OsteoArthritis and Therapy for Sleep (OATS)

April 1, 2020 updated by: Michael Vitiello, University of Washington

Efficacy of Scalable CBT for Insomnia in Older Adults With Osteoarthritis Pain

Osteoarthritis (OA) pain affects 50 percent of older adults, more than half of whom also experience significant sleep disturbance. This randomized trial will determine whether a telephone-based cognitive behavioral treatment targeting insomnia in older adults with chronic severe OA-related insomnia and pain results in substantially greater reductions in insomnia severity and in related improvements in pain, fatigue, mood, quality of life and healthcare costs compared to telephone-delivered education (attention control) about insomnia. The trial will test an intervention that if demonstrated to have long term efficacy is scalable and has the potential for wide-scale deployment in healthcare systems.

Study Overview

Status

Status

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Unknown

Conditions

Conditions

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Intervention / Treatment

Intervention / Treatment

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Detailed Description

Twenty-five percent of older adults experience significant osteoarthritis (OA)-related comorbid sleep disturbance. Insomnia is associated with substantial negative effects on function, mood, and medical resource utilization. Cognitive behavioral therapy for insomnia (CBT-I) is evidence based and has been shown to be efficacious in populations with a variety of comorbid conditions including OA-related chronic pain. However, in-person CBT interventions are unlikely to be widely deployable in healthcare systems. Telephone delivery has the advantage of giving patients access to personalized, efficacious CBT-I interventions from home, increasing generalizability, and outreach to minority, rural, and other underserved populations. Older (60+ yrs) primary care patients across Washington State will be screened for severe persistent OA-related insomnia and pain. Two hundred and seventy patients will be randomized to either CBT-I or an education only attention control (EOC). Each treatment will consist of six 20-30 minute telephone-based sessions over an eight week period. Pre-treatment, post-treatment (2 months and 12 month) assessments will include measures of sleep, pain, fatigue, mood, and quality of life. A cost effectiveness evaluation of the intervention will also be conducted. The proposed research will determine if telephone CBT-I improves OA insomnia and associated outcomes in a state-wide primary care population of older adults, and inform policy decisions about widespread dissemination of telephone CBT-I in this and related patient populations.

Study Type

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Interventional

Enrollment (Actual)

Enrollment

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327

Phase

Phase

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  • Not Applicable

Contacts and Locations

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Study Locations

  • United States
    • Washington
      • Seattle, Washington, United States, 98101
        • Kaiser Permanente Washington Research Institute

Participation Criteria

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Eligibility Criteria

Eligibility Criteria

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Ages Eligible for Study

60 years and older (Adult, Older Adult)

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Genders Eligible for Study

All

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Age 60+ with one or more health care visits for OA in the prior 3 years
  • Score of ≥6 on 4-item ISI at first screening and ≥11 on full ISI at second screening
  • Score of ≥9 on two items from the Brief Pain Inventory (BPI) asking about average pain intensity in the past 2 weeks (0-10 scale) and activity interference due to pain (0-10 scale) at first and second screening

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Not continuously enrolled at Group Health Cooperative for at least one year
  • Prior diagnosis of a primary sleep disorder: sleep apnea with an AHI/RDI score of 15+ or current use of a CPAP machine; periodic leg movement disorder; restless leg syndrome; sleep-wake cycle disturbance; or rapid eye movement behavior disorder
  • Diagnosis in the medical record of: rheumatoid arthritis, terminal disease, being considered for major surgery, active chemotherapy or radiation for cancer, or inpatient treatment for congestive heart failure within the previous 6 months
  • Diagnosis of dementia, use of acetylcholinesterase inhibitor and/or memantine for cognitive impairment, or cognitive impairment (>6 on the Short Orientation-Memory-Concentration Test)
  • Hearing or speech impairment sufficient to preclude participation in a telephone intervention

Study Plan

This section provides details of the study plan, including how the study is designed and what the study is measuring.

How is the study designed?

Design Details

  • Primary Purpose: Treatment
  • Allocation: Randomized
  • Interventional Model: Parallel Assignment
  • Masking: Single

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm

Participant Group / Arm

A group or subgroup of participants in a clinical trial that receives a specific intervention/treatment, or no intervention, according to the trial's protocol.
Intervention / Treatment

Intervention / Treatment

A process or action that is the focus of a clinical study. Interventions include drugs, medical devices, procedures, vaccines, and other products that are either investigational or already available. Interventions can also include noninvasive approaches, such as education or modifying diet and exercise.
Experimental: Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Insomnia is delivered by trained sleep therapists in six telephone sessions.
Behavioral: Cognitive Behavior Therapy for Insomnia
Six telephone sessions that last 20-30 minutes presenting cognitive behavioral therapy for insomnia.
Other Names:
  • CBT-I
Active Comparator: Education Control
Education Only Control is delivered by trained sleep therapists in six telephone sessions.
Behavioral: Education Only Control
Six telephone sessions that last 20-30 minutes presenting sleep and osteoarthritis education.
Other Names:
  • EOC

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
Insomnia Severity Index (ISI)
Time Frame: 12 months post baseline
A 7-item questionnaire that is a global measure of perceived insomnia severity. Items use a 5-point scale for total scores of 0-28, with >15 considered moderate severity.
12 months post baseline

Secondary Outcome Measures

Secondary Outcome Measures

In a clinical study's protocol, a planned outcome measure that is not as important as the primary outcome measure for evaluating the effect of an intervention but is still of interest. Most clinical studies have more than one secondary outcome measure.
Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Insomnia Severity Index (ISI)
Time Frame: 2 months post baseline
A 7-item questionnaire that is a global measure of perceived insomnia severity.Items use a 5-point scale for total scores of 0-28, with >15 considered moderate severity.
2 months post baseline
Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI)
Time Frame: 2 months post baseline
Self-rating of overall sleep quality and disturbances using 7 sleep. components. PSQI global >5 is highly sensitive and specific for distinguishing good and poor sleepers.
2 months post baseline
Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI)
Time Frame: 12 months post baseline
Self-rating of overall sleep quality and disturbances using 7 sleep components. PSQI global >5 is highly sensitive and specific for distinguishing good and poor sleepers.
12 months post baseline
Brief Pain Inventory-short form (BPI-sf)
Time Frame: 2 months post baseline
A questionnaire to assess pain intensity and interference with activities. The BPI-sf rates pain intensity (4 items) and interference (7 items) from 0 to 10 and is validated for use in clinical trials with OA pain patients.
2 months post baseline
Brief Pain Inventory-short form (BPI-sf)
Time Frame: 12 months post baseline
A questionnaire to assess pain intensity and interference with activities. The BPI-sf rates pain intensity (4 items) and interference (7 items) from 0 to 10 and is validated for use in clinical trials with OA pain patients.
12 months post baseline
Flinders Fatigue Scale (FFS)
Time Frame: 2 months post baseline
A 7-item self-report questionnaire to measure fatigue level in a variety of situations.
2 months post baseline
Flinders Fatigue Scale (FFS)
Time Frame: 12 months post baseline
A 7-item self-report questionnaire to measure fatigue level in a variety of situations.
12 months post baseline
Patient Health Questionnaire (PHQ-8)
Time Frame: 2 months post baseline
4-point scale rates frequency of occurrence of 8 depressive symptoms.
2 months post baseline
Patient Health Questionnaire (PHQ-8)
Time Frame: 12 months post baseline
4-point scale rates frequency of occurrence of 8 depressive symptoms.
12 months post baseline
Sleep Hygiene Index (SHI)
Time Frame: 2 months post baseline
A 13-item scale that rates how often participants engage in specific sleep hygiene related behaviors, including continued adherence to CBT-I recommendations over time.
2 months post baseline
Sleep Hygiene Index (SHI)
Time Frame: 12 months post baseline
A 13-item scale that rates how often participants engage in specific sleep hygiene related behaviors, including continued adherence to CBT-I recommendations over time.
12 months post baseline
EuroQoL 5D (EQ-5D)
Time Frame: 2 months post baseline
Rates health status on five dimensions and overall health status from 0 to 100. The most widely used measure in clinical trials assessing general quality of life of OA patients.
2 months post baseline
EuroQoL 5D (EQ-5D)
Time Frame: 12 months post baseline
Rates health status on five dimensions and overall health status from 0 to 100. The most widely used measure in clinical trials assessing general quality of life of OA patients.
12 months post baseline
Western Ontario and McMaster Universities Arthritis Index (WOMAC)
Time Frame: 2 months post baseline
A 24-item questionnaire rating pain, stiffness, and physical functioning in everyday activities. It is the most widely used condition-specific quality of life measure for arthritis cost-effectiveness studies.
2 months post baseline
Western Ontario and McMaster Universities Arthritis Index (WOMAC)
Time Frame: 12 months post baseline
A 24-item questionnaire rating pain, stiffness, and physical functioning in everyday activities. It is the most widely used condition-specific quality of life measure for arthritis cost-effectiveness studies.
12 months post baseline
Use of sleep and pain medications
Time Frame: Baseline through 24 months
NSAID, analgesic, sedative, and anti-depressant medication use.
Baseline through 24 months
Outpatient visits
Time Frame: Baseline through 24 months
The number of visits for OA, for sleep problems, and for visits irrespective of associated diagnosis.
Baseline through 24 months
Health care costs
Time Frame: Baseline through 24 months
The Group Health cost database will be used to estimate costs (from study entry to 24 months post enrollment) of ambulatory healthcare for all conditions, arthritis and sleep problems, and inpatient care.
Baseline through 24 months

Collaborators and Investigators

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Sponsor

Sponsor

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University of Washington

Collaborators

Collaborators

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Kaiser Permanente

Investigators

Investigators

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  • Principal Investigator: Michael V Vitiello, PhD, University of Washington
  • Principal Investigator: Michael Von Korff, ScD, University of Washington
  • Principal Investigator: Kai Yeung, PhD, Kaiser Permanente

Publications and helpful links

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General Publications

Study record dates

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Study Major Dates

Study Start

Study Start

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October 1, 2016

Primary Completion (Actual)

Primary Completion

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December 1, 2019

Study Completion (Anticipated)

Study Completion

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November 1, 2020

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

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October 19, 2016

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

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October 25, 2016

First Posted (Estimate)

First Posted

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October 27, 2016

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Actual)

Last Update Posted

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April 3, 2020

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

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April 1, 2020

Last Verified

Last Verified

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March 1, 2020

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  • 52176

Plan for Individual participant data (IPD)

Plan to Share Individual Participant Data (IPD)?

NO

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