Psychological treatment in the regulation of long-term hypnotic drug use

ISRCTN ISRCTN33231235
DOI https://doi.org/10.1186/ISRCTN33231235
Secondary identifying numbers HTA 95/30/02
Submission date
25/04/2003
Registration date
25/04/2003
Last edited
01/09/2009
Recruitment status
No longer recruiting
Overall study status
Completed
Condition category
Mental and Behavioural Disorders
Prospectively registered
Protocol
Statistical analysis plan
Results
Individual participant data

Plain English Summary

Not provided at time of registration

Contact information

Prof Nigel Mathers
Scientific

Institute of General Practice and Primary Care
University of Sheffield
Community Sciences Centre
Northern General Hospital
Herries Road
Sheffield
S5 7AU
United Kingdom

Phone +44 (0)114 271 5922
Email n.mathers@sheffield.ac.uk

Study information

Study designPragmatic cluster randomised controlled trial
Primary study designInterventional
Secondary study designRandomised controlled trial
Study setting(s)Not specified
Study typeNot Specified
Scientific title
Study hypothesisIn a randomised controlled trial the proposed study would evaluate the costs and consequences of using a structured "package" of psychological treatments for insomnia to promote and maintain low frequency, intermittent hypnotic drug consumption among those unwilling to discontinue their medication.
Ethics approval(s)Not provided at time of registration.
ConditionMental and behavioural disorders: Other mental disorder
InterventionStructured package vs standard care
Intervention typeOther
Primary outcome measureMain outcomes included: global sleep quality, as measured by the Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI); frequency of life (as measured by the SF-36); NHS service costs; and overall cost utility. For statistical analysis all non-categorical outcomes were modelled as baseline minus follow-up change scores
Secondary outcome measuresNot provided at time of registration
Overall study start date01/08/1998
Overall study end date31/07/2001

Eligibility

Participant type(s)Patient
Age groupAdult
SexBoth
Target number of participants209
Participant inclusion criteriaPatients aged 31-92 with chronic sleep problems who had been receiving repeat prescriptions for hypnotic drugs for at least one month
Participant exclusion criteriaNot provided at time of registration.
Recruitment start date01/08/1998
Recruitment end date31/07/2001

Locations

Countries of recruitment

  • England
  • United Kingdom

Study participating centre

Institute of General Practice and Primary Care
Sheffield
S5 7AU
United Kingdom

Sponsor information

Department of Health (UK)
Government

Quarry House
Quarry Hill
Leeds
LS2 7UE
United Kingdom

Phone +44 (0)1132 545 843
Email Sheila.Greener@doh.gsi.gov.uk
Website http://www.dh.gov.uk/en/index.htm
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Funders

Funder type

Government

NIHR Health Technology Assessment Programme - HTA (UK)

No information available

Results and Publications

Intention to publish date
Individual participant data (IPD) Intention to shareNo
IPD sharing plan summaryNot provided at time of registration
Publication and dissemination planNot provided at time of registration
IPD sharing plan

Study outputs

Output type Details Date created Date added Peer reviewed? Patient-facing?
Results article results 01/12/2003 Yes No
Other publications HTA monograph 01/02/2004 Yes No