Aerobic Exercise Versus Digital Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Insomnia

Trial statusRecruiting
Trial phaseNot applicable
Trial typeInterventional
Biological sexAll
Age18+
SponsorUniversidade Federal de Goias

About this trial

The purpose of this study is to compare the effects of aerobic exercise versus digital CBT-I in university students with insomnia complaints. This is a clinical trial. Participants will be randomized into two groups: aerobic exercise (n=25) and digital CBT-I (n=25). The severity of insomnia, sleep quality, pre-sleep cognitive and somatic arousal, and participants' complaints of depression, anxiety, and stress will be assessed using self-administered questionnaires. Based on previous studies describing the effects of physical exercise on chronic insomnia, the hypothesis of this study is that aerobic exercise promotes similar results compared to digital CBT-I in insomnia severity and sleep quality, in addition to improving the complaints of depression, anxiety and stress of the participants.

Eligibility criteria

Qualifiers

ages ≥ 18 years old

insomnia severity index score >8

be physically inactive according to the IPAQ questionnaire

Disqualifiers

non-adherence to intervention protocols

absence or incomplete answers in the questionnaires/evaluation methods of the study

shift workers

Trial design

Treatments tested in this trial

  • Aerobic Exercise
  • Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Insomnia

Treatment groups

50 Participants
are divided into 2 treatment groups

Sponsors and collaborators