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

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