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Conditions
Brief summary
This study aims to determine whether changes in REM sleep stability (during treatment for insomnia) can account for reductions in anxiety in primary school-aged children. Compared to children in the control group, we expect children in the treatment group to show improvements in sleep, anxiety and REM sleep stability..
Interventions
Participants in the treatment condition will receive Sleep Restriction Therapy based on principles of Cognitive Behaviour Therapy for Insomnia. Treatment will be provided by a Psychologist, Clinical Psychologist, or Provisional Psychologist at the Child and Adolescent Sleep Clinic (Flinders University). Sleep Restriction Therapy involves reducing time-in-bed to 30 minutes less than the usual average total sleep time. This will be achieved by shifting the child's usual bed time later by 30 minute
Participants in the treatment condition will receive Sleep Restriction Therapy based on principles of Cognitive Behaviour Therapy for Insomnia. Treatment will be provided by a Psychologist, Clinical Psychologist, or Provisional Psychologist at the Child and Adolescent Sleep Clinic (Flinders University). Sleep Restriction Therapy involves reducing time-in-bed to 30 minutes less than the usual average total sleep time. This will be achieved by shifting the child's usual bed time later by 30 minutes. Child participants and their parent/guardian will attend two therapy sessions (one week apart, 1 hour on each occasion) and will implement their given schedule for a period of two weeks. Adherence to the intervention will be monitored using a 7-day sleep diary and wrist actigraphy
Sponsors
Prof Michael Gradisar
Study design
Allocation
Randomised controlled trial
Intervention model
Parallel
Primary purpose
Treatment
Masking
Open (masking not used)
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Age
7 Years to 13 Years
Healthy volunteers
No
Inclusion criteria
Meet diagnostic criteria for Behavioural Insomnia of Childhood according to the International Classification of Sleep Disorders -2 manual
Exclusion criteria
Atypical development, English as a second language, non-psychological sleep disorders (e.g., sleep disordered breathing, parasomnias), diagnosed co-morbid sleep disorder,
Outcome results
None listed