Developing and Testing of Behavioral Intervention Programs for Hispanic Cancer Survivors With Insomnia

This study focuses on improving insomnia among Hispanic cancer survivors by adapting andtesting two culturally appropriate sleep programs. First, up to 32 Hispanic cancersurvivors will participate in four focus groups, with 6‐8 participants per group, toprovide feedback to help culturally adapt a Body‐Mind Training (BMT) program andCognitive Behavioral Therapy for Insomnia (CBT‐I) in both English and Spanish. Eight ofthese participants will also complete individual interviews to provide additionalfeedback on the adapted programs. Second, 58 Hispanic cancer survivors with insomnia willparticipate in a randomized pilot study comparing BMT and CBT‐I to determine whether theprograms are feasible, acceptable, and practical for participants to complete. Third, thestudy will explore whether BMT and CBT‐I improve insomnia, using bothparticipant‐reported insomnia symptoms and objective sleep measures collected with awrist‐worn activity monitor. Sleep will be assessed before the program, shortly after itends, and three months later. The findings will help inform the design of a larger studycomparing these approaches for treating insomnia among Hispanic cancer survivors.