None listed
Conditions
Brief summary
Insomnia is one of the most prevalent sleep disorders. The symptoms include difficulties getting to sleep, difficulties staying asleep, or early-morning awakenings with an inability to return to sleep. Insomnia may also be associated with problems with memory and attention, and increased feelings of depression, anxiety and stress. Insomnia can be treated effectively without medication. However, there remains a large proportion of individuals who do not seek help possibly due to barriers such as geographical location or time constraints. This project will investigate the efficacy and feasibility of an online mindfulness-based insomnia therapy program for people with difficulties getting to sleep or difficulties staying asleep. The study will also examine whether online mindfulness-based insomnia therapy improves objective sleep measures and reduces insomnia symptoms compared to a waitlist control group.
Interventions
A 6-week self-guided online mindfulness and cognitive behavioural therapy program for Insomnia. Participants will receive 1 module per week via an email link for 6 weeks to complete online in their own time. Each module will take 1.5-2 hours, and involves, short readings, videos and activities. Completions, time to complete and number of modules completed will be monitored and recorded.
Sponsors
Melinda Jackson
Study design
Allocation
Randomised controlled trial
Intervention model
Parallel
Primary purpose
Treatment
Masking
Open (masking not used)
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Age
18 Years to 70 Years
Healthy volunteers
No
Inclusion criteria
Adults (individuals over 18) with complaints of sleep disturbance at least three nights a week for at least three months, an Insomnia Severity Index score of greater than or equal to 15, who are fluent in English, and able and willing accept and comply with the study protocols.
Exclusion criteria
History of or current psychiatric disorders with the exception of anxiety disorders and depressive disorders (e.g. PTSD, psychosis, schizophrenia), other sleep disorders, learning disability, shift workers, travel across time zones within last month, any neurological disorder or inability to complete the study at the judgement of the clinician investigators.
Outcome results
None listed