Improving Sleep to Prevent Depression & Anxiety in Adolescents at High Risk

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Conditions studied: Insomnia, Sleep Disturbance, Depressive Symptoms, Anxiety Symptoms

In brief

Emerging evidence has shown that sleep interventions such as Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Insomnia (CBT-I) improve depressive and anxiety symptoms in adults, even when the intervention is brief, such as four to six sessions. The overarching aim of the proposed research is to conduct a pilot trial to evaluate whether a brief intervention for insomnia adapted for improves sleep and subthreshold depressive and anxiety symptoms in adolescents at risk (i.e., with a parental history of depressive or anxiety disorders).

Key facts

Study ID: NCT06358495
Run by: University of Calgary
People needed: 50
Starts: 2024-11-01
Expected to finish: 2025-08-30
Last updated by the study team: 2024-12-05

Who can join

Age: 12 and older, up to 18. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

Between the ages of 12 and 18.
Having at least one parent with a history of depressive or anxiety disorders but having no clinically significant history (per the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders 5) of internalizing disorders themselves.
Adolescents who score 10/25 or greater on the Insomnia Severity Index, indicating subthreshold insomnia or greater.

You may not qualify if…

Experiencing symptoms of sleep disorders other than insomnia (i.e. restless legs syndrome [RLS], sleep-disordered breathing [SDB].
Having a history of untreated, serious psychiatric illness (i.e., bipolar disorder, schizophrenia).
Active suicidal ideation.
Currently taking prescribed medications for sleep problems.
Moderate to severe head injury.

Where it is running

University of Calgary — Calgary, Alberta, Canada (enrolling)

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