Behavioral Insomnia Therapy for Fibromyalgia

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Conditions studied: Fibromyalgia, Insomnia

In brief

This study tests the effectiveness of a nondrug treatment for the insomnia that often occurs in people with fibromyalgia. The treatment is a type of psychotherapy called cognitive-behavioral therapy. Cognitive-behavioral therapy combines cognitive therapy, which can modify or eliminate thought patterns contributing to the person's symptoms, and behavioral therapy, which aims to help the person change his or her behavior.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT00000397

Run by

Duke University

People needed

106

Starts

1999-07-01

Expected to finish

2004-09-01

Last updated by the study team

2014-07-21

Who can join

Age: 21 and older, up to 65. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Insomnia for more than 1 month
• Fibromyalgia diagnosis
• Participants must live within easy commuting distance of Duke Medical Center, Durham, North Carolina

You may not qualify if…

• Terminal illness
• Major psychiatric disorder
• Substance abuse
• Dependence on hypnotic drugs
• Other sleep disorders (sleep apnea, restless legs, etc.)
• Other sleep-disturbing medical disorders (painful arthritis, thyroid condition, etc.)

Where it is running

• Duke University Medical Center — Durham, North Carolina, United States

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