Behavioral Insomnia Treatment in Mild Traumatic Brain Injury

Trial statusRecruiting
Trial phaseNot applicable
Trial typeInterventional
Biological sexAll
Age18-45
SponsorThe University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio

About this trial

This is a single site, two-armed random controlled trials (RCT) comparing six sessions of Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Insomnia (CBT-I) with four sessions of Brief Behavioral Therapy for Insomnia (BBT-I) in service members with comorbid insomnia and prolonged postconcussive symptoms present for at least 3 months after Mild Traumatic Brain Injury (mTBI).

Eligibility criteria

Qualifiers

Active duty U.S. military service members.

At least 18 years of age.

Ability to provide informed consent and follow study-related instructions.

Self-report of a Mild Traumatic Brain Injury (mTBI) at least 3 months prior to enrollment based on self-report.

Disqualifiers

Moderate TBI (e.g., skull fracture, brain hemorrhage, hematoma) indicated by self-report or medical record.

Any sleep, medical, or psychiatric disorder requiring urgent treatment (e.g., suicide risk, substance use, insomnia with occupational impairment in high risk professions; very short sleep duration of less than 4 hours on average; bipolar disorder or psychosis) or that otherwise interferes with the completion of the baseline assessment.

Working night shifts (i.e., duty later than 9:00 pm or before 5:30 am) more than 3 times per month.

Planned major surgery.

Trial design

Treatments tested in this trial

  • Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Insomnia
  • Brief Behavioral Therapy for Insomnia

Treatment groups

160 Participants
are divided into 2 treatment groups

Locations

1
Carl R. Darnall Army Medical Center76544, Fort CavazosTexas, United States

Sponsors and collaborators

The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio

Lead sponsor

Congressionally Directed Medical Research Programs

Collaborator

Hope Health Research Institute

Collaborator