Effects of e-aid cognitive behavioural therapy for insomnia (eCBTI) to prevent the transition from acute insomnia to chronic insomnia: study protocol for a randomised controlled trial.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Previous evidence suggested that online self-guided sleep intervention is efficacious in improving treatment outcomes in patients with chronic insomnia [corrected]. However, research on online sleep interventions targeting acute insomnia [corrected] has been scarce. This study aims to evaluate the effectiveness of brief e-aid cognitive behavioural therapy for insomnia (eCBTI) in preventing transition from acute insomnia to chronic insomnia [corrected].

Methods and analysis

This is a pragmatic two-arm multicentre, randomised controlled trial comparing eCBTI with treatment as usual (TAU) in outpatients. Two hundred patients with acute insomnia [corrected] (as defined by DSM-5) will be recruited. Patients will be randomly assigned to receive 1 week eCBTI via a Sma

SUBMITTER: Yang Y 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6886949 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature