Feasibility and Acceptability of Brief Behavioral Treatment for Insomnia After Eating Disorder Treatment: The TIRED Study.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

The purpose of this pilot trial was to evaluate the novel use of Brief Behavioral Treatment for Insomnia (BBTI) for people with residual insomnia disorder following eating disorder (ED) treatment.

Methods

Participants (N = 6) completed a multiple-baseline design study of BBTI. The primary outcome was insomnia severity, measured by the Insomnia Severity Index. Secondary outcomes included sleep efficiency and daytime fatigue. Exploratory outcomes were ED-related impairment and symptoms, anxiety symptoms, and depression symptoms.

Results

BBTI reduced insomnia symptom severity from baseline to end of treatment. BBTI also resulted in improvements in sleep efficiency and reductions in daytime fatigue. ED-related and other psychopathology outcomes largely did not c

SUBMITTER: Christensen Pacella KA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12462618 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature