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Sleep restriction for the treatment of primary insomnia in primary care

Not Applicable
Completed
Conditions
Primary Insomnia
Other - Conditions of unknown or disputed aetiology (such as chronic fatigue syndrome/myalgic encephalomyelitis)
Registration Number
ACTRN12609000127202
Lead Sponsor
niversity of Auckland
Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
Completed
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
100
Inclusion Criteria

Age 16-75, Primary insomnia lasting greater than 6 months, able to understand English

Exclusion Criteria

Presence of alternate sleep disorder, major medical or psychiatric illness, medically unstable

Study & Design

Study Type
Interventional
Study Design
Not specified
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Sleep Quality a) Subjective as measured by Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI) and by the Insomnia Severity Index (ISI) b) Objective as measured by Sleep efficiency (SE), total sleep time (TST), sleep onset latency (SOL) and wake after sleep onset (WASO) - derived from sleep diary and actigraphic data. <br>At 3 months diagnostic crietria for insomnia, PSQI and ISI assessed using mail out. At 6 months these measures are repeated along with a two week collection of sleep diary and actigraphy data.[3 months, 6 months]
Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Sleepiness - measured using the Epworth Sleepiness Score[6 months];Mood<br>a) Depression - as measured by the -item Patient Health QUestionniare (PHQ-9)<br>b) Anxiety - as measured by the 7-item Generalised Anxiety Disorder Scale (GAD-7)[6 months];Fatigue - measured using the Flinders Fatigue Score[6 months];Adverse events:<br>a) incidence of acute coronary syndrome and cerebrovascular events<br>b) Hospital admissions<br>c) Accidents (minor/major-requiring medical attention)<br>d) change in resting heart rate and blood pressure[Week 3, 6 months]
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