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Lay-led Brief Cognitive Behavioural Therapy for Insomnia (CBT-I) Group for Older Adults in Hong Kong: A Pilot Study
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In plain language
An automatic summary of structured registry data. It is an orientation aid, not a substitute for the official protocol or a physician assessment.
- What is being studied
- The protocol lists: Lay-led CBT-I brief group, Booklet on sleep health.
- Who it may be relevant to
- Registry conditions: Sleep Quality. Basic parameters: from 45 years · All.
- What needs checking
- Age, condition and sex are only basic indicators. Prior treatment, laboratory values and other mandatory requirements appear in the eligibility criteria below.
- Where it takes place
- Hong Kong
- Next step
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Overview
The goal of this clinical trial is to study whether a Cognitive Behavioural Therapy for Insomnia (CBT-I) group led by laypersons serves as an effective tool for alleviating insomnia in older Chinese adults in Hong Kong. The main questions it aims to answer are: 1) Can the group improve subjective sleep quality? 2) What is the feasibility and acceptability of the group? Researchers will compare the intervention group with a control group. Participants will either join the intervention group or receive a self-help booklet, depending on their assignment. Both groups will complete two questionnaires over a four-week period: Baseline and Week-4 data.
Interventions
- Behavioral Lay-led CBT-I brief group
Participants will participate in a brief in-person group for CBT-I, consisting of four sessions, with each session lasting approximately 1.5 hours and expected to be completed within a month. The sessions will cover four treatment components: sleep hygiene, stimulus control, cognitive restructuring, and relaxation exercises, all facilitated by trained Emotional Support Assistants. - Behavioral Booklet on sleep health
Eligible control group participants will receive a booklet on sleep hygiene education.
Primary outcome measures
- Subjective sleep quality [Time frame: From first session to last session at 4 weeks.]
Secondary outcome measures (2)
- Dysfunctional Beliefs and Attitudes about Sleep [Time frame: From first session to last session at 4 weeks.]
- Pre-sleep Arousal Scale [Time frame: From first session to last session at 4 weeks.]
Eligibility criteria
Inclusion criteria
- Aged 45 or older
- Have a PHQ-9 score between 5-9, and item 3 must be scored at 2 or higher
- Experiencing existing symptoms of depression and sleep disturbance
- Capable of providing informed consent for their participation in the study
Exclusion criteria
- Known history of intellectual disabilities, schizophrenia spectrum disorders, bipolar disorder, Parkinson's disease, or dementia
- Assessed to be at active suicidal risk
- Significant difficulties in communication
Criteria are shown verbatim from the registry (in English). Final eligibility is always assessed by the study center.
Healthy volunteers: No
Study design
- Allocation
- Non-randomized
- Model
- Parallel assignment
- Masking
- Open label
- Primary purpose
- Treatment
Study locations
Hong Kong · 1 center
- Department of Social Work and Social Administration, The University of Hong Kong — Hong Kong
Publications
- Frishammar, J., Essén, A., Bergström, F., & Ekman, T. (2023). Digital health platforms for the elderly? Key adoption and usage barriers and ways to address them. Technological Forecasting and Social Change, 189, 122319. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.techfore.2023.122319
- Julious, S. A. (2005). Sample size of 12 per group rule of thumb for a pilot study. Pharmaceutical Statistics, 4(4), 287-291. https://doi.org/10.1002/pst.185
- Wing, Y. K., CHAN, N. Y. R., Xie, C., Chen, S., Yu, D., & Chan, J. W. Y. (2024). Determinants of help-seeking behaviors for insomnia in Hong Kong Chinese: Community-based survey. Journal of Sleep Research, 33(S1), 503-504. https://doi.org/10.1111/jsr.14291
- World Health Organization, PEPFAR & UNAIDS (2007). Task shifting : rational redistribution of tasks among health workforce teams : global recommendations and guidelines. World Health Organization. https://iris.who.int/handle/10665/43821
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- Yeung WF, Yu BY, Chung KF, Zhang ZJ, Lao L, Ho FY, Suen LK, Ho LM. Self-administered acupressure for insomnia disorder: A randomized controlled trial. Phytomedicine. 2022 May;99:153993. doi: 10.1016/j.phymed.2022.153993. Epub 2022 Feb 15. PMID 35193046
- Trauer JM, Qian MY, Doyle JS, Rajaratnam SM, Cunnington D. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Chronic Insomnia: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis. Ann Intern Med. 2015 Aug 4;163(3):191-204. doi: 10.7326/M14-2841. PMID 26054060
- Sweetman A, McEvoy RD, Frommer MS, Adams R, Chai-Coetzer CL, Newell S, Moxham-Hall V, Redman S. Promoting sustained access to cognitive behavioral therapy for insomnia in Australia: a system-level implementation program. J Clin Sleep Med. 2025 Feb 1;21(2):325-335. doi: 10.5664/jcsm.11374. PMID 39364910
Identifiers
NCT: NCT07486973 · EA260143