Implementation of Internet-based Cognitive Behaviour Therapy for Adolescents With Co-morbid Insomnia

Uppsala University Hospital

Status: Completed

Conditions: Insomnia

Treatments: Behavioral: Internet-based Cognitive Behaviour Therapy (iCBT)

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT03492905

2017/373

Details and patient eligibility

About

Insomnia is a commonly reported comorbidity for adolescents with psychiatric conditions. It is well-known that insomnia can exacerbate the concurrent psychiatric symptom load. Results from a pilot study shows that outpatients of Children and Youth Psychiatry can improve their sleep and depressive symptoms by receiving internet-based cognitive behavioral therapy for insomnia (iCBT). This study is designed to evaluate implementation of the treatment in routine care.The study will evaluate aspects of the implementation process such as organizational attitudes towards iCBT before implementation, level of knowledge about the condition and intervention among health-care providers before and after the implementation, and clinical outcomes in routine care.

Enrollment: 15 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 13 to 17 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• To fulfill the diagnostic criteria for insomnia
• To have access to a computer with Internet connection
• No previous or ongoing CBT for insomnia

Exclusion criteria

• Ongoing manic or psychotic episode
• Being at high risk of triggering manic or psychotic episode
• Ongoing sleep apnea

Trial design

Primary purpose: Health Services Research

Allocation: N/A

Interventional model: Single Group Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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15 participants in 1 patient group

Internet-based CBT

Experimental group

Description:

Internet-based Cognitive Behaviour Therapy (iCBT)

Treatment:

Behavioral: Internet-based Cognitive Behaviour Therapy (iCBT)