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Treatment for insomnia in Improving Access to Psychological Therapies (IAPT) services

Effectiveness of cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) groups for insomnia delivered by IAPT low intensity workers compared to treatment as usual: a randomised controlled pragmatic trial

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
ISRCTN
Registry ID
ISRCTN17064995
Enrollment
240
Registered
2011-07-28
Start date
2011-09-01
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2018-02-19

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

Insomnia Mental and Behavioural Disorders Insomnia

Interventions

1. Patients randomised to group CBT-I will attend 5 weekly 90 minute sessions in a class of up to 16 participants. The group CBT-I intervention will follow a manualised treatment protocol used in thr

Sponsors

Camden and Islington NHS Foundation Trust (UK)
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1. Self-reported concern about difficulty getting to sleep and/or staying asleep of at least 3 months duration 2. Age 18 or over 3. Good enough understanding and use of English to be able to benefit from a psychoeducational group delivered in English

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1. Untreated major physical or mental illness, including untreated major depressive disorder or an anxiety disorder (patients with major illness may be included if they are being treated) 2. Untreated substance misuse 3. Excessive daytime sleepiness suggestive of sleep apnoea, narcolepsy or other specific sleep disorder 4. Contraindication to treatment in a group

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Sleep efficiency at end of treatment. This is calculated as the percentage time in bed that is reported by the patient as spent asleep.

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
1. Sleep efficiency at 20 week follow-up. This is calculated as the percentage time in bed that is reported by the patient as spent asleep. 2. Total Sleep Condition Indicator (SCI) score, and response and remission on the SCI post-treatment 3. Patient Health Questionnaire Depression Scale (PHQ-9) scores at post-treatment and follow-up 4. Patient Health Questionnaire Generalised Anxiety Disorder Scale (GAD-7) scores at post-treatment and follow-up 5. Work and Social Adjustment Scale (WASAS) at post-treatment and follow up 6. Satisfaction post-treatment with the treatment and service received for insomnia

Countries

United Kingdom

Outcome results

None listed

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