Effect of cognitive behavioral therapy in insomnia disorder.

Comparing efficacy of cognitive behavioral therapy & cognitive behavioral therapy with metacognitive techniques on biological & psychological hyper-arousal in people with chronic insomnia disorder.

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

IRCT

Registry ID

IRCT20190417043300N1

Enrollment

Registered

2019-06-04

Start date

2018-08-01

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2019-08-26

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Conditions

Chronic insomnia disorder. Insomnia, unspecified

Interventions

Intervention 1: Intervention group 1: Cognitive behavioral therapy: Eight weekly sessions

include stimulus control therapy, sleep restriction therapy, sleep hygiene education, and cognitive therapy. Duration of each session: 30 to 90 minutes. Intervention 2: Intervention group 2: Cognitive

include stimulus control therapy, sleep restriction therapy, sleep hygiene education, and metacognitive techniques include detached mindfulness and worry and rumination postponement. Duration of each

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Age

18 Years to 55 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: suffered from insomnia for 3 or more months Older than 18 years Education equal to or higher than 12 grade Informed consent

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Suffering from undiagnosed or untreated illnesses or psychiatric disorders that have variable nature. Older than 55 years old Co-morbidity with schizophrenia, traumatic brain injury, epilepsy, bipolar disorder & other sleep disorders Consuming medications for treating insomnia disorder Cognitive impairment that make hard to understand treatment instructions. Abusing of drugs & alcohol until six months before study begins. Variable shift work

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Biological hyper-arousal. Timepoint: Pretreatment, session 3, session 5, post-treatment, 1-month follow-up, 3-month follow-up. Method of measurement: Indirect calorimetry.;Psychological Hyper-arousal. Timepoint: Pretreatment, session 3, session 5, post-treatment, 1-month follow-up, 3-month follow-up. Method of measurement: Pre-sleep arousal scale.	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
Sleep Efficiency Index. Timepoint: Pretreatment, session 3, session 5, post-treatment, 1-month follow-up, 3-month follow-up. Method of measurement: Formula.	—

Countries

Iran (Islamic Republic of)

Contacts

Public ContactBehzad Salmani

Kharazmi University

std_b.salmani@khu.ac.ir+98 31 5568 3234

Outcome results

None listed

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