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Better nights, better days? The role of sleep in (dis)stress, anxiety and emotion regulatio

Recruiting
Conditions
insomnie
insomnia
sleep problems
10037173
Registration Number
NL-OMON52321
Lead Sponsor
GGZ Buitenamstel (Amsterdam)
Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
Recruiting
Sex
Not specified
Target Recruitment
576
Inclusion Criteria

18 years or older
Insomnia Severity Index score >=10
Self-considered capability of completing online questionnaires and diaries in
Dutch.
Clinically relevant mental health complaints according to the Rapid Measurement
Toolkit 20-item (RMT-20) questionnaire cut-offs in at least one of its
dimensions of PTSD (>=8), Social Anxiety Disorder (>=12), Panic disorder (>=9) or
Generalized Anxiety Disorder (>=11), or according to the Ultrashort BPD
Checklist (BPD-C) indicated by a score >=14. Patients recruited through GGZ are
required to be diagnosed with an anxiety disorder according to the MINI or BPD
diagnosis (or other personality disorder with at least 4 BPD traits of which at
least one of the following traits: *affective instability*, *impulsivity*,
*parasuicidal behavior*, *anger attacks*, according to the SCID-5-P.

Exclusion Criteria

The main exclusion criteria are based on the probable inability to comply with
ICBTI instructions and the assessments, as we expect to occur in people
currently diagnosed with bipolar disorder, psychotic disorder, and alcohol or
substance dependency. Potential participants that underwent CBT-I treatment in
the last 3 months will be excluded.

Study & Design

Study Type
Interventional
Study Design
Not specified
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
<p>The primary outcome of the RCT is the insomnia severity. Insomnia Severity is<br /><br>measured with the Insomnia Severity Index (ISI). For the study with subjects<br /><br>with borderline personality disorder, the amount of BPD symptoms is the primary<br /><br>outcome measure, this is measured with the Borderline Personality Disorder<br /><br>Severity Index (BPDSI).</p><br>
Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
<p>Secondary outcomes address three domains: sleep, mental health, and daytime<br /><br>functioning and well-being. They include I) other indicators of sleep and<br /><br>overnight alleviation of distress assessed from a sleep diary kept online for a<br /><br>week and from headband EEG assessed at home for four nights within that week<br /><br>(unless participant decides not to take part in the EEG assessments); II) the<br /><br>severity of mental health complaints characterizing different diagnostic<br /><br>dimensions, as well as well-being and daytime functioning including health<br /><br>behaviors and use of care, all assessed by online surveys at T0, T1 (2 months)<br /><br>and T2 (8 months). For the study with subjects with borderline personality<br /><br>disorder an additional clinical interview is done at T0, T1 (2 months) and T2<br /><br>(8 months). Qualitative assessment of experiences with the intervention in a<br /><br>sub-sample of participants (process evaluation interviews) </p><br>
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