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"Get up" - The Sleep Study in Oppegard

Not Applicable
Completed
Conditions
Sleep Initiation and Maintenance Disorders
Interventions
Behavioral: Sleep Restriction Therapy/Stimulus Control
Other: Psychoeducative advice about how to improve sleep
Other: Discussions about adverse cognitions about sleep
Registration Number
NCT03177967
Lead Sponsor
Norwegian Institute of Public Health
Brief Summary

A randomized, controlled study to examine the effect of group treatment for insomnia (CBT-I) in an outpatient clinic compared with waiting list and treatment-as-usual (sleep-hygiene based educational course)

Detailed Description

Insomnia is a large public health concern with latest reports pointing to almost 15 % of the population in Norway having insomnia (Pallesen, Sivertsen, Nordhus, \& Bjorvatn, 2014). At the same time there is a scientific consensus about how to best treat insomnia (CBT-I), and it is empirically proven that this is quite effective treatment (Okajima, Komada \& Inoue, 2011).

We therefore want to conduct a study to examine if CBT-I treatment in an public outpatient clinic is effective compared with waiting list and a psychoeducational course.

The design is a randomized controlled study with three different conditions (CBT-I versus waiting list versus TAU) that will be compared over time. We will use an A-B-design which can effectively compare the different conditions in the study. We have recruited a total of 62 patients, and completed a individual session with each of these individuals resulting in a total admission of 38 participants in the study. The remaining 24 patients either didn't fit the selection criteria, or we were unable to get in touch with them to agree on an appointment.

Of the 38 participants enrolled in the study, 16 will get CBT-I, Group based treatment during May and June of 2017 (a total of seven sessions over nine weeks), and the remaining 22 will get the same treatment in September and October 2017. The maximum number of patients per group is eight (8) and we randomized whether participants got assigned to treatment in May/June or September/October.

We measure all participants at the individual pre-screening (T1), Treatment Group 1 and 2 gets treatment in May and June and will be measured in every other treatment session (2,4,6 and 7) From now on called (T2, T3, T4, T5). Treatment Group 3,4 and 5 (all getting treatment i September/October) is measured at T2 and T5. T1 was conducted during the last week of April and T5 is towards the end of June 2017.

Treatment Group 3, 4 and 5 will start their treatment and be measured at session 2 (T6) in mid-September, and Treatment Group 1 and 2 will also be measured at this point. Treatment Group 3, 4 and 5 will then be measured at treatment session 4,6 and 7, just like treatment Group 1 and 2 was during their treatment. (From now on T7, T8, T9). Treatment Groups 1 and 2 will also be measured at T9.

The treatment-as-usual condition is conducted in Nesodden kommune, and it is a psychoeducative, learning based course. This course consists of 4 sessions, and the participants is measured at session 1,3 and 4 in addition to a 6 months follow-up measure. They also get measured at pre-screening. We expect about 16 participants to complete this course.

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
COMPLETED
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
38
Inclusion Criteria
  • persons above the age of 18
  • living in the municipalities of Oppegård and Ski
  • fits the criteria for moderate or severe clinical insomnia, as measured by Insomnia Severity Index (Bastien C. H., Valliéres A., Morin C. M., 2001)
Exclusion Criteria
  • bipolar disorder
  • epilepsy
  • severe depressive episode
  • psychosis disorders
  • somatic sleep disorders (untreated sleep apnea, restless leg syndrome, narcolepsy, and sleepwalking)
  • persons with a high risk of falling at home
  • persons handling heavy machinery
  • severe personality disorders

Study & Design

Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Study Design
CROSSOVER
Arm && Interventions
GroupInterventionDescription
Treatment groups spring (1,2)Sleep Restriction Therapy/Stimulus ControlSeven sessions CBT-I treatment for two different groups of eight participants (n=16) Interventions: Sleep restriction/Stimulus Control Discussion of adverse cognitions about sleep
Treatment groups spring (1,2)Discussions about adverse cognitions about sleepSeven sessions CBT-I treatment for two different groups of eight participants (n=16) Interventions: Sleep restriction/Stimulus Control Discussion of adverse cognitions about sleep
Waiting list - Treatment groups fallDiscussions about adverse cognitions about sleepThis group (n=22) receives no treatment during the spring and summer, and is measured three times as a waiting list control in this period of time. The same group will receive treatment i three different groups during sept/oct. Interventions: Sleep restriction/Stimulus Control Discussion of adverse cognitions about sleep
Psychoeducative course in NesoddenPsychoeducative advice about how to improve sleepThis group (expected to be n=16) will receive a four session psychoeducative learning based course on how to manage insomnia Interventions: Psychoeducative advice to improve sleep
Waiting list - Treatment groups fallSleep Restriction Therapy/Stimulus ControlThis group (n=22) receives no treatment during the spring and summer, and is measured three times as a waiting list control in this period of time. The same group will receive treatment i three different groups during sept/oct. Interventions: Sleep restriction/Stimulus Control Discussion of adverse cognitions about sleep
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Insomnia Severity IndexWe expect the decline in insomnia symptoms to start by session four (late may, 2017), and continue through session six (medio june, 2017) and seven (late june, 2017), and to be maintained at six-months follow up (november, 2017).

Reduction in score on the Insomnia Severity Index

Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
The Patient Health Questionnaire (PHQ-9)We expect the decline in symptoms of depression to start declining by session four (late may, 2017), and to be maintained at six-months follow up (november, 2017).

Reduction in symptoms of depression by the end of the treatment period

Generalized Anxiety Disorder 7-item Scale (GAD-7)We expect the decline in anxiety symptoms to start declining by session four (late may, 2017), and to be maintained at six-months follow up (november, 2017).

Reduction in anxiety symptoms by the end of the treatment period

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Oppegård kommune

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Kolbotn, Akershus, Norway

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