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Telemedicine Management of Chronic Insomnia

NCT01686438 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 114

Last updated 2019-08-29

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Summary

Insomnia is commonly present in Veterans with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). Treatment of insomnia with a specialized type of psychotherapy has been shown to be more effective than treatment with medications. Unfortunately, few psychologists are trained to provide this treatment, limiting Veterans' access to care, especially those Veterans in remote and rural areas. This project will evaluate the ability to deliver this psychotherapy to groups of Veterans by video teleconferencing. Groups of Veterans with PTSD and chronic insomnia will receive the psychotherapy treatment either by meeting in-person with the psychologist or by the psychologist delivering the treatment by video teleconferencing. Finding that video teleconferencing is a cost effective way to deliver this treatment could add an important new component to the care of Veterans with PTSD that provides an alternative to medications.

Conditions

  • Sleep Initiation and Maintenance Disorders
  • Post-Traumatic Stress Disorders

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

Cognitive behavioral therapy for insomnia

A behavioral modification program consisting of 6 clinic sessions focused on sleep hygiene, stimulus control, sleep restriction, and cognitive restructuring.

Sponsors & Collaborators

Principal Investigators

  • Samuel T. Kuna, MD · Philadelphia VA Medical Center, Philadelphia, PA

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2013-04-01
Primary Completion
2016-11-30
Completion
2016-11-30

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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