Two Contrasting Interventions for Sleep Management

February 10, 2017 updated by: Yoshio Nakamura, University of Utah

A Pilot Study of Two Contrasting Intervention Programs for Sleep Management

This study will determine whether Mind-Body Bridging (MBB), a mindfulness training program is more effective than a common sleep medication, Zolpidem, in treating insomnia. It will also investigate whether MBB is additionally beneficial for co-morbid conditions such as stress, PTSD, depression, etc, compared with that of Zolpidem.

Study Overview

Status

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Completed

Conditions

Conditions

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Intervention / Treatment

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Detailed Description

Sleep disturbance in active duty military personnel is highly prevalent and contributes to reduced performance of military duties. Under extreme conditions, army personnel could endanger themselves and their comrades. Increasingly, non-pharmacological treatments for insomnia are showing promise as complementary and alternative medicine treatments. Many of these awareness training programs (ATPs) perform as well as, or even better than, medications. This study will determine whether Mind-Body Bridging (MBB), an ATP that teaches awareness/mindfulness and cognitive skills, is more effective than a common sleep medication, Zolpidem. The study will also determine whether MBB exhibits additional benefits in co-morbid mental health conditions, including, stress, PTSD, depression, etc, compared with that of Zolpidem. This will offer soldiers additional treatment options for insomnia in the hope that it will improve both sleep and other common comorbidities.

Study Type

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Interventional

Enrollment (Actual)

Enrollment

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72

Phase

Phase

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  • Phase 2
  • Phase 3

Contacts and Locations

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Study Locations

  • United States
    • Colorado
      • Colorado Springs, Colorado, United States, 80913
        • Evans Army Community Hospital
    • Utah
      • Salt Lake City, Utah, United States, 84108
        • University of Utah

Participation Criteria

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Eligibility Criteria

Eligibility Criteria

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Ages Eligible for Study

17 years to 40 years (Child, Adult)

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Genders Eligible for Study

All

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  • primary insomnia
  • secondary insomnia
  • requiring sleep medication (Zolpidem) for a three-week trial.
  • active duty military service member stationed at Fort Carson.

Exclusion Criteria:

  • secondary insomnia to a likely medical condition, such as sleep apnea, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, restless leg syndrome, and other sleep disorders, which are not appropriately treatable with sleep medication.
  • treated for sleep problems using sleep medications which include Lunesta, Ambien, Ambien Controlled Release (CR), Seroquel, Trazodone or Remeron
  • major psychopathology (i.e., schizophrenia)
  • severe depression within the past 90 days
  • suicidal ideation within the past 90 days
  • psychiatrically hospitalized within the past 90 days
  • uncontrolled hypertension or diabetes
  • pregnancy
  • previous use of Zolpidem proved to be ineffective or to cause other unwanted side effects
  • actively abusing controlled substances
  • enrolled in another study

Study Plan

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How is the study designed?

Design Details

  • Primary Purpose: Treatment
  • Allocation: Randomized
  • Interventional Model: Parallel Assignment
  • Masking: None (Open Label)

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm

Participant Group / Arm

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Intervention / Treatment

Intervention / Treatment

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Active Comparator: Zolpidem (Ambien) Treatment
A three week treatment of Zolpidem
Drug: Zolpidem
Week 1: 10 mg Zolpidem daily for 1 week, Week 2: 10 mg Zolpidem daily for one week, taken as needed, Week 3: 5 mg Zolpidem daily for 1 week, taken as needed.
Other Names:
  • Ambien
Experimental: Mind-Body Bridging
An awareness training program using mindfulness-based techniques.
Behavioral: Mind-Body Bridging
An awareness training program. One 2 hr class per week for 3 weeks - 2 hours per session
Other Names:
  • Awareness Training

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Primary Outcome Measures

In a clinical study's protocol, the planned outcome measure that is the most important for evaluating the effect of an intervention/treatment. Most clinical studies have one primary outcome measure, but some have more than one.
Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Change in Subjective Measures of Sleep Using Medical Outcomes Study -Sleep Scale, From Baseline at 1-week Follow-up
Time Frame: Baseline, 1-week follow up
Medical Outcomes Study - sleep scale. A 12-item validated questionnaire evaluating sleep outcomes over the past 7 days. The subscale Sleep Problems Index - II, is reported, range is 0-100. The greater the value the worse the sleep problems. In the present study, the greater the change from baseline the greater the improvement in sleep problems.
Baseline, 1-week follow up
Change in Subjective Measures of Sleep Using Medical Outcomes Study -Sleep Scale, From Baseline at 2 Month Follow-up
Time Frame: Baseline, 2 month follow up
Medical Outcomes Study - sleep scale. A 12-item validated questionnaire evaluating sleep outcomes over the past 7 days. The subscale Sleep Problems Index - II, is reported, range is 0-100. The greater the value the worse the sleep problems. In the present study, the greater the change from baseline the greater the improvement in sleep problems.
Baseline, 2 month follow up
Change in Insomnia Severity Index, From Baseline at 1-week Follow-up
Time Frame: Baseline, 1-week follow up
Insomnia Severity Index - A 7-item validated questionnaire evaluating severity of insomnia symptoms over the past 7 days. The total score is reported with a range of 0-28. The greater the value the greater the insomnia severity. In the present study, the greater the change from baseline the greater the improvement in insomnia severity.
Baseline, 1-week follow up
Change in Insomnia Severity Index, From Baseline at 2 Month Follow-up
Time Frame: Baseline, 2 month follow up
Insomnia Severity Index - A 7-item validated questionnaire evaluating severity of insomnia symptoms over the past 7 days. The total score is reported with a range of 0-28. The greater the value the greater the insomnia severity. In the present study, the greater the change from baseline the greater the improvement in insomnia severity.
Baseline, 2 month follow up
Change in Total Sleep Time Using a Sleep Diary, From Baseline at 1-week Follow-up
Time Frame: Baseline, 1-week follow up
Sleep Diary - 7 days of data collection. Total Sleep Time (TST, in min.): The amount of time asleep, calculated from the time of falling asleep to waking up. Range 0 - 24 hr. The greater the value the more total sleep was obtained.
Baseline, 1-week follow up
Change in Total Sleep Time Using a Sleep Diary, From Baseline at 2 Month Follow-up
Time Frame: Baseline, 2 month follow up
Sleep Diary - 7 days of data collection; Total Sleep Time (TST, in min.): The amount of time asleep, calculated from the time of falling asleep to waking up. Range 0 - 24 hr. The greater the value the more total sleep was obtained.
Baseline, 2 month follow up
Change in Sleep Onset Latency Using a Sleep Diary, From Baseline at 1-week Follow-up
Time Frame: Baseline, 1-week follow up
Sleep Diary - 7 days of data collection; Sleep Onset Latency (SOL, in min.): The time to fall asleep, calculated from the time of turning out the light to falling asleep. Range 0 - 24 hr. A negative value reflects an improvement in SOL at the 1-week follow-up.
Baseline, 1-week follow up
Change in Sleep Onset Latency Using a Sleep Diary, From Baseline at 2 Month Follow-up
Time Frame: Baseline, 2 month follow up
Sleep Diary - 7 days of data collection; Sleep Onset Latency (SOL, in min.): The time to fall asleep, calculated from the time of turning out the light to falling asleep. Range 0 - 24 hr. A negative value reflects an improvement in SOL at the 2-month follow-up.
Baseline, 2 month follow up
Change in Waking After Sleep Onset Using a Sleep Diary, From Baseline at 1-week Follow-up
Time Frame: Baseline, 1-week follow up
Sleep Diary - 7 days of data collection; Waking After Sleep Onset (WASO, in min.): The duration of awakenings throughout the night, calculated after falling asleep to before the last awakening of waking up and not going back to sleep. Range 0 - 24 hr. A negative value reflects improvement in WASO at the 1-week follow-up.
Baseline, 1-week follow up
Change in Waking After Sleep Onset Using a Sleep Diary, From Baseline at 2 Month Follow-up
Time Frame: Baseline, 2 month follow up
Sleep Diary - 7 days of data collection; Waking After Sleep Onset (WASO, in min.): The duration of awakenings throughout the night, calculated after falling asleep to before the last awakening of waking up and not going back to sleep. Range 0 - 24 hr. A negative value reflects improvement in WASO at the 2-month follow-up.
Baseline, 2 month follow up

Secondary Outcome Measures

Secondary Outcome Measures

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Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
PTSD Check List (PCL) - Military (PCL-M)
Time Frame: Baseline, 2 month follow up
The PCL-M is a well-validated 17-item self-report measure to assess PTSD severity among military personnel; both male and female, to assess military-related PTSD. Reliability evidence is very good. Items are based on DSM criteria (DSM-IV criteria for this version) and are rated on a 5-point Likert-type scale that allows the derivation of a quantifiable total score.Range is 0-85, the greater the value the worse the PTSD reported symptoms.
Baseline, 2 month follow up
Center for Epidemiologic Studies Depression Scale (CES-D)
Time Frame: Baseline, 2 month follow up
The CES-D is one of the most commonly validated screening tests for helping an individual to determine his or her depression quotient. The 20-item test measures depressive feelings and behaviors during the past week. Each item is summed to obtain a CES-D total score ranging from 0 to 60; higher scores indicate more severe depressive symptoms. A total score of 16 or higher was identified in early studies as indicative of individuals with depressive illness.
Baseline, 2 month follow up
Connor-Davidson Resilience Scale (CD-RISC)
Time Frame: Baseline, 2 month follow up
One of the few well-validated measures of resilience is the Connor-Davidson Resilience Scale (CD-RISC), comprising 25 items. All items are summed to obtain a CD-RISC total score ranging from 0-100, with greater total scores indicating greater resilience.
Baseline, 2 month follow up
Mindfulness Assessment (Five-facet Mindfulness Questionnaire; FFMQ)
Time Frame: Baseline, 2 month follow up
This is a validated questionnaire which tracks how facets of mindfulness may develop over time. It has 39 items and divides into 5 factors representing the various aspects of mindfulness. The range is 0-195. The greater the value the greater an individual's mindfulness level.
Baseline, 2 month follow up

Collaborators and Investigators

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Sponsor

Sponsor

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University of Utah

Collaborators

Collaborators

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Evans Army Community Hospital

Investigators

Investigators

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  • Principal Investigator: Yoshio Nakamura, PhD, University of Utah

Study record dates

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Study Major Dates

Study Start

Study Start

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March 1, 2013

Primary Completion (Actual)

Primary Completion

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November 1, 2016

Study Completion (Actual)

Study Completion

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November 1, 2016

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

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February 28, 2013

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

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March 4, 2013

First Posted (Estimate)

First Posted

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March 5, 2013

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Actual)

Last Update Posted

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March 30, 2017

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

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February 10, 2017

Last Verified

Last Verified

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February 1, 2017

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  • IRBNet-193532-1

Plan for Individual participant data (IPD)

Plan to Share Individual Participant Data (IPD)?

No

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