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Extra Shut-Eye: 2019 Innovator of the Year Aims To Cure Insomnia

October 26, 2023 by zrb8mf@virginia.edu   |   Leave a Comment

University of Virginia School of Medicine professor Lee Ritterband created SHUTi (Sleep Healthy Using the Internet) – a digital therapeutic that uses cutting-edge technology to administer cognitive behavioral therapy for people suffering from insomnia.

In more than two dozen clinical trials – many involving the likes of the fifth-grade school teacher – SHUTi has reduced insomnia severity by an amount comparable to face-to-face therapy. Studies in the U.S., Australia, Norway and Denmark have also shown that SHUTi users experience less depression, anxiety, fatigue and other co-occurring conditions.

SHUTi is just one of many digital therapeutics Ritterband and his team have created and tested. In recognition of the impact of his innovative solutions, the University of Virginia Licensing & Ventures Group has named Ritterband the 2019 Innovator of the Year.

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