Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Trauma-Related Insomnia in Veterans

Comparing Telemedicine to In Person Delivery of Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Trauma-Related Insomnia in Rural Veterans

Status

Completed

Phases

Study type

Interventional

Source

ClinicalTrials.gov

Registry ID

NCT01176123

Acronym

CBT-I Telemed

Enrollment

Registered

2010-08-05

Start date

2011-02-03

Completion date

2011-09-27

Last updated

2020-03-20

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Conditions

Sleep Initiation and Maintenance Disorders

Keywords

Cognitive behavioral therapy, Insomnia, Traumatic Stress

Brief summary

Understanding the effectiveness of Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for trauma-related insomnia (CBT-I) is important because sleep difficulties often persist after traditional post-trauma treatments are completed and other trauma-related symptoms have resolved. The objective of this study is to examine whether CBT-I will equivocally reduce problems falling and staying asleep (insomnia) related to military-related PTSD when administered in person versus through telephone therapy to veterans living in rural areas. Rural populations are at a disadvantage in receiving treatment because of lack of access to healthcare services. Telemedicine uses technology (e.g., telephones) to provide distance counseling to the populations who lack access to health care. Thus, telephone-counseling strategies could provide broad access to interventions for management of trauma-related insomnia. Veterans who live more than 30 miles from Veterans Affairs (VA) PTSD specialty services will be offered participation in this study. All veterans receive 6 weeks of individual CBT-I for trauma-related insomnia. Participants will be randomized to one of two treatment conditions: (1) CBT-I in person or (2) CBT-I via telemedicine (defined as receiving treatment by telephone). No changes will be made to the CBT-I, other than mode of delivery, for the telemedicine group. Through this study the investigators hope to demonstrate the effectiveness of CBT-I for trauma-related insomnia can be delivered effectively to rural veterans in person and via telemedicine.

Interventions

BEHAVIORALCognitive Behavioral Therapy for Insomnia

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Insomnia

Study design

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Intervention model

PARALLEL

Primary purpose

TREATMENT

Masking

SINGLE (Outcomes Assessor)

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

ALL

Healthy volunteers

Inclusion criteria

* Veterans living 30 or more miles from VA PTSD specialty services * Diagnosis of PTSD or subthreshold PTSD symptoms * Trauma-related insomnia

Exclusion criteria

* Primary sleep disorder other than insomnia(e.g., Restless Leg Syndrome) * Psychosis * Active alcohol dependence * Active drug dependence

Countries

United States

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026