Self-help Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) for Insomnia

Insomnia Clinical Trial

Official title: Cognitive Behavioral Therapy as Guided Self-help for Insomnia - a Randomized Controlled Trial

Status Completed

Clinical Trial Summary

The purpose of this study is to investigate whether a self-help book for insomnia, with or without therapist support, can improve sleep and alleviate insomnia symptoms in individuals suffering from insomnia, also for persons presenting with different kinds of co-morbid problems.

Clinical Trial Description

CBT has previously been identified as an effective treatment for insomnia. However, there is a lack of trained CBT-therapists, and self-help is beginning to prove useful for many areas of psychological distress. Earlier studies of different kinds of self-help (e.g. computer based and bibliotherapeutic) suggest that many patients do indeed benefit from self-help treatments for insomnia, but there is a need for independent replications. Also, most previous studies have had very strict inclusion criteria, such that for instance only individuals with primary insomnia and no co-morbid problems have been included. A general question in self-help is whether patients need therapist support to benefit from treatment, or if a book is enough to alleviate symptoms. ;

Study Design

Allocation: Randomized, Endpoint Classification: Efficacy Study, Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment, Masking: Open Label, Primary Purpose: Treatment

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Insomnia

• NCT number: NCT01105052
• Study type: Interventional
• Source: Karolinska Institutet
• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Start date: February 2008
• Completion date: December 2009