CompletedNot Applicable

App-delivered Sleep ThERapy for Older Individuals With Insomnia

Australia270 participantsStarted 2022-10-01

Plain-language summary

This randomised, open, parallel controlled trial aims to compare the efficacy of a digital brief behavioural therapy for insomnia (dBBTi) against online sleep health education on insomnia symptom severity in older adults aged 60 years and over. The trial will be totally online with participants recruited from the community across Australia.

Who can participate

Age range60 Years

SexALL

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Inclusion criteria

✓. Older adults aged ≥ 60 years
✓. Able to give informed online consent
✓. Insomnia Severity Index ≥ 10, including a score of 3 in at least one of the first three items (nocturnal symptoms).
✓. English fluency
✓. Access to a smartphone and willingness/proficiency to use a mobile app

Exclusion criteria

✕. Shift-workers
✕. Travel to a destination with \>2 hours time-difference (within 30-days)
✕. Serious medical and/or psychiatric illnesses/disorders or self-harm risk (Patient Health Questionnaire-9, item 9, 1+ score of risk of suicidal ideation)
✕. Diagnosed sleep disorders other than insomnia
✕. Regular sleep medications or sleep devices (\>2 times a week over last 6 months)
✕. Currently receiving or previously received (within the last 12 months) psychotherapy for insomnia including Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT).
✕. Drive for work/operate heavy machinery

What they're measuring

Change in insomnia symptom severity

Timeframe: Change score from baseline at 8 weeks

Trial details

NCT IDNCT05067569

SponsorWoolcock Institute of Medical Research

Sponsor typeOTHER

Study typeINTERVENTIONAL

Primary completion2025-01-31

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