Internet-based Treatment for Insomnia in Norway.
Overview
- Phase
- Not Applicable
- Intervention
- Not specified
- Conditions
- Psychophysiologic Insomnia
- Sponsor
- Norwegian Institute of Public Health
- Enrollment
- 200
- Locations
- 1
- Primary Endpoint
- Insomnia symptoms
- Status
- Completed
- Last Updated
- 9 years ago
Overview
Brief Summary
The study will test an internet-based treatment for insomnia.
Detailed Description
This study will develop and evaluate the feasibility of a cost-effective, more accessible alternative treatment approach for insomnia. Traditional CBT, including the behavioral, cognitive, and educational aspects, will be operationalized and transformed for an Internet intervention system, so individuals can access a personalized treatment any time, at their own convenience. Phase 1 of this study will involve developing the web program. The investigators research team and collaborators has extensive experience developing such web interventions, as well as considerable experience with insomnia. Phase 2 will be a large randomized controlled trial testing the Internet intervention compared to passive patient education/sleep hygiene. Two hundred individuals with insomnia will be assessed pre and post the six week treatment program. It is hypothesized that the Internet intervention will promote improvements in sleep, mood, and cognitive functioning. If successful, the current project may result in improved implementation of a low-threshold treatment for a common disorder with devastating impact on both individual and socioeconomic outcomes
Investigators
Borge Sivertsen
Professor
Norwegian Institute of Public Health
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria
- •age 18 years or older
- •fulfillment of the DMS-IV criteria for insomnia
- •duration of at least 3 months
- •complaints of impaired daytime functioning
Exclusion Criteria
- •presence of a major depressive disorder or other severe mental disorder as identified by in the telephone interview
- •working night shifts and unable to discontinue this work pattern
- •having a serious somatic condition preventing further participation.
Outcomes
Primary Outcomes
Insomnia symptoms
Time Frame: Assessment points: pre- and post-treatment (6 weeks after baseline), and 6 and 18 month FU
Self-reported questionnaires (Berge Insomnia Scale and Insomnia Severity Index)): change from baseline to post-treatment and FU
Secondary Outcomes
- Daytime functioning (mental health problems and fatigue)(Assessment points: pre- and post-treatment (6 weeks after baseline), and 6 and 18 month FU)
- Sleep diary data(Assessment points: pre- and post-treatment (6 weeks after baseline), and 6 and 18 month FU)