Feasability and efficacy of an online-training for an improved sleep of refugees: a randomised-controlled pilot study

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Phase 2

Study type

Interventional

Source

DRKS

Registry ID

DRKS00018949

Enrollment

Registered

2020-01-03

Start date

2020-03-02

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2025-04-07

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Conditions

G47

Interventions

Group 1: Intervention group: Participants can immediately access an online training (4 modules dealing with a healthy sleep) Group 2: Wait list control group: Participants can access an online trainin

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Age

18 Years to No maximum

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: (1) an age of 18 years or older, (2) sufficient knowledge of German or English, (3) access to an Internet-enabled device, (4) flight background

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: (1) no signed consent form, (2) suicidality, measured by item 9 of the Patient Health Questionnaire (Kroenke et al., 2001), if primary care of the participant is not ensured (Note: In the event of suicidal tendencies, personal contact is initiated; participation in the study is only possible once primary care has been secured.

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Quantity of sleep measured by Insomnia Severity Index (1 and 3 months after randomisation)	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
Sleep quality (Pittsburgh sleep quality index), fatigue (Multiple Fatigue Inventory), fear of sleep (Fear of Sleep Inventory, Short Form), depressive symptoms (Patient Health Questionnaire), mental health (Refugee Health Screener) und mental health literacy (Mental Health Literacy questionnaire); measured 1 and 3 months after randomisation recruitment and dropout rates, subjective experience of the online training (1 month after randomisation)	—

Measure

Time frame

Sleep quality (Pittsburgh sleep quality index), fatigue (Multiple Fatigue Inventory), fear of sleep (Fear of Sleep Inventory, Short Form), depressive symptoms (Patient Health Questionnaire), mental health (Refugee Health Screener) und mental health literacy (Mental Health Literacy questionnaire); measured 1 and 3 months after randomisation recruitment and dropout rates, subjective experience of the online training (1 month after randomisation)

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Countries

Austria, Germany, Liechtenstein, Switzerland

Contacts

Public ContactKerstin Spanhel

Abteilung für Rehabilitationspsychologie und Psychotherapie, Albert-Ludwigs-Universität Freiburg

kerstin.spanhel@psychologie.uni-freiburg.de0761-203 3045

Outcome results

None listed

Source: DRKS (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026