Insomnia Treatment for Women Veterans

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Conditions studied: Insomnia

In brief

Women Veterans have high rates of insomnia. Prior research and our preliminary findings show that insomnia impacts the health and quality of life of women Veterans and that those with insomnia prefer non-medication treatments over sleeping pills. This study compared two non-medication behavioral treatments for insomnia to determine impacts on adherence rates and sleep/wake patterns. A novel treatment, Acceptance and the Behavioral Changes to Treat Insomnia (ABC-I) was compared to standard treatment, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Insomnia (CBT-I). The results showed that ABC-I was non-inferior to CBT-I and adherence to the treatments was similar in both groups. These results improve the repertoire of available behavioral treatments for insomnia within VA by showing that a new treatment, called ABC-I, works as well as standard CBT-I.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT02076165

Run by

VA Office of Research and Development

People needed

347

Starts

2014-09-01

Expected to finish

2018-08-31

Last updated by the study team

2019-06-11

Who can join

Age: 18 and older. Sex: female. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Female Veteran
• Community-dwelling
• Age 18 years and older
• Received care from VA Greater Los Angeles Healthcare System in the past six months
• Responses to postal survey indicate symptoms of insomnia
• Did not check "opt-out" box for further contact on postal survey
• Live within 50 mile radius of Sepulveda VA Ambulatory Care Center

You may not qualify if…

• Unstable housing
• No transportation to the medical center
• Current pregnancy
• Significant health or emotional problems, or use of drugs or alcohol
• Untreated sleep apnea
• Restless legs syndrome that accounts for the sleep disturbances reported
• Circadian rhythm sleep disorder that accounts for the sleep disturbances reported
• Active substance users or in recovery with less than 90 days of sobriety
• Unstable medical or psychiatric disorders (which is a contraindication for behavioral treatment of insomnia)
• Remission of insomnia

Where it is running

• VA Greater Los Angeles Healthcare System, Sepulveda, CA — Sepulveda, California, United States

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