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Trial reportArchives of clinical neuropsychology : the official journal of the National Academy of Neuropsychologists2025

The Impact of Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Insomnia on Neurofilament Light and Phosphorylated Tau in Individuals with a Concussion.

Rebecca Ludwig, Michael Rippee, Linda D'Silva, Jeff Radel, Aaron M Eakman, Jill Morris, Alvin Beltramo, Michelle Drerup, Catherine Siengsukon

2 registry-linked trialsAbstract readRandomized Controlled Trial
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Trial report in Archives of clinical neuropsychology : the official journal of the National Academy of Neuropsychologists, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to 2 registered trials, which are not on this map. Cited by 1 paper.

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2 · The registry

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Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

NCT04885205 nacompletednot on this map

Use of Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Insomnia in Individuals With a Concussion

TypeinterventionalSponsorUniversity of Kansas Medical CenterRan2021 to 2022Enrolled40ConditionsConcussion, MildArmscognitive behavioral therapy for insomnia (CBT-I)
NCT07636408 nanot yet recruitingnot on this mapstarted 2026, after this paper: background citation

Enhancing Sleep to Improve Brain-heart Functions in People With Persistent Post-concussion Symptoms

TypeinterventionalSponsorUniversity of OttawaRan2026 to 2027Enrolled70ConditionsInsomnia, Concussion Post SyndromeArmsCBT-pI, Sleep Hygiene
3 · Its place in the literature

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

9 authors.

Rebecca LudwigDepartment of Physical Therapy, Rehabilitation Science, and Athletic Training, University of Kansas Medical Center, 3901 Rainbow Blvd. Mail Stop 2002, Kansas City, KS 66160, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-0029-6361
Michael RippeeDepartment of Neurology, University of Kansas Medical Center, 3901 Rainbow Blvd, Mailstop 2012, Kansas City, KS 66160, USA.
Linda D'SilvaDepartment of Physical Therapy, Rehabilitation Science, and Athletic Training, University of Kansas Medical Center, 3901 Rainbow Blvd. Mail Stop 2002, Kansas City, KS 66160, USA.
Jeff RadelDepartment of Occupational Therapy and Therapeutic Science, University of Kansas Medical Center, 3901 Rainbow Blvd Mail Stop 2003 Kansas City, KS 66160, USA.
Aaron M EakmanDepartment of Occupational Therapy, Colorado State University, 850 Oval Drive Mail Stop 1501, Fort Collins, CO 80523, USA.
Jill MorrisDepartment of Neurology, University of Kansas Medical Center, 3901 Rainbow Blvd, Mailstop 2012, Kansas City, KS 66160, USA.
Alvin BeltramoDepartment of Biostatistics and Data Science, University of Kansas Medical Center, 3901 Rainbow Blvd, Mailstop 1026, Kansas City, KS 66160, USA.
Michelle DrerupSleep Disorders Center, Cleveland Clinic, Neurological Institute, 9500 Euclid Ave Cleveland, OH 44195, USA.
Catherine SiengsukonDepartment of Physical Therapy, Rehabilitation Science, and Athletic Training, University of Kansas Medical Center, 3901 Rainbow Blvd. Mail Stop 2002, Kansas City, KS 66160, USA.

Funding

Kansas University Training Program in Neurological and Rehabilitation SciencesT32HD057850 · NICHD · UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS MEDICAL CENTER · PI Jacob J. Sosnoff · 2009 to 2026
$3.4M
Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human DevelopmentNICHD NIH HHS T32 HD057850NIH HHS T32HD057850
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundConcussions damage neurologic tissue, increasing release of intercellular proteins including phosphorylated Tau (pTau) and neurofilament light (NfL). Disrupted sleep from a concussion negatively impacts the ability of the glymphatic system to remove cellular waste from the brain.

objectiveThe purpose of this study was to determine if enhancing sleep using Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Insomnia (CBT-I) impacts pTau and NFL levels following a concussion.

methodsThis is pre/post intervention analysis of a larger wait-list control study. Participants had their blood sampled pre/post the CBT-I intervention which was analyzed using SIMOA analytics. Paired sampling statistics and linear regression models were used to examine how insomnia severity impacts pTau181 and NfL.

resultsTwenty-eight participants were enrolled in this study. Age and baseline protein level were significantly associated with post-intervention protein levels, but post-intervention insomnia severity was not associated with post-intervention protein levels. About 50% of participants that had clinically meaningful change in insomnia and had a reduction in their NfL and pTau181 values.

conclusionsPost-intervention insomnia was not associated with post-intervention NfL or pTau. Yet, on an individual level, ~50% of participants had a clinically meaningful change in insomnia and reduced level of NfL and pTau 18.1. CLINICAL

trial registrationNCT04885205 https://clinicaltrials.gov.

Indexed as

Brain ConcussionCognitive Behavioral TherapyNeurofilament ProteinsSleep Initiation and Maintenance Disorderstau ProteinsAdultFemaleHumansMaleMiddle AgedPhosphorylationYoung AdultMAPT protein, humanneurofilament protein LNeurofilament Proteinstau ProteinsCognitive Behavioral therapy for insomniaConcussionInsomniaNfLpTau181

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PMID39504933
PMCPMC12034518

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