Sleep Difficulties After Loss: Exploring the Beneficial Effect of Brief Behavioral Therapy for Insomnia in a Sample of Bereaved Individuals

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The trial is looking for adults who lost a loved one at least 6 months ago and now have trouble sleeping (insomnia). It compares a short behavioral sleep therapy with sleep habit education.

Életkor

18 years or older

Nem

All sexes can join

A betegség stádiuma

Insomnia: a score of more than 10 on the Insomnia Severity Index (ISI) and/or meeting the DSM-5 criteria for Insomnia Disorder. The death of the loved one must be at least 6 months ago.

Korábbi kezelés

People who already had BBTI or cognitive behavioral therapy for insomnia (CBT-I) cannot join.

A részvétel fő kizáró okai

• Other sleep disorders, such as sleep apnea, parasomnia or narcolepsy
• Use of drugs that affect sleep
• Severe mental or physical illness that may affect sleep (symptoms of complicated grief are allowed)
• Neurodegenerative disorders or shift work
• Not speaking Danish well enough

A regiszter feltételei, szó szerint

Mit akar kideríteni a vizsgálat

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.

A vizsgálat 2 csoportja

• Intervention group (group 1)A vizsgált kezelés

  Participants will retrieve individually administered BBTI by therapists through face-to-face meetings and phone-calls. Treatment will take 4 weeks.

  Kezelés: Brief Behavioral Therapy for Insomnia

• Active control group (group 2)Színlelt kezelés, összehasonlításként

  Participants will receive access to sleep hygiene education (SHE) through written educational material. Treatment will take 4 weeks.

  Kezelés: Sleep Hygiene Therapy