A Novel Behavioural Intervention for the Treatment of Sleep-Onset Insomnia: A Pilot Study

Not Applicable

• Conditions: Public Health - Other public health; Insomnia; Mental Health - Other mental health disorders

• Registration Number: ACTRN12613000867796
• Lead Sponsor: Institute for Breathing and Sleep (IBAS)

Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Study Start: 2013-08-06
• Last Update Posted: 13 January 2020

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: ot yet recruiting
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 34

Inclusion Criteria

Aged between 18-45 years.
Capacity to give consent to the study and follow instructions and procedures
Clinically significant (moderate-severe) (scores >15) indication of subjective insomnia symptoms as measured by the ISI.
ESS score of <10

Exclusion Criteria

Inability to speak or write English, or ESL.
Diagnosed sleep disruptive medical condition (self-disclosure).
MAPI score of > 0.5
Moderate-Severe depression (BDI) (cut off score > 20).
Moderate- severe anxiety (BAI) (cut-off score >22)
Currently pregnant.
Currently employed in rotating or night-shift work.
Sedative or stimulant medications use (self-disclosure).
Illicit drug use (self-disclosure).

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Sleep latency/sleep onset time as measured by wrist actigraphy monitoring POST intervention night, compared to PRE intervention data.[This will be assessed one week prior to intervention night, and one week POST intervention night.]

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
To assess the viability of assessing VSEC in a larger sample.<br>If this trial is successful among the pilot sample, the possibility of trialing the technique among larger-scale populations will be investigated.[Upon completion of data acquisition. ]