Hypertension with unsatisfactory sleep health (HUSH): study protocol for a randomized controlled trial.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Insomnia is common in primary care medical practices. Although behavioral treatments for insomnia are safe, efficacious, and recommended in practice guidelines, they are not widely-available, and their effects on comorbid medical conditions remain uncertain. We are conducting a pragmatic clinical trial to test the efficacy of two cognitive behavioral treatments for insomnia (Brief Behavioral Treatment for Insomnia (BBTI) and Sleep Healthy Using the Internet (SHUTi)) versus an enhanced usual care condition (EUC).

Methods/design

The study is a three-arm, parallel group, randomized controlled trial. Participants include 625 adults with hypertension and insomnia, recruited via electronic health records from primary care practices affiliated with a large academic medic

SUBMITTER: Levenson JC 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5461741 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature