Sleep Difficulties After Loss: Exploring the Beneficial Effect of Brief Behavioral Therapy for Insomnia in a Sample of Bereaved Individuals
Key facts
- Where
- Aarhus, DenmarkSee the site
Where in Denmark
- Aarhus UniversityAarhus, DenmarkContact: Ali Amidi, Associate ProfessorNo longer taking part
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- Who runs it
- University of Aarhus
- Trial code
- NCT07167706
- Record updated
- 17 November 2025
- Original description
The goal of the study is to investigate whether a brief behavioral therapy for insomnia (BBTI) improves sleep in bereaved patients screened for insomnia compared to an active control group (sleep hygiene education). The study will also explore if BBTI improves symptoms of complicated grief. The investigators will recruit approximately 58 bereaved participants with insomnia.Read full original descriptionShow less
Sleep Difficulties After Loss (SLEEPLOSS): Exploring the Beneficial Effect of Brief Behavioral Therapy for Insomnia in a Sample of Bereaved Individuals
The goal of the study is to investigate whether a brief behavioral therapy for insomnia (BBTI) improves sleep in bereaved patients screened for insomnia compared to an active control group (sleep hygiene education). The study will also explore if BBTI improves symptoms of complicated grief. The investigators will recruit approximately 58 bereaved participants with insomnia.
Inclusion: Age ≥18 years; Bereaved (experienced the death of a perceived loved one) ≥6 months ago; Insomnia: a score of >10 on the Insomnia Severity index (ISI) and/or meet the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, 5th Edition (DSM-5) criteria for Insomnia Disorder.
Exclusion: Use of drugs impacting sleep; Previous experience with BBTI or cognitive behavioral therapy for insomnia (CBT-I); Severe psychological or physical disorders that may confound sleep (symptoms of CGR allowed); Neurodegenerative disorders; Other sleep disor-ders (sleep apnea, parasomnia, narcolepsy); Shift work; Insufficient Danish proficiency.