Grants and Contributions:
Title:
Transforming Insomnia Care: Deployment of CBT-I in a Mobile Application
Agreement Number:
1042512
Agreement Value:
$497,773.00
Agreement Date:
May 14, 2026 - Mar 31, 2028
Description:
Non-pharmacological interventions centered around lifestyle modifications, especially sleep, constitute promising approaches to delay the onset or progression of neurodegenerative diseases impacting cognition. An important challenge for the implementation of such interventions is the ability to deliver them in an accessible and ecological context. To address these challenges, we will integrate a validated sleep intervention - cognitive-behavioral therapy for insomnia (eCBTi+) - from CRIUGM’s e-SPACE web platform into DigiSensing, a digital phenotyping platform and smartphone application developed at NRC. This integration aims to enhance accessibility, acceptability, engagement, and adherence among older adults, while enabling more personalized treatment and
feedback. The integrated solution will first be tested and refined with selected participants before broader deployment across Canada to assess its acceptability and usability among older adults living in their communities.Additionally, effectiveness of the intervention will be assessed using objective and subjective sleep-related outcomes.
Organization:
National Research Council Canada
Expected Results:
In the short term, anticipated outcomes will be strengthened collaborations across industry, academia, and government to support research excellence. In the medium term, anticipated outcomes will be the development of new and potentially disruptive technologies with collaborators. In the long term, find collaborative solutions to public policy challenges and create stronger innovation systems.
Location:
Montreal, Quebec, CA H2L 4M1
Reference Number:
172-2026-2027-Q1-1042512
Agreement Type:
Grant
Report Type:
Grants and Contributions
Recipient Business Number:
141690743
Recipient Type:
Academia
Recipient's Legal Name:
Centre intégré universitaire de santé et de services sociaux du Centre-Sud-de-l'Île-de-Montréal
Federal Riding Name:
Laurier--Sainte-Marie
Federal Riding Number:
24037
Program:
Collaborative Science, Technology and Innovation Program - Collaborative R&D Initiatives
Program Purpose:
Collaborate on multiparty research and development programs to catalyze transformative, high-risk, high-reward research with the potential for game-changing scientific discoveries and technological breakthroughs in priority areas.
NAICS Code:
541710 - R&D in the physical, engineering and life sciences