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Group Treatment for Insomnia in Primary Health Care

A study testing Group treatment for insomnia in people with Insomnia, run by Jeanette Westman at 2 sites in Sweden.

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Finished. The study has ended and is not enrolling. Results may be posted on the official record.

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Trial summary

The aim of this study is to analyze if group treatment is effective to treat insomnia in primary healthcare. Read more about this study

Who is it for?
Ages 18 years and older
Conditions the study is for
Insomnia
What is being tested?
Group treatment for insomnia
Could I receive a placebo?
No, everyone receives an active treatment
How many people
165 participants
Where
2 sitesSweden
Study dates
Aug 2010to Aug 2015
Phase
Interventional
Are there results?
None posted in the registry

Key requirements

Who can take part, as listed by the sponsor. Only the study team can confirm whether you are eligible, so take this list to your doctor.

  • Ages 18 years and older
  • All sexes
  • No healthy volunteers
  • Adult, Older adult

Who may be able to join

  • Insomnia symptoms regarding DSM-V
  • Motivated to group treatment.

Who cannot join

  • Insomnia Severity Index less than 7 points
  • Presence of acute life crises, acute psychiatric illness, bipolar disorder
  • Shift work
  • Linguistic or cognitive difficulties causing inability participate in group or fill in forms
  • Insomnia directly caused by medical illness. Other sleep disorder.

Trial locations and contacts

2 sites in 1 country.

Sweden2 sites
  • Centre for family medicine

    Stockholm, Huddinge, 14183

  • Centrum för allmanmedicin

    Stockholm, Huddinge, 14183

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About this study

Official title: Group Treatment for Insomnia in Primary Health Care: a Randomized Controlled Trial

The aim of this study is to analyze if group treatment is effective to treat insomnia in primary healthcare.

Read the detailed description

Insomnia is a common health problem. Untreated insomnia may lead to decreased physical and mental health. The patients turns to Primary Health Care when daytime symptoms decrease social and occupational function. Previous studies have shown that cognitive and behavioral therapy have effects on insomnia and recommends as first line treatment but is not widely available in primary health care.

The purpose is to test the effect of group intervention in Primary Health Care for patients with insomnia. The outcomes is insomnia severity, sleep habits, use of hypnotics, Fatigue, general health and health related quality of life. Characters with insomnia visiting in Primary Health Care.

Conditions
Insomnia
Being tested
Group treatment for insomnia
Keywords
Insomnia, Primary health care
Medical subject headings
Sleep Initiation and Maintenance Disorders

What participants receive

What participants receive. In a randomised study each person is assigned to one group by chance.

  • Group treatment for insomniaBehavioural

    Experimental: Group treatment of insomnia The intervention is a group treatment based on cognitive and behavioral changing methods. It is including seven sessions during 10 weeks. Each session last for 2 hours with a 20 minutes pause. The intervention includes psycho education about sleep. Methods as relaxation, coping with worry, sleep restriction, stimulus control, sleep hygiene, stress coping strategies, strategies for coping with daytime symptom, identify and reformulate negative and dysfunctional thoughts about sleep, daytime functioning and stress and strategies for reducing hypnotics.

Study groups in NCT01731223
Study groupRoleWhat they receive
Group treatment for insomniaExperimentalGroup treatment for insomnia.
Receives: Behavioral: Group treatment for insomnia
No interventionNo interventionTreatment as usual

What is being measured

The primary outcome is the main question the study is designed to answer.

  1. Insomnia severity Index

    Insomnia Severity Index (ISI)is a seven item self assessment scale measuring severity of insomnia symptoms during the last two weeks. The items asks about sleep disturbance, daytime functioning and worrying about sleep. The possibly response is 0 "None" 1 "Mild" 2 "Moderate" 3 "Severe" 4 "Very severe". The sum is added and 0-7 p grades the insomnia to "none clinically significant insomnia", 8-14 p "subtreshold insomnia", 15-21 p "moderate insomnia", 22-28 p "severe insomnia".

    Measured: One year

Secondary outcomes (1)
  1. Fatigue severity scale

    Measures fatigue symptoms in a seven item self assessment scale. Response from 1-7 points

    Measured: one year

Timeline

From the start of the study to its completion; the mark is today. Estimated dates are the sponsor’s plan.

  1. First posted21 Nov 2012 (estimated)
  2. Study startAug 2010
  3. Primary completionJun 2015
  4. Study completionAug 2015

Resources

More details

For doctors and researchers: how the study is designed, who runs it, and its registry IDs.

Study design
Study type
Interventional
Phase
Phase N/A
Primary purpose
Treatment
Allocation
Randomised
Intervention model
Parallel groups
Masking
None (open label)
Enrolment
165 participants (actual)
IDs, dates and publications
ClinicalTrials.gov ID
NCT01731223
Sponsor's protocol ID
CeFAM, Karolinska Institutet
Acronym
Sleep Prime
Status last verified
Aug 2018
First submitted
16 Nov 2012
Last updated
8 Aug 2018
Results posted
No
Data monitoring committee
No

Publications

  • LeBlanc M, Beaulieu-Bonneau S, Merette C, Savard J, Ivers H, Morin CM. Psychological and health-related quality of life factors associated with insomnia in a population-based sample. J Psychosom Res. 2007 Aug;63(2):157-66. doi: 10.1016/j.jpsychores.2007.03.004.

    PubMed 17662752
  • Wilson SJ, Nutt DJ, Alford C, Argyropoulos SV, Baldwin DS, Bateson AN, Britton TC, Crowe C, Dijk DJ, Espie CA, Gringras P, Hajak G, Idzikowski C, Krystal AD, Nash JR, Selsick H, Sharpley AL, Wade AG. British Association for Psychopharmacology consensus statement on evidence-based treatment of insomnia, parasomnias and circadian rhythm disorders. J Psychopharmacol. 2010 Nov;24(11):1577-601. doi: 10.1177/0269881110379307. Epub 2010 Sep 2.

    PubMed 20813762

Questions about this trial

What is this clinical trial studying?

A study testing Group treatment for insomnia in people with Insomnia, run by Jeanette Westman at 2 sites in Sweden.

The full registered description is in the About this study section and the official record.

Who may be eligible to take part?

The sponsor lists 2 inclusion and 5 exclusion criteria. Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening, so read the full criteria and contact a listed site.

Is this clinical trial currently recruiting?

The record says: finished, as of the sponsor's last update on 8 Aug 2018. Status can change between updates, so confirm with the study contact before making plans.

Where is the study taking place?

The record lists 2 sites in Sweden. Whether a site is taking part right now should be confirmed with that site. See every site.

What are the possible benefits and risks?

They depend on the study and the treatment, and no study can promise a benefit. The study team explains the known risks during informed consent, before anyone joins; the record itself does not list them.

Are results available for this study?

The study is completed, but results are not available in the source record. That does not mean the treatment did or did not work.

How can a doctor refer a patient or contact the research team?

The record lists no contact. The official record names the sponsor, who can be asked directly. AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals.

What does the primary outcome measure?

Insomnia severity Index (time frame: One year). It is what the study was designed to measure, not a finding.

Where can I read the original study information?

On the ClinicalTrials.gov record for NCT01731223, which also lists 2 linked publications.

Does a listing mean the treatment is approved or proven to work?

No. A listing means the study is registered. It does not show that the treatment is safe, works, or is approved by a regulator.

How often is this information updated?

AzTrials copies changed records from ClinicalTrials.gov every night and reloads the whole registry every week. The sponsor last updated this record on 8 Aug 2018.

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