Open Pilot of Cognitive Behavioural Therapy for Insomnia in Pregnancy

University of Calgary

Status: Completed

Conditions: Insomnia

Treatments: Other: Cognitive Behavioural Therapy for Insomnia

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT02295345

REB14-0356

Details and patient eligibility

About

Despite the literature showing cognitive behavioural therapy for insomnia (CBT-I) to be effective in a variety of populations including postpartum women, as well as the demonstrated harmful consequences of sleep disturbances in late pregnancy, no trials have investigated its efficacy during pregnancy. This project will investigate the efficacy and acceptability of cognitive behavioral therapy for insomnia (CBT-I) in pregnancy.

Full description

Study details are included in the publication listed here: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27124405

Enrollment: 13 patients

Sex: Female

Ages: 18+ years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• English speaking women
• Over the age of 18
• Between twelve and twenty-eight weeks of gestation
• Identify as experiencing sleep disturbances will be recruited.

Exclusion criteria

• Women who identify as experiencing symptoms of sleep disorders other than insomnia (i.e. restless legs syndrome, obstructive sleep apnea)
• Women who are experiencing a current major depressive episode, or have been diagnosed with bipolar disorder or other disorders that have a psychotic, dissociative, hallucinatory, or delusional component
• Currently taking prescribed medications for sleep problems
• Inability to attend at least 4 out of the 5 weekly therapy sessions, participate in the assessments
• Smoking, drinking alcohol or drug use during pregnancy.

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: N/A

Interventional model: Single Group Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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13 participants in 1 patient group

CBT for Insomnia

Experimental group

Description:

Participants attend 5 weekly sessions of Cognitive Behavioural Therapy for Insomnia for pregnant women, administered by licensed clinical psychologist.

Treatment:

Other: Cognitive Behavioural Therapy for Insomnia