An ACT Website for College Students With Insomnia

Purpose

College students experience higher rates of insomnia compared the general population, and accessibility and availability for the appropriate intervention is difficult due limited resources available to them in a college environment. Theorefore, it is vital to offer an intervention that can be just as effective yet more accessible than other available treatments targeting insomnia. That is why this study will investigate the efficacy and feasibility of an online ACT intervention for insomnia among college students. Specifically, Is an online ACT for college students effective in treating insomnia? And, is an online ACT for college students feasible and acceptable in treating insomnia? Participants will be randomized into one of two conditions: waitlist or online ACT guide. Participants will receive questionnaires at baseline, post-treatment (4 weeks), and 1-month follow up.

Condition

  • Insomnia

Eligibility

Eligible Ages
Over 18 Years
Eligible Sex
All
Accepts Healthy Volunteers
No

Inclusion Criteria

  1. 18 years or older 2. enrolled in a 2- or 4-year college (includes graduate students) 3. fluent in English 4. have access to the internet 5. meets diagnosis for at least acute insomnia according to the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM)-5 6. searching/wanting in treatment 7. currently residing in the US

Exclusion Criteria

  1. diagnosed with another sleep disorder that is not insomnia 2. currently attending therapy for an emotional disorder (anxiety or depression) or insomnia 3. prescribed medications to treat insomnia or another sleep-inducing medication

Study Design

Phase
N/A
Study Type
Interventional
Allocation
Randomized
Intervention Model
Parallel Assignment
Primary Purpose
Treatment
Masking
None (Open Label)

Arm Groups

ArmDescriptionAssigned Intervention
Experimental
ACT Guide for Insomnia
Participants will complete 2 modules of an online Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) Guide designed to focus on insomnia among college students. Module 1 will be available to participants at the start of week 1 and throughout the course of the study. Module 2 will become available at the start of week 3 and participants will have access throughout the study
  • Behavioral: ACT Guide for Insomnia
    ACT Guide for Insomnia includes 2 modules. Module 1 will include sleep/insomnia education, ACT skills (acceptance, defusion), and behavioral change. Module 2 will include sleep restriction, sleep hygiene, ACT skills (values, committed action), and behavioral change.
No Intervention
Waitlist
Participants randomized into the waitlist condition will not have access to the ACT Guide for Insomnia until the conclusion of their time in the study (8 weeks after randomization).

Recruiting Locations

Utah State University
Logan 5777544, Utah 5549030 84321
Contact:
Gabe San Miguel, M.S.
gabe.sanmiguel@usu.edu

More Details

NCT ID
NCT06094751
Status
Recruiting
Sponsor
Utah State University

Study Contact

Michael P Twohig, PhD
435-265-8933
michael.twohig@usu.edu