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NCT number NCT02946957
Other study ID # 52176
Secondary ID
Status Active, not recruiting
Phase N/A
First received
Last updated
Start date October 2016
Est. completion date November 2020

Study information

Verified date March 2020
Source University of Washington
Contact n/a
Is FDA regulated No
Health authority
Study type Interventional

Clinical Trial Summary

Osteoarthritis (OA) pain affects 50 percent of older adults, more than half of whom also experience significant sleep disturbance. This randomized trial will determine whether a telephone-based cognitive behavioral treatment targeting insomnia in older adults with chronic severe OA-related insomnia and pain results in substantially greater reductions in insomnia severity and in related improvements in pain, fatigue, mood, quality of life and healthcare costs compared to telephone-delivered education (attention control) about insomnia. The trial will test an intervention that if demonstrated to have long term efficacy is scalable and has the potential for wide-scale deployment in healthcare systems.


Description:

Twenty-five percent of older adults experience significant osteoarthritis (OA)-related comorbid sleep disturbance. Insomnia is associated with substantial negative effects on function, mood, and medical resource utilization. Cognitive behavioral therapy for insomnia (CBT-I) is evidence based and has been shown to be efficacious in populations with a variety of comorbid conditions including OA-related chronic pain. However, in-person CBT interventions are unlikely to be widely deployable in healthcare systems. Telephone delivery has the advantage of giving patients access to personalized, efficacious CBT-I interventions from home, increasing generalizability, and outreach to minority, rural, and other underserved populations. Older (60+ yrs) primary care patients across Washington State will be screened for severe persistent OA-related insomnia and pain. Two hundred and seventy patients will be randomized to either CBT-I or an education only attention control (EOC). Each treatment will consist of six 20-30 minute telephone-based sessions over an eight week period. Pre-treatment, post-treatment (2 months and 12 month) assessments will include measures of sleep, pain, fatigue, mood, and quality of life. A cost effectiveness evaluation of the intervention will also be conducted. The proposed research will determine if telephone CBT-I improves OA insomnia and associated outcomes in a state-wide primary care population of older adults, and inform policy decisions about widespread dissemination of telephone CBT-I in this and related patient populations.


Recruitment information / eligibility

Status Active, not recruiting
Enrollment 327
Est. completion date November 2020
Est. primary completion date December 2019
Accepts healthy volunteers No
Gender All
Age group 60 Years and older
Eligibility Inclusion Criteria:

- Age 60+ with one or more health care visits for OA in the prior 3 years

- Score of =6 on 4-item ISI at first screening and =11 on full ISI at second screening

- Score of =9 on two items from the Brief Pain Inventory (BPI) asking about average pain intensity in the past 2 weeks (0-10 scale) and activity interference due to pain (0-10 scale) at first and second screening

Exclusion Criteria:

- Not continuously enrolled at Group Health Cooperative for at least one year

- Prior diagnosis of a primary sleep disorder: sleep apnea with an AHI/RDI score of 15+ or current use of a CPAP machine; periodic leg movement disorder; restless leg syndrome; sleep-wake cycle disturbance; or rapid eye movement behavior disorder

- Diagnosis in the medical record of: rheumatoid arthritis, terminal disease, being considered for major surgery, active chemotherapy or radiation for cancer, or inpatient treatment for congestive heart failure within the previous 6 months

- Diagnosis of dementia, use of acetylcholinesterase inhibitor and/or memantine for cognitive impairment, or cognitive impairment (>6 on the Short Orientation-Memory-Concentration Test)

- Hearing or speech impairment sufficient to preclude participation in a telephone intervention

Study Design


Related Conditions & MeSH terms

  • Insomnia Related to Osteoarthritis Pain
  • Osteoarthritis
  • Sleep Initiation and Maintenance Disorders

Intervention

Behavioral:
Cognitive Behavior Therapy for Insomnia
Six telephone sessions that last 20-30 minutes presenting cognitive behavioral therapy for insomnia.
Education Only Control
Six telephone sessions that last 20-30 minutes presenting sleep and osteoarthritis education.

Locations

Country Name City State
United States Kaiser Permanente Washington Research Institute Seattle Washington

Sponsors (2)

Lead Sponsor Collaborator
University of Washington Kaiser Permanente

Country where clinical trial is conducted

United States, 

Outcome

Type Measure Description Time frame Safety issue
Primary Insomnia Severity Index (ISI) A 7-item questionnaire that is a global measure of perceived insomnia severity. Items use a 5-point scale for total scores of 0-28, with >15 considered moderate severity. 12 months post baseline
Secondary Insomnia Severity Index (ISI) A 7-item questionnaire that is a global measure of perceived insomnia severity.Items use a 5-point scale for total scores of 0-28, with >15 considered moderate severity. 2 months post baseline
Secondary Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI) Self-rating of overall sleep quality and disturbances using 7 sleep. components. PSQI global >5 is highly sensitive and specific for distinguishing good and poor sleepers. 2 months post baseline
Secondary Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI) Self-rating of overall sleep quality and disturbances using 7 sleep components. PSQI global >5 is highly sensitive and specific for distinguishing good and poor sleepers. 12 months post baseline
Secondary Brief Pain Inventory-short form (BPI-sf) A questionnaire to assess pain intensity and interference with activities. The BPI-sf rates pain intensity (4 items) and interference (7 items) from 0 to 10 and is validated for use in clinical trials with OA pain patients. 2 months post baseline
Secondary Brief Pain Inventory-short form (BPI-sf) A questionnaire to assess pain intensity and interference with activities. The BPI-sf rates pain intensity (4 items) and interference (7 items) from 0 to 10 and is validated for use in clinical trials with OA pain patients. 12 months post baseline
Secondary Flinders Fatigue Scale (FFS) A 7-item self-report questionnaire to measure fatigue level in a variety of situations. 2 months post baseline
Secondary Flinders Fatigue Scale (FFS) A 7-item self-report questionnaire to measure fatigue level in a variety of situations. 12 months post baseline
Secondary Patient Health Questionnaire (PHQ-8) 4-point scale rates frequency of occurrence of 8 depressive symptoms. 2 months post baseline
Secondary Patient Health Questionnaire (PHQ-8) 4-point scale rates frequency of occurrence of 8 depressive symptoms. 12 months post baseline
Secondary Sleep Hygiene Index (SHI) A 13-item scale that rates how often participants engage in specific sleep hygiene related behaviors, including continued adherence to CBT-I recommendations over time. 2 months post baseline
Secondary Sleep Hygiene Index (SHI) A 13-item scale that rates how often participants engage in specific sleep hygiene related behaviors, including continued adherence to CBT-I recommendations over time. 12 months post baseline
Secondary EuroQoL 5D (EQ-5D) Rates health status on five dimensions and overall health status from 0 to 100. The most widely used measure in clinical trials assessing general quality of life of OA patients. 2 months post baseline
Secondary EuroQoL 5D (EQ-5D) Rates health status on five dimensions and overall health status from 0 to 100. The most widely used measure in clinical trials assessing general quality of life of OA patients. 12 months post baseline
Secondary Western Ontario and McMaster Universities Arthritis Index (WOMAC) A 24-item questionnaire rating pain, stiffness, and physical functioning in everyday activities. It is the most widely used condition-specific quality of life measure for arthritis cost-effectiveness studies. 2 months post baseline
Secondary Western Ontario and McMaster Universities Arthritis Index (WOMAC) A 24-item questionnaire rating pain, stiffness, and physical functioning in everyday activities. It is the most widely used condition-specific quality of life measure for arthritis cost-effectiveness studies. 12 months post baseline
Secondary Use of sleep and pain medications NSAID, analgesic, sedative, and anti-depressant medication use. Baseline through 24 months
Secondary Outpatient visits The number of visits for OA, for sleep problems, and for visits irrespective of associated diagnosis. Baseline through 24 months
Secondary Health care costs The Group Health cost database will be used to estimate costs (from study entry to 24 months post enrollment) of ambulatory healthcare for all conditions, arthritis and sleep problems, and inpatient care. Baseline through 24 months