Memorial University is launching a new app to help cancer survivors struggling with insomnia.
iCANSleep is a smartphone app designed to help cancer survivors overcome sleeplessness through cognitive behavioural therapy.
The clinical trial is being led by Dr. Sheila Garland of MUN’s Department of Psychology and Discipline of Oncology.
She says up to 60 per cent of cancer survivors experience trouble falling and staying asleep, yet few have access to sleep treatment.
She says the app delivers personalized cognitive behavioural therapy and is more effective than medication for long-term improvement. She calls work on the app over the last four years, “a labour of love.”
She says the aim is to bridge gaps in accessing trained interventions due to geography or the number of available providers in a given area.