A Self-help Book for Insomnia Compared With Sleep Hygiene Advice in Patients Using Sleep Medications

University of Bergen

Status: Completed

Conditions: Hypnotic; Sleep Disorder

Treatments: Other: sleep hygiene advice; Other: self-help book

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT05069285

PraksisNettRCT2022

Details and patient eligibility

About

The aim is to assess whether a self-help book for insomnia will improve sleep and reduce hypnotic use among patients on sleep medications.

Full description

This study is a randomized controlled trial evaluating the effect of a self-help book for insomnia compared to the effect of sleep hygiene advice in patients using sleep medications. 150 patients will be randomized to receive either the book (75 patients) or the sleep hygiene advice (75 patients). Patients will fill questionnaires about sleep and health problems at baseline and after 3-6 months after receiving the written material. The main aims are to assess whether a self-help book is more effective in reducing sleep medication use and sleep problems.

Enrollment: 172 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18+ years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Use of sleep medications on prescription or OTC during the last 6 months

Exclusion criteria

• Below 18 years of age

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: Quadruple Blind

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172 participants in 2 patient groups

Self-help book

Experimental group

Description:

A self-help book for insomnia (written in Norwegian)

Treatment:

Other: self-help book

Sleep hygiene advice

Active Comparator group

Description:

A sheet of paper with standard sleep hygiene advice

Treatment:

Other: sleep hygiene advice