Randomised controlled trial on the effect of internet-delivered computerised cognitive-behavioural therapy on patients with insomnia who remain symptomatic following hypnotics: a study protocol.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Insomnia has severe consequences for health. Primary care physicians in Japan commonly provide hypnotics, which is far from optimal. The recommended treatment for insomnia is cognitive-behavioural therapy (CBT). Access to trained therapists, however, is limited. Rather than face-to-face CBT, several researchers have studied internet-delivered computerised CBT (ICBT). This paper describes the study protocol for a randomised controlled trial (RCT) to evaluate effectiveness and feasibility of our newly developed five-step ICBT as an adjunct to usual care (UC) compared with UC alone for patients with insomnia who remain symptomatic following hypnotics.

Methods and analysis

This proposed exploratory RCT comprises two parallel groups (ICBT+UC and UC alone) consisting

SUBMITTER: Sato D 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5829590 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature