Team Members

Nalaka Gooneratne, MD, MSc

Research Areas

Funder

ALACRITY Pilot Program

Financial Incentives for Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Insomnia in Patients with PTSD

Aims:

1.       Develop a mobile app for visual micropayment incentives (VMIc);

2.       Conduct a randomized trial in posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) patients undergoing Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Insomnia (CBT-I) with three arms: no compensation controls; monthly payment alone; and VMIc;

3.       Assess the impact of improved adherence on evidence-based CBT-I outcomes (exploratory).