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how best to treat insomnia:comparing cognitive therapy with mindfulness

Not Applicable
Completed
Conditions
insomnia
Mental Health - Other mental health disorders
Registration Number
ACTRN12618000359235
Lead Sponsor
Murdoch University
Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
Completed
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
64
Inclusion Criteria

(i) 18–65 years of age; (ii) complaint of difficulty initiating or maintaining
sleep for at least 6 months; (iii) mean sleep onset latency
or minutes awake after sleep for longer than 30 min for
at least three nights per week as assessed by 1-week sleep diary;
(iv) interference in daytime functioning; (v) total sleep
time on sleep diary under 6.5 h for more than three nights
out of every seven; and (vi) taking no medication to assist
sleep or be taking a stable dose of medication (stable for
1 month).

Exclusion Criteria

(i) they presented clear evidence
of other sleep disorders (sleep apnoea, periodic leg
movements during sleep, nightmare disorder, narcolepsy,
parasomnia) based on a sleep history assessment interview
protocol (ii) they were receiving treatment of insomnia from another
mental health professional; (iii) they presented with
sleep disturbances due to a medical/physical condition as
assessed by clinical interview; (iv) they had sleep disturbances
due to the physiological effect of a substance; and
(v) the insomnia was assessed as purely secondary to another
psychological disorder.

Study & Design

Study Type
Interventional
Study Design
Not specified
Primary Outcome Measures
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Secondary Outcome Measures
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