Acute insomnia Mental and Behavioural Disorders
Conditions
Interventions
Current interventions as of 28/07/2020:
This is an interventional study where poor sleepers will be recruited to receive the intervention, or will be recruited as a wait-list control, where they will
good sleepers will be randomised to treatment or no treatment).
The study is single-centre and the study will be run entirely online.
Participants who are in the two intervention groups (poor sleep
Sponsors
Northumbria University
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: All participants must: 1. Be aged 18 years and above 2. Have a sufficient level of English comprehension to understand and complete questionnaires Poor sleepers: 1. Must have difficulties in falling asleep, staying asleep, or awakening too early at least three nights per week, for a time period of between two weeks and three months 2. Must have distress or impairment caused by sleep loss 3. Both 1. and 2. must occur despite the individual having an adequate opportunity for sleep Good sleepers: 1. No current sleep problems
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Current exclusion criteria as of 28/07/2020: 1. Individuals who report having chronic sleep problems (i.e. where they have existed for more than 3 months immediately prior to providing consent) 2. Those who are actively seeking treatment for their sleep problems, irrespective of how long they have had the sleep problem 3. Participants who have a self-reported history of head injury, or who have had a diagnosis of schizophrenia, epilepsy or personality disorder cannot take part as the distraction techniques involved in the intervention may increase rumination and this may influence the effectiveness of the intervention Previous exclusion criteria: Poor sleepers: 1. Long-term (i.e. chronic) sleep problems (> 3 months)
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Current primary outcome measure as of 28/07/2020: Insomnia severity measured using the Insomnia Severity Index prior to the intervention and 1 week, 1 month and 3 months post-intervention, relative to baseline Previous primary outcome measure: Insomnia severity measured using the Insomnia Severity Index at one week post-intervention | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Current secondary outcome measures as of 28/07/2020: 1. Subjective mood measured using the PHQ-9 and GAD-7 immediately prior to the intervention, 1 week, 1 month and 3 months post-intervention, compared to baseline 2. Sleep continuity measured using sleep diaries 1-week pre-intervention and 1-week post-intervention Previous secondary outcome measures: 1. Sleep continuity from sleep diaries throughout the intervention 2. Subjective mood measured using the PHQ-9 and GAD-7 at 1-week post-intervention | — |
Countries
England, United Kingdom
Contacts
Public ContactGreg Elder
Outcome results
None listed