The Effectiveness of an Educational Intervention Based on Self-help for Sleep Hygiene Promotion on Patients With Insomnia

Qazvin University Of Medical Sciences

Status: Completed

Conditions: Insomnia; Behavioral Intervention

Treatments: Other: patients education; Behavioral: self help sleep hygiene intervention application

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT03605732

IR.QUMS.REC.1396.455

Details and patient eligibility

About

This plan will be implemented on the staff of the Qazvin University of Medical Sciences. The Insomnia Severity Index questionnaire will be used to screen for insomnia and low sleep health. This questionnaire is provided online to the staff through communication channels such as telegrams to help people who are interested in participating in this research. Individuals who scored more than 8 were randomly assigned to intervention and control groups and completed the Insomnia Index Index. The intervention group will then receive an app-based educational intervention designed to improve sleep hygiene. Control group: Participants in the control group perform routine activities. The intervention and control group will fill out the relevant questionnaire one and three and six months after the completion of the training to assess the impact of the intervention online.

Enrollment: 312 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
• Have access to an Android smartphone or a desktop computer with Internet access
• Participants will be required to sign an informed consent form

Exclusion criteria

• Uncontrolled medical condition suspected to interfere with sleep or requiring immediate treatment outside of the study
• Alcohol/drugs abuse
• Participation in other trials concurrently
• pregnancy
• having children under 2 years old
• Not having an internet-connected computer, cellular phone or tablet
• Working night shifts
• Somatic or psychiatric conditions requiring acute care

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: Triple Blind

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312 participants in 2 patient groups

intervention

Experimental group

Description:

Intervention group: They will receive an educational app designed to improve sleep, and will receive self-help training in a six-week training package.

Treatment:

Behavioral: self help sleep hygiene intervention application

Patient education

Active Comparator group

Description:

Patients will receive written weekly information on accurate and relevant information regarding insomnia symptoms, physiological controls of sleep, sleep hygiene practices, healthy sleep behaviors

Treatment:

Other: patients education