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Instant Message-delivered Cognitive Behavioural Therapy for Insomnia (CBT-I)Stroke Caregivers

Hong Kong138 participantsStarted 2023-12-01

Plain-language summary

The proposed trial aims to assess the effectiveness of Cognitive-behavioural therapy for insomnia (CBT-I) based ecological momentary intervention (EMI) for reducing insomnia symptoms among stroke caregivers.

Who can participate

Age range18 Years

SexALL

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Inclusion Criteria: * Primary family caregiver (Aged ≥18) of stroke survivor * Able to read and communicate in Chinese * Engaged caregiving roles for \> 4 hours per day; * Able to use a smartphone messaging app (e.g., WhatsApp and WeChat) * SCI ≤ 21 scores (i.e., clinically significant insomnia) Exclusion Criteria: * Has provided care for \<1 month prior to recruitment * Has a diagnosis of psychiatric disease or is currently taking psychotropic drugs * Currently taking medication to help with sleep * Currently participating in any type of psychological intervention

What they're measuring

Sleep Condition Indicator (SCI)

Timeframe: 24 weeks

Insomnia Severity Index (ISI)

Timeframe: 24 weeks

Trial details

NCT IDNCT05952245

SponsorThe University of Hong Kong

Sponsor typeOTHER

Study typeINTERVENTIONAL

Primary completion2024-12

Contact for this trial

Jung Jae LEE

+852 3917 6971 leejay@hku.hk

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