Self-Help Video for Insomnia in College Students

NCT ID: NCT01928173

Last Updated: 2019-04-30

Study Results

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

TERMINATED

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

32 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2013-02-28

Study Completion Date

2016-11-30

Brief Summary

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The purpose of this study is to test the effectiveness of a 1-session abbreviated cognitive-behavior therapy for insomnia among college students. The investigators will examine the following hypotheses in the present study: 1) Viewing the treatment video will produce an increment in sleep knowledge relative to baseline and minimum treatment control; and 2) Viewing the treatment video will result in improved sleep relative to baseline and minimum treatment control.

Students who self-identify as having insomnia will be recruited from the University of Alabama's Psychology subject pool. Students who enroll in the study will receive a link to the demographic and screening questionnaire. Individuals who have a history of other sleep disorders or who currently present with symptoms strongly suggestive of sleep disorders, such as obstructive sleep apnea or narcolepsy will be excluded. Individuals who are shift-workers and those with a history of severe mental illness will also be excluded.

Participants who meet criteria for this study will then be directed to complete a measure of sleep knowledge. Once they have completed the measure of sleep knowledge, they will be directed to complete the Consensus Sleep Diary (CSD) for 14 days as soon as possible after awakening in the morning. During the second week of completing the CSD, participants will be directed to complete the Insomnia Severity Index and the Patient-Reported Outcomes Measurement Information System Sleep Disturbance and Sleep-Related Impairments Short Forms on the last day they complete a CSD.

Participants will be randomized to a treatment group or a minimum treatment control group upon completion of these baseline measures. Those in the treatment group will be emailed the following components of the insomnia treatment: a link to the treatment video, an mp3 file with a relaxation recording, and a pdf file of a brochure reviewing the information presented in the treatment video. Participants will be asked to view the treatment video and begin practicing the relaxation technique presented in the mp3 file as soon as possible. Participants in the minimum treatment control group will receive a link to a sleep education video.

Two weeks after participants have viewed the videos, they will be asked to complete post-treatment measures in the same sequence as they did at baseline. One month after the post-treatment measures have been completed, both groups will be asked to complete the same measures again for follow-up.

Detailed Description

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Conditions

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Sleep Initiation and Maintenance Disorders

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

Primary Study Purpose

TREATMENT

Blinding Strategy

NONE

Study Groups

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Abbreviated cognitive behavioral therapy

Arm 1 is a multi-component package including sleep hygiene, stimulus control, cognitive therapy, and passive relaxation.

Group Type ACTIVE_COMPARATOR

Abbreviated cognitive behavioral therapy

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

see arm description

Sleep education/sleep hygiene

Arm 2 consists of education about sleep and fatigue as well as sleep hygiene recommendations (e.g., avoiding nicotine and caffeine late in the day).

Group Type ACTIVE_COMPARATOR

Sleep education/sleep hygiene

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

see arm description

Interventions

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Abbreviated cognitive behavioral therapy

see arm description

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Sleep education/sleep hygiene

see arm description

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Must be a student at The University of Alabama
* Must be 18-24 years old
* Must have a complaint of insomnia

Exclusion Criteria

* history of sleep disorder other than insomnia
* symptoms strongly suggestive of sleep disorders other than insomnia
* shift-work
* history of severe mental illness (e.g., psychotic disorders, bipolar disorder, severe depression, or personality disorders)
Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Maximum Eligible Age

24 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Responsibility Role SPONSOR

Principal Investigators

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Kenneth Lichstein, PhD

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

University of Alabama at Birmingham

Locations

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The University of Alabama

Tuscaloosa, Alabama, United States

Site Status

Countries

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United States

References

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Bastien CH, Vallieres A, Morin CM. Validation of the Insomnia Severity Index as an outcome measure for insomnia research. Sleep Med. 2001 Jul;2(4):297-307. doi: 10.1016/s1389-9457(00)00065-4.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 11438246 (View on PubMed)

Bixler EO, Kales A, Soldatos CR, Kales JD, Healey S. Prevalence of sleep disorders in the Los Angeles metropolitan area. Am J Psychiatry. 1979 Oct;136(10):1257-62. doi: 10.1176/ajp.136.10.1257.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 314756 (View on PubMed)

Bootzin, R.R., & Epstein, D.R. (2000). Stimulus control instructions. In K.L. Lichstein & C.M. Morin (Eds.), Treatment of late-life insomnia (pp 167-184). Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage.

Reference Type BACKGROUND

Carney CE, Buysse DJ, Ancoli-Israel S, Edinger JD, Krystal AD, Lichstein KL, Morin CM. The consensus sleep diary: standardizing prospective sleep self-monitoring. Sleep. 2012 Feb 1;35(2):287-302. doi: 10.5665/sleep.1642.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 22294820 (View on PubMed)

Gustafson R. Treating insomnia with a self-administered muscle relaxation training program: a follow-up. Psychol Rep. 1992 Feb;70(1):124-6. doi: 10.2466/pr0.1992.70.1.124.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 1565709 (View on PubMed)

Kales JD, Kales A, Bixler EO, Soldatos CR, Cadieux RJ, Kashurba GJ, Vela-Bueno A. Biopsychobehavioral correlates of insomnia, V: Clinical characteristics and behavioral correlates. Am J Psychiatry. 1984 Nov;141(11):1371-6. doi: 10.1176/ajp.141.11.1371.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 6496780 (View on PubMed)

Morin, C. M. (1993). Insomnia: Psychological assessment and management. New York-London: The Guilford Press.

Reference Type BACKGROUND

Rosen GM. Self-help treatment books and the commercialization of psychotherapy. Am Psychol. 1987 Jan;42(1):46-51. doi: 10.1037//0003-066x.42.1.46. No abstract available.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 3565914 (View on PubMed)

Rybarczyk B, Lopez M, Schelble K, Stepanski E. Home-based video CBT for comorbid geriatric insomnia: a pilot study using secondary data analyses. Behav Sleep Med. 2005;3(3):158-75. doi: 10.1207/s15402010bsm0303_4.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 15984917 (View on PubMed)

Taylor DJ, Gardner CE, Bramoweth AD, Williams JM, Roane BM, Grieser EA, Tatum JI. Insomnia and mental health in college students. Behav Sleep Med. 2011;9(2):107-16. doi: 10.1080/15402002.2011.557992.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 21491233 (View on PubMed)

Other Identifiers

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13-OR-052-ME

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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