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Sleep Difficulties After Loss: Exploring the Beneficial Effect of Brief Behavioral Therapy for Insomnia in a Sample of Bereaved Individuals

Denmark58 participantsStarted 2025-12-30

Plain-language summary

The goal of the study is to investigate whether a brief behavioral therapy for insomnia (BBTI) improves sleep in bereaved patients screened for insomnia compared to an active control group (sleep hygiene education). The study will also explore if BBTI improves symptoms of complicated grief. The investigators will recruit approximately 58 bereaved participants with insomnia.

Who can participate

Age range18 Years

SexALL

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Inclusion Criteria: * Age ≥18 years * Bereaved (experienced the death of a perceived loved one) ≥6 months ago * Insomnia: a score of \>10 on the Insomnia Severity index (ISI) and/or meet the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, 5th Edition (DSM-5) criteria for Insomnia Disorder Exclusion Criteria: * Other sleep disor-ders (sleep apnea, parasomnia, narcolepsy) * Use of drugs impacting sleep * Severe psychological or physical disorders that may confound sleep (symptoms of CGR allowed) * Neurodegenerative disorders * Shift work * Insufficient Danish proficiency * Previous experience with BBTI or cognitive behavioral therapy for insomnia (CBT-I)

What they're measuring

Insomnia Severity Index (ISI)

Timeframe: Time Frame: Baseline (week 0), post-treatment (approximately week 4), 3-months follow-up (approximately week 16) 6-months follow-up (approximately week 28).

Trial details

NCT IDNCT07167706

SponsorUniversity of Aarhus

Sponsor typeOTHER

Study typeINTERVENTIONAL

Primary completion2027-05-31

Contact for this trial

Alexander D Castro-Pavlik, PhD Student, MSc in Psychology

+4529122219 acp@psy.au.dk

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