Learn about the Health Intervention and Treatment Research Lab (HIT Lab) projects.
Projects in Recruitment
If you are interested in participating in a research study, please call us at 573-882-8598 or or email hitresearchlab@gmail.com!.
Project ReTRAIN
We are recruiting adults who drink alcohol and have insomnia to participate in an insomnia treatment study. No sleep medication is involved. Part I involves a diagnostic assessment to determine what (if any) sleep disorders you might have. Those who are interested and eligible will be invited to the treatment phase of the study. Remote appointments are available. Participants earn $30 for the diagnostic portion of the study and up to $415 (+ a FitBit device) for completion of all aspects of the study.
Funded by the National Institutes of Health.
TeleBASICS
Recruitment coming soon! Designed for college students at the University of Missouri, in collaboration with the University of Houston.
Funded by the National Institutes of Health.
Completed Projects (past 5 years)
Real-Time Assessment of Memory (Project REALM)
This ecological momentary assessment study aimed to identify blackout events in real time. Participants completed memory tasks every hour while drinking alcohol.
Funded by the Missouri Center for Addiction Research and Engagement.
The Drinking Dashboard Study
This was a randomized controlled trial for young adults (18-30y) who experience blackouts (memory impairment as a result of drinking). Participants completed short (~3min) surveys every day for one month – and then a follow-up survey ~3 months later.
Funded by the National Institutes of Health.
iTAP for Veterans
This was a randomized controlled trial testing the efficacy of Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Insomnia (CBT-I) among veterans who drink and have insomnia (N=71). Participants completed three bursts of daily assessments at baseline, end-of-treatment, and 3 months after the end of treatment.
Funded by the National Institutes of Health.
Project SAVE: Sleep and Alcohol use in Veterans
This was a randomized controlled trial testing the efficacy of Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Insomnia (CBT-I) among Veterans in treatment for alcohol use disorder at the local VA (N=67). Participants completed three bursts of daily assessments at baseline, post-treatment, and 6-week follow-up. They also completed cognitive tasks (e.g., N-back) and physiological assessments (e.g., overnight HRV). Search the following to see results: PMC10285676.
Funded by the National Institutes of Health.
Project STAR: Sleep Treatment in Addiction Recovery
This quasi-experimental study compared the feasibility and efficacy of Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Insomnia (CBT-I) among adults who were (n=10) and were not (n=10) seeking treatment for substance use disorders. Search the following to see results: PMID37423902.
Funded by the Mizzou Alumni Association and Division 50 of the American Psychological Association.
The iTAP Study: Insomnia Treatment and Problems
This was a randomized controlled trial of CBT-I among young adults (18-30y) who drink and have insomnia (N=56). Participants wore wrist actigraphy and completed daily diaries for 7 days at baseline, post-treatment, and 1-month follow-up. Search the following to see results: PMC7879415, PMC8131236, PMC8113078, PMC8974363, PMC8883105.
Funded by the University of Missouri Research Board.
Project STRIPE: Striving for Research Inclusion and Participant Engagement
This study examined perceptions of health-related research, attitudes toward treatment, and experiences of discrimination in a national sample of Veterans of color (N=330, 36% Black). Search the following to see results: PMID35584195, PMID35787102, PMID36533546.
