Does changing perceptions of sleep by incorporating sleep wearables improve insomnia? Protocol for a randomized study (the Novel Insomnia Treatment Experiment).

ABSTRACT:

Study objectives

Insomnia is common in the general population and is diagnosed based on self-reported sleep complaints. There is a frequent discrepancy between objectively recorded and self-reported sleep (sleep-wake state discrepancy), especially in individuals with insomnia. Although sleep-wake state discrepancy is well-documented in the literature, it is not well understood. This protocol describes the methodology of a randomized control study, which will examine whether providing monitoring and feedback about objectively recorded sleep with support for interpretation of sleep-wake state discrepancy improves insomnia symptoms and will explore the potential mechanisms of change.

Methods

Participants are 90 individuals with insomnia symptoms (Insomnia Severity Index [ISI] ≥

SUBMITTER: Spina MA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10108650 | biostudies-literature | 2023

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature