NCT01603381

The Effect of Family History on Insomnia During Sobriety in Alcoholics

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 22 (actual)
• Sponsor: Corporal Michael J. Crescenz VA Medical Center · Federal
• Sex: Male
• Age: 18 Years – 65 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

The investigators intend to assess the following: * the efficacy of CBTi in treating insomnia during recovery, * does a family history of alcoholism moderate the insomnia symptoms, * does an improvement in insomnia lead to a decrease in impulsivity.

Detailed description

The primary goals of this pilot study are the following: a) to assess for the difference in improvement insomnia, after 8 weeks of treatment with recommended CBTi, in Veterans with alcohol dependence during early recovery, The secondary goals include the following: 1. to assess for any change in the alcohol consumption indices between the groups after 8 weeks of CBTi, 2. to assess for change in psychiatric symptoms of mood and anxiety across the groups, 3. to assess for differences in insomnia in subjects, with and without a first degree family history of alcohol dependence, 4. to evaluate for any change in impulsivity-related measure with insomnia treatment.

Conditions

• Insomnia

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
BEHAVIORAL	Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Insomnia (CBT-I)	Behavioral management of insomnia

Timeline

• Start date: 2012-06-01
• Primary completion: 2016-07-01
• Completion: 2016-07-01
• First posted: 2012-05-22
• Last updated: 2016-10-04

Locations

1 site across 1 country: United States