

COMPLETED NA 114 participants

Sleep Assessment: The Benefits of Identifying Sleep Disturbance Using a Sleep Questionnaire

University of Texas at Austin

NCT06074224

COMPLETED NA 108 participants

Sleep Hygiene Intervention on Undergraduate Students' Sleep and Stress

Wayne State University

NCT05933746

COMPLETED NA 91 participants

Telehealth Delivery of Treatment for Sleep Disturbances in Young Children With Autism Spectrum Disorder

The Cleveland Clinic

NCT03668873

COMPLETED NA 90 participants

Impact of Bed Provision and Sleep Education

Saint Joseph's University, Philadelphia

NCT04536766

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Phase Distribution

PhaseTrial count
Phase 2 5
Phase 3 2
Phase 4 1

Named interventions

Most-linked intervention names on Sleep Disturbance records (sponsor-reported on ClinicalTrials.gov). Counts are trial links, not unique products.

Melatonin Drug
2 trials
Placebo Drug
2 trials
Enhanced Usual Care Control Other
1 trials
Moderate Anxiety/depression: Low Intensity Stepped care Other
1 trials
Severe Anxiety/depression: High Intensity Stepped Care Other
1 trials
Lifestyles C Behavioral
1 trials
Lifestyles B Behavioral
1 trials
Lifestyles A Behavioral
1 trials

US sites by state

Facility locations filed on Sleep Disturbance trials. A trial with sites in several states counts in each.

Pennsylvania 10 trials
California 9 trials
Illinois 6 trials
Arizona 6 trials
Texas 4 trials
Georgia 4 trials
Colorado 4 trials
Utah 3 trials

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov, National Library of Medicine. Data is informational only.

What to do with this Sleep Disturbance page

57 registered trials, 32 currently recruiting, is a starting point for a conversation, not a diagnosis or a recommendation.

Trial and recruiting counts reflect ClinicalTrials.gov registry status as of the data vintage above; individual trial eligibility and enrollment status can change.

Every figure on PlainTrial is rendered directly from the ClinicalTrials.gov registry, no number is typed in by an editor. This Sleep Disturbance condition card totals 57 registered trials; most-linked intervention Melatonin; top US site state Pennsylvania. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, the data changelog, or report a data error.