Cognitive-Behavioural Therapy (CBT) for Insomnia Via Internet or Telehealth

University of Manitoba

Status: Completed

Conditions: Insomnia

Treatments: Behavioral: Cognitive-behavioral therapy for Insomnia (CBT)

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT01162655

H2009:110

Details and patient eligibility

About

Cognitive-Behavioural Therapy (CBT) is an effective treatment for chronic insomnia, which is a prevalent and costly problem. This pilot study will compare the effectiveness of two brief (6 week) psychological interventions delivered to residents of rural Manitoba using Telehealth or an interactive Internet-based platform. It is hypothesized that a) participants in the Telehealth condition will report significantly greater improvements in sleep parameters(e.g., sleep efficiency, time awake in bed, sleep-onset latency),insomnia severity, and daytime fatigue than those in the Internet condition and that b)participants in the Telehealth condition will show better adherence to treatment and greater satisfaction with treatment than those in the Internet condition.

Enrollment: 110 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18 to 75 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Must be residents of rural Manitoba (Canada)
• Must meet research diagnostic criteria for insomnia
• Must have access to a computer and high-speed internet

Exclusion criteria

• Comorbid conditions (medical and psychiatric) must be stable

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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110 participants in 2 patient groups

Telehealth

Experimental group

Description:

Complete CBT group via telehealth

Treatment:

Behavioral: Cognitive-behavioral therapy for Insomnia (CBT)

Internet

Experimental group

Description:

Complete Internet-based CBT program

Treatment:

Behavioral: Cognitive-behavioral therapy for Insomnia (CBT)