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Acceptance and Commitment Therapy for Insomnia

Not Applicable
Recruiting
Conditions
Insomnia
Interventions
Behavioral: Acceptance and Commitment Therapy for insomnia (ACT-I)
Registration Number
NCT06336551
Lead Sponsor
University of Amsterdam
Brief Summary

Insomnia is a common sleep problem that impacts both physical and mental health. Acceptance and Commitment Therapy for Insomnia (ACT-I) is proposed as a promising new treatment for insomnia. However, its effectiveness without overlapping behavioral components of the current standard treatment, cognitive behavioral therapy, remains largely unknown.

The main goal of this clinical trial is to test the efficacy of stand-alone ACT-I in adults with insomnia, compared to a waitlist control group. The second goal is to explore the potential working mechanisms of ACT-I, using network intervention analysis.

Adults with insomnia will be randomized to an ACT-I or waitlist group. Both the ACT-I treatment and waiting period span 7 weeks. Assessments take place at baseline (pre), after 4 weeks (mid), and after 8 weeks (post), followed by a 3- and 6-month follow-up for the ACT-I group.

The main questions this RCT aims to answer are:

* Is ACT-I superior to a waitlist control group in improving insomnia severity (primary outcome) in addition to sleep diary measures, anxiety, depression, general mental health, and sleep-related quality of life (secondary outcomes)?

* How do networks of insomnia symptoms or potential treatment processes (i.e., psychological (in)flexibility, sleep-related arousal, dysfunctional cognitions, and sleep-related safety behaviors) develop during and following ACT-I?

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
RECRUITING
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
80
Inclusion Criteria
  • insomnia severity index score ≥ 15
  • clinical insomnia disorder diagnosis, as confirmed by the SCID-S-5 insomnia interview
  • age of 18 years or above
  • proficiency in Dutch
  • ability to come on-site for the treatment sessions
Exclusion Criteria
  • previously received ACT
  • started psychotherapy within the last 6 months or currently awaiting psychotherapy
  • changed psychoactive medication in the last 3 months
  • diagnosis of psychosis or schizophrenia
  • severe depressive complaints (BDI-II score ≥ 29) or active suicidal ideation

Study & Design

Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Study Design
PARALLEL
Arm && Interventions
GroupInterventionDescription
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy for insomnia (ACT-I)Acceptance and Commitment Therapy for insomnia (ACT-I)In this condition, participants receive five individual face-to-face 60-minute sessions of ACT-I psychotherapy within a 7-week treatment period.
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Insomnia severityChange from baseline to 8-weeks post-randomization

Insomnia severity is assessed with the Insomnia Severity Index (ISI). The ISI consists of seven items evaluating insomnia symptoms on a 5-point scale (range: 0-28). Higher scores indicate greater severity of insomnia symptoms.

Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Depression symptomsChange from baseline to 6-month follow-up (ACT-I group only)

Depression symptoms are assessed with the Patient Health Questionnaire depression scale (PHQ-9), a nine-item questionnaire scored on a 4-point scale (range: 0-36). Higher scores indicate more depression symptoms.

Insomnia severityChange from baseline to 6-month follow-up (ACT-I group only)

Insomnia severity is assessed with the Insomnia Severity Index (ISI). The ISI consists of seven items evaluating insomnia symptoms on a 5-point scale (range: 0-28). Higher scores indicate greater severity of insomnia symptoms.

Sleep diary: total sleep timeChange from baseline to 6-month follow-up (ACT-I group only)

Total sleep time (in minutes) is assessed with the consensus sleep diary (CSD). Higher scores indicate higher total sleep time.

Sleep diary: sleep onset latencyChange from baseline to 6-month follow-up (ACT-I group only)

Sleep onset latency (in minutes) is assessed with the consensus sleep diary (CSD). Higher scores indicate longer sleep onset latency.

General well-beingChange from baseline to 6-month follow-up (ACT-I group only)

General well-being is assessed with the Mental Health Continuum Short Form (MHC-SF), which includes 14 items rated on a 6-point scale (range: 0-70). Higher scores indicate greater well-being.

Sleep-related quality of lifeChange from baseline to 6-month follow-up (ACT-I group only)

Sleep-related quality of life is evaluated using the Glasgow Sleep Impact Index (GSII). Respondents define and rate their three main domains of sleep-related impairment on a Visual Analog Scale (range: 0-100). Higher scores indicate more sleep-related impairment.

Anxiety symptomsChange from baseline to 6-month follow-up (ACT-I group only)

Anxiety symptoms are assessed with the Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale-Anxiety subscale (HADS-A), featuring seven items rated on a 4-point scale (range: 0-21). Higher scores indicate more anxiety symptoms.

Sleep diary: wake after sleep onsetChange from baseline to 6-month follow-up (ACT-I group only)

Wake after sleep onset (in minutes) is assessed with the consensus sleep diary (CSD). Higher scores indicate longer wake time after sleep onset.

Psychological flexibilityChange from baseline to 6-month follow-up (ACT-I group only)

Psychological flexibility is assessed with the Multidimensional Psychological Flexibility Inventory short form (MPFI-24). The subscale psychological flexibility consists of 12 items, scored on a 6-point scale (range: 12-72). Higher scores indicate greater psychological flexibility.

Psychological inflexibilityChange from baseline to 6-month follow-up (ACT-I group only)

Psychological inflexibility is assessed with the Multidimensional Psychological Flexibility Inventory short form (MPFI-24). The subscale psychological inflexibility consists of 12 items, scored on a 6-point scale (range: 12-72). Higher scores indicate greater psychological inflexibility.

Sleep-related arousalChange from baseline to 6-month follow-up (ACT-I group only)

Sleep-related arousal will be assessed with the Pre-Sleep Arousal Scale (PSAS), which comprises 16 items scored on a 5-point scale (range: 16-80). Higher scores indicate higher sleep-related arousal.

Dysfunctional sleep-related cognitionsChange from baseline to 6-month follow-up (ACT-I group only)

Dysfunctional sleep-related cognitions will be evaluated by the short form of the Dysfunctional Beliefs and Attitudes about Sleep Scale (DBAS-16), which includes 16 items scored on an 11-point agreement scale (range: 0-160). Higher scores indicate more dysfunctional sleep-related cognitions.

Sleep-related safety behaviorsChange from baseline to 6-month follow-up (ACT-I group only)

Sleep-related safety behaviors will be measured with the sleep-related behaviors questionnaire short form (SRBQ-20), which consists of 20 items on coping with fatigue or improving sleep, scored on a 5-point scale (range: 0-80), with higher scores indicating more sleep-related safety behavior.

Sleep diary: sleep efficiencyChange from baseline to 6-month follow-up (ACT-I group only)

Sleep efficiency (in percentage) is assessed with the consensus sleep diary (CSD), calculated as the total sleep time\*100 divided by the time in bed. Higher scores indicate higher sleep efficiency.

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

University of Amsterdam

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Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Netherlands

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