NCT05069285

A Self-help Book for Insomnia Compared With Sleep Hygiene Advice in Patients Using Sleep Medications

A Randomized Controlled Trial Comparing a Self-help Book Focusing on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Insomnia With Standard Sleep Hygiene Advice Among Patients Using Hypnotics

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 172 (actual)
• Sponsor: University of Bergen · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 18 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Accepted

Summary

The aim is to assess whether a self-help book for insomnia will improve sleep and reduce hypnotic use among patients on sleep medications.

Detailed description

This study is a randomized controlled trial evaluating the effect of a self-help book for insomnia compared to the effect of sleep hygiene advice in patients using sleep medications. 150 patients will be randomized to receive either the book (75 patients) or the sleep hygiene advice (75 patients). Patients will fill questionnaires about sleep and health problems at baseline and after 3-6 months after receiving the written material. The main aims are to assess whether a self-help book is more effective in reducing sleep medication use and sleep problems.

Conditions

• Hypnotic; Sleep Disorder

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
OTHER	self-help book	information and advice given in the self-help book
OTHER	sleep hygiene advice	information and advice given on the sheet of paper with sleep hygiene

Timeline

• Start date: 2023-05-10
• Primary completion: 2024-05-10
• Completion: 2024-05-10
• First posted: 2021-10-06
• Last updated: 2024-06-10

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Norway