Insomnia
Conditions
Keywords
Insomnia, college student, university student, online
Brief summary
College students experience higher rates of insomnia compared the general population, and accessibility and availability for the appropriate intervention is difficult due limited resources available to them in a college environment. Theorefore, it is vital to offer an intervention that can be just as effective yet more accessible than other available treatments targeting insomnia. That is why this study will investigate the efficacy and feasibility of an online ACT intervention for insomnia among college students. Specifically, Is an online ACT for college students effective in treating insomnia? And, is an online ACT for college students feasible and acceptable in treating insomnia? Participants will be randomized into one of two conditions: waitlist or online ACT guide. Participants will receive questionnaires at baseline, post-treatment (4 weeks), and 1-month follow up.
Interventions
BEHAVIORALACT Guide for Insomnia
ACT Guide for Insomnia includes 2 modules. Module 1 will include sleep/insomnia education, ACT skills (acceptance, defusion), and behavioral change. Module 2 will include sleep restriction, sleep hygiene, ACT skills (values, committed action), and behavioral change.
Sponsors
Utah State University
Study design
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
18 Years to No maximum
Healthy volunteers
No
Inclusion criteria
1. 18 years or older 2. enrolled in a 2- or 4-year college (includes graduate students) 3. fluent in English 4. have access to the internet 5. meets diagnosis for at least acute insomnia according to the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM)-5 6. searching/wanting in treatment 7. currently residing in the US
Exclusion criteria
1. diagnosed with another sleep disorder that is not insomnia 2. currently attending therapy for an emotional disorder (anxiety or depression) or insomnia 3. prescribed medications to treat insomnia or another sleep-inducing medication
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Insomnia Severity Index (ISI) | 8 weeks | The ISI is composed of 7-items that asses for severity of sleep onset, sleep maintenance, early morning waking issues, sleep satisfaction, sleep interference (e.g., daytime fatigue), noticeability of sleep impairment, and sleep worry. Each item is measured on a five-point likert scale ranging from 0 indicating no severity to 4 indicating very severe. The ISI has been shown to be a valid, clinical questionnaire designed to gauge insomnia severity (Bastien, Vallières, \& Morin, 2001), is sensitive to treatment response (Morin, Belleville, Bélanger, \& Ivers, 2011), and has been agreed upon as essential for insomnia treatment efficacy studies (Buysse, Ancoli-Israel, Edinger, Lichstein, \& Morin, 2006). Additionally, the ISI has been used a previous randomized control trails (RCT) among college student to determine treatment efficacy (Taylor et al., 2014). |
Countries
United States
Outcome results
None listed