Internet-based Treatment for Insomnia (SHUTiNorse)

Norwegian Institute of Public Health

Status: Completed

Conditions: Psychophysiologic Insomnia

Treatments: Behavioral: passive patient education/sleep hygiene; Behavioral: CBT for insomnia SHUTi

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT02261272

SHUTiNorse

Details and patient eligibility

About

The study will test an internet-based treatment for insomnia.

Full description

This study will develop and evaluate the feasibility of a cost-effective, more accessible alternative treatment approach for insomnia. Traditional CBT, including the behavioral, cognitive, and educational aspects, will be operationalized and transformed for an Internet intervention system, so individuals can access a personalized treatment any time, at their own convenience. Phase 1 of this study will involve developing the web program. The investigators research team and collaborators has extensive experience developing such web interventions, as well as considerable experience with insomnia. Phase 2 will be a large randomized controlled trial testing the Internet intervention compared to passive patient education/sleep hygiene. Two hundred individuals with insomnia will be assessed pre and post the six week treatment program. It is hypothesized that the Internet intervention will promote improvements in sleep, mood, and cognitive functioning. If successful, the current project may result in improved implementation of a low-threshold treatment for a common disorder with devastating impact on both individual and socioeconomic outcomes

Enrollment: 200 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18+ years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

1. age 18 years or older
2. fulfillment of the DMS-IV criteria for insomnia
3. duration of at least 3 months
4. complaints of impaired daytime functioning

Exclusion criteria

1. presence of a major depressive disorder or other severe mental disorder as identified by in the telephone interview
2. working night shifts and unable to discontinue this work pattern
3. having a serious somatic condition preventing further participation.

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: Double Blind

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200 participants in 2 patient groups

CBT for insomnia

Experimental group

Description:

Cognitive-behavioral therapy for insomnia

Treatment:

Behavioral: CBT for insomnia SHUTi

Sleep Hygiene

Active Comparator group

Description:

Psychoeducational intervention based on standard sleep hygiene advices

Treatment:

Behavioral: passive patient education/sleep hygiene