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Open Access 01-12-2024 | Insomnia | Study protocol

The efficacy of a transdiagnostic sleep intervention for outpatients with sleep problems and depression, bipolar disorder, or attention deficit disorder: study protocol for a randomized controlled trial

Authors: Mette Kragh, Henny Dyrberg, Maria Speed, Pernille Pedersen, Sanne Toft Kristiansen, Klaus Martiny

Published in: Trials | Issue 1/2024

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Abstract

Background

Patients with mental disorders have a higher prevalence of sleep problems than the general population. Sleep problems may include insomnia, circadian rhythm disorders, or hypersomnia. A transdiagnostic approach combining cognitive behavioral therapy for insomnia (CBT-I) with chronotherapy addressing a broad range of sleep problems has shown promising results in a limited number of studies. The aim of the study is to investigate the efficacy of a transdiagnostic sleep intervention for patients with sleep problems comorbid to bipolar disorder, unipolar depression, or attention deficit disorders. The primary hypothesis is that the intervention improves sleep quality compared with a control group. The secondary hypotheses are that the intervention increases subjective and objective sleep efficiency, reduces sleep onset latency, wake after sleep onset, number of awakenings, and severity of insomnia; and that it improves well-being, personal recovery, work ability, and consumption of sleep medication compared with a control group.

Methods

The study is a randomized controlled trial enrolling 88 outpatients with bipolar disorder, major depression, or attention deficit disorder with symptoms of various sleep problems (insomnia, circadian rhythm disorders, or hypersomnia). Patients are allocated to either an intervention group receiving six sessions of transdiagnostic sleep treatment or to a control group receiving a single session of sleep hygiene education. Assessments are made at baseline, at week two, and after 6 weeks in both groups. Actigraphy is performed continuously throughout the 6-week study period for all patients. The primary outcome is changes in the subjective appraisal of sleep quality (Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index). The secondary outcomes are changes in sleep efficiency, sleep onset latency, wake after sleep onset, number of nocturnal awakenings (based on actigraph and sleep diary data), changes in insomnia severity (Insomnia Severity Index), well-being (WHO-5 Well-Being Index), personal recovery (INSPIRE-O), work ability (Work Ability Index), and consumption of sleep medication (sleep-diaries).

Discussion

The study was initiated in 2022 and the inclusion period will continue until mid-2024. The results may have implications for the development and implementation of additional treatment options for patients with mental disorders and comorbid sleep problems.

Trial registration

ClinicalTrials.gov. NCT05406414. Registered on June 6, 2022.
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Metadata
Title
The efficacy of a transdiagnostic sleep intervention for outpatients with sleep problems and depression, bipolar disorder, or attention deficit disorder: study protocol for a randomized controlled trial
Authors
Mette Kragh
Henny Dyrberg
Maria Speed
Pernille Pedersen
Sanne Toft Kristiansen
Klaus Martiny
Publication date
01-12-2024
Publisher
BioMed Central
Published in
Trials / Issue 1/2024
Electronic ISSN: 1745-6215
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1186/s13063-024-07903-6

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