Brief Trial of ACT-i for Adults With Chronic Insomnia
Key facts
- Where
- Cluj-Napoca, RomaniaSee the site
Could this be for you?
Answer for yourself. This is not a decision: only the study team can say whether you can take part.
- Are you between 18 and 59 years old?
Source: NCT07048600, who can take part
Where in Romania
- Babes-Bolyai UniversityCluj-Napoca, RomaniaContact: Roxana Cardoș, PhDTaking people
Questions to ask the study team
- How often do I need to come in, and for how long each time?
- Are travel costs paid?
- Can I keep my own doctor?
- What happens if I want to stop?
Contact the study team: see the registry record → Contacts and Locations
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- Who runs it
- Babes-Bolyai University
- Trial code
- NCT07048600
- Record updated
- 25 September 2026
- Original description
This is a prospective, randomized-controlled trial that assesses the efficacy of a brief Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT-i), compared to an attentional control group, in adults with chronic insomnia. The interventions will be evaluated for their impact on insomnia severity, cognitive function, depression, anxiety, psychological flexibility, and sleep beliefs - measured before treatment, two weeks after and at a three-month follow-up.Read full original descriptionShow less
Brief Group Acceptance and Commitment Therapy for Insomnia: Study Protocol for a Randomized Controlled Trial
This is a prospective, randomized-controlled trial that assesses the efficacy of a brief Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT-i), compared to an attentional control group, in adults with chronic insomnia. The interventions will be evaluated for their impact on insomnia severity, cognitive function, depression, anxiety, psychological flexibility, and sleep beliefs - measured before treatment, two weeks after and at a three-month follow-up.
Inclusion: clinical/ subclinical diagnosis of chronic insomnia either already diagnosed by a professional, or identified with SCISD-R by our team of clinicians; age over 18 and older, but not over 59 years old; minimal/ mild symptomatology of depression (scores ≤ 9 on PHQ-9) and/ or anxiety (scores ≤ 9 on GAD-7) or as diagnosed with SCID-5-CV.
Exclusion: diagnosed with a neurological degenerative disorder, or any moderate/ severe psychiatric disorder; diagnosed with other sleep disorder (e.g., sleep apnea, restless legs/ periodic limb movements, circadian-based sleep disorder); diagnosed with cognitive impairments; unable to understand Romanian; unable to attend to online-sessions (e.g., no laptop, microphone, camera).