NCT04445805

Improving Negative Stressful Perseverations in Insomnia to Revitalize Expectant Moms

The INSPIRE Trial: Improving Negative Stressful Perseverations in Insomnia to Revitalize Expectant Moms

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 64 (actual)
• Sponsor: Henry Ford Health System · Academic / Other
• Sex: Female
• Age: 18 Years – 40 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

The purpose of this research is to evaluate telemedicine treatments for sleep in pregnant women. As pregnant women are vulnerable to sleep problems, the investigators aim to explore whether these types of treatment will improve sleep and mood-related health risks in pregnancy and postpartum. The investigators will test the efficacy of cognitive behavioral therapy for insomnia (CBTI) and mindfulness-based therapy for insomnia (MBTI) for perinatal insomnia relative to sleep education and hygiene, which is a minimal intervention control.

Detailed description

The purpose of this randomized controlled trial is to determine the efficacy of cognitive behavioral therapy for insomnia (CBTI) and mindfulness-based therapy for insomnia (MBTI) for perinatal insomnia relative to sleep education and hygiene, which is a minimal intervention control. The long-term goal is to maximize the effectiveness of insomnia treatment for perinatal women by adapting safe and efficacious treatments to meet the evolving needs of women through pregnancy and postpartum. Over half of pregnant women develop insomnia, which is associated with high rates of depression during pregnancy and postpartum. By successfully treating insomnia during pregnancy and improving cognitive-emotion regulation, mental health of pregnant and postpartum women may be substantially improved. In a prior clinical trial, Dr. Kalmbach (PI) showed that digital CBTI (i.e., fully automated online program) improved sleep during pregnancy, and offered some protection against sleep problems after childbirth. Women in this prior trial were highly satisfied with CBTI and the ability to participate in treatment remotely. However, the investigators identified important shortcomings of CBTI in this population. Namely, standard CBTI was ineffective at reducing cognitive arousal and depression. Preliminary data suggest that MBTI may effectively reduce cognitive arousal in insomnia patients, which has immense potential to enhance sleep and mental health outcomes in perinatal insomnia. Thus, the investigators will conduct a randomized controlled trial to determine the efficacy of MBTI and CBTI for perinatal insomnia relative to a minimal intervention control. The current study is a 3-arm RCT comparing CBTI and MBTI to sleep education and hygiene minimal intervention control for the treatment of perinatal insomnia. 120 women with insomnia symptoms will be treated beginning in pregnancy and into early postpartum. CBTI and MBTI will address changes in sleep symptoms and challenges that emerge after childbirth. The investigators will collect outcome data on insomnia symptoms and related health outcomes (e.g., cognitive arousal, depression) after prenatal treatment and monthly across the first postpartum year. The investigators will determine the efficacy of the investigator's CBTI and MBTI protocols for perinatal insomnia relative to minimal intervention control. The investigators will then compare the effects of CBTI and MBTI on short- and long-term outcomes.

Conditions

• Insomnia

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
BEHAVIORAL	Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Insomnia (CBTI)	Consists of 6 prenatal 60-min sessions and 6 monthly postnatal sessions on sleep education, sleep restriction, stimulus control, cognitive therapy, and relaxation. Treatment will be delivered via telemedicine.
BEHAVIORAL	Perinatal-enhanced Behavioral Therapy for Insomnia	Consists of 6 prenatal 60-min sessions and 6 monthly postnatal sessions on sleep education, sleep restriction, stimulus control, and metacognitive exercises. Treatment will be delivered via telemedicine.
BEHAVIORAL	Attention Control	Will include education on sleep, circadian rhythms, and good sleep hygiene in addition to self-monitoring with sleep diaries.

Timeline

• Start date: 2021-03-15
• Primary completion: 2023-12-31
• Completion: 2023-12-31
• First posted: 2020-06-24
• Last updated: 2024-01-19

Locations

1 site across 1 country: United States