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New Clinical Applications for Internet-based Cognitive Behavior Therapy for Insomnia and Depression

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Karolinska Institute

Status

Completed

Conditions

Major Depression
Minor Depression
Insomnia

Treatments

Behavioral: Therapist guided Internet-CBT for insomnia and depression
Behavioral: Therapist guided Internet-CBT for insomnia w. extra support
Behavioral: Therapist guided Internet-CBT for insomnia
Behavioral: Therapist Guided Internet-CBT for depression plus insomnia placebo

Study type

Interventional

Funder types

Other

Identifiers

NCT01663844
2012/934-31/4

Details and patient eligibility

About

This study includes two sub-trials. Both are included in this singe registration since they have parallel inclusion of participants and have been approved by the Swedish ethics board together in one application.

Trial 1 includes patients with both insomnia and major or minor depression. Participants are randomized to either a combined therapist guided Internet-CBT for insomnia and depression, or to Internet-CBT for depression with an addition of a placebo intervention for insomnia. The primary purpose is to evaluate changes in insomnia and depression severity for the combination treatment compared to the depression treatment, after treatment and at 6 and 36 months follow up. A secondary purpose is to evaluate cognitive functioning before and after treatment, as well as cost effectiveness. Recruitment is done in the Stockholm County through mass media and the Internet psychiatry clinic's regular patient recruitment.

Trial 2 includes patients with insomnia who do not meet criteria for major or minor depression. All participants start therapist guided Internet-CBT for insomnia. After 4 weeks patients that are judged to be at risk of treatment failure are randomized to either continued treatment or treatment with added support intended to enhance outcome. The primary purpose is to evaluate change in insomnia severity for participants who get added support, compared to continued treatment with regular support level. A secondary purpose is to evaluate cognitive functioning before and after treatment, as well as cost effectiveness. Recruitment is done in the Stockholm County through mass media and the Internet psychiatry clinic's regular patient recruitment.

NOTE:

The first participants in trial 1 will be regarded as pilots, due to problems with the experimental treatment: technical issues as well as problems with the design of treatment modules. These problems were corrected when discovered. 12 participants in the experimental arm were affected by these errors. The pilot participants will not be included in the main analyses of data. This was decided upon on 31st of October 2014.

Enrollment

440 estimated patients

Sex

All

Ages

18+ years old

Volunteers

No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

  • Clinical level of Insomnia (more than 10 on ISI)
  • Meets criteria for Insomnia according to DSM-IV-TR
  • Enough language skills
  • Only Trial 1: Meets criteria for Major or Minor Depressive Disorder according to DSM-IV-TR (for minor depression a MADRS-S-level of >19 is required).

Exclusion criteria

  • Sleep disorders requiring other treatment
  • Alcohol/drugs abuse
  • Started to use or changed the dose of antidepressant drug during the last 2 months
  • Somatic or psychiatric conditions requiring acute care
  • Working night shifts
  • Only Trial 2: Meets criteria for Major or Minor Depressive Disorder according to DSM-IV-TR (for minor depression a MADRS-S-level of >19 is required for exclusion).

Trial design

Primary purpose

Treatment

Allocation

Randomized

Interventional model

Parallel Assignment

Masking

Double Blind

440 participants in 4 patient groups

(Study 1) ICBT for insomnia and depression
Experimental group
Treatment:
Behavioral: Therapist guided Internet-CBT for insomnia and depression
(Study 1) ICBT for depr. plus placebo insomnia intervention
Active Comparator group
Treatment:
Behavioral: Therapist Guided Internet-CBT for depression plus insomnia placebo
(Study 2) ICBT for insomnia with added support
Experimental group
Treatment:
Behavioral: Therapist guided Internet-CBT for insomnia w. extra support
(Study 2) ICBT for insomnia with regular level of support
Active Comparator group
Treatment:
Behavioral: Therapist guided Internet-CBT for insomnia

Trial contacts and locations

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