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The effect of face-to-face and virtual cognitive-behavioral counseling on sleep disorders

Comparing the effectiveness of virtual cognitive behavioral counseling with face-to-face cognitive behavioral counseling on sleep disorders of menopausal women

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
IRCT
Registry ID
IRCT20240930063215N1
Enrollment
63
Registered
2024-10-02
Start date
2024-10-21
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2025-01-08

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Conditions

Sleep disorder. Sleep disorders

Interventions

Sponsors

Ahvaz University of Medical Sciences
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
Female
Age
45 Years to 60 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Age between 45 and 60 years Passing at least one year and at most 5 years from menopause Being married Reading and writing literacy at the minimum level Diagnosis of sleep disorder based on insomnia severity index questionnaires and Pittsburgh sleep quality questionnaire Willingness to participate in the project Having written consent

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Having a medical illness that interferes with sleep problems working in a night shift job recent participation in psychotherapy programs or cognitive behavioral therapy for other problems recent severe trauma during the past three months taking an unstable amount of sleeping pills and taking antipsychotic drugs getting sick mental disorders including severe depression and severe anxiety, which lead to sleep problems use of tobacco (more than 10 cigarettes per day) and drugs and alcohol

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Improving indicators of sleep disorders. Timepoint: Before the start of the intervention , 4 weeks after the start of the intervention, one week and one month after the end of the intervention. Method of measurement: Insomnia Severity Index Questionnaire, Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index Questionnaire.

Countries

Iran (Islamic Republic of)

Contacts

Public ContactPorandokht Afshari

Ahvaz University of Medical Sciences

p_afshary@yahoo.com+98 61 3373 8619

Outcome results

None listed

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