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Trial reportPloS one2017

Attentional bias modification training for insomnia: A double-blind placebo controlled randomized trial.

Jaap Lancee, Samya L Yasiney, Ruben S Brendel, Marilisa Boffo, Patrick J F Clarke, Elske Salemink

Abstract readRandomized Controlled Trial
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Trial report in PloS one, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 9 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

9 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.

  1. Sleep disorders and attention: a systematic review.Arquivos de neuro-psiquiatria · 2022
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors.

Jaap LanceeDepartment of Clinical Psychology, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, the Netherlands.
Samya L YasineyDepartment of Clinical Psychology, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, the Netherlands.
Ruben S BrendelDepartment of Clinical Psychology, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, the Netherlands.
Marilisa BoffoDepartment of Developmental Psychology, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, the Netherlands.
Patrick J F ClarkeSchool of Psychology, University of Western Australia, Perth, Australia.
Elske SaleminkDepartment of Developmental Psychology, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, the Netherlands.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundAttentional bias toward sleep-related information is believed to play a key role in insomnia. If attentional bias is indeed of importance, changing this bias should then in turn have effects on insomnia complaints. In this double-blind placebo controlled randomized trial we investigated the efficacy of attentional bias modification training in the treatment of insomnia.

methodWe administered baseline, post-test, and one-week follow-up measurements of insomnia severity, sleep-related worry, depression, and anxiety. Participants meeting DSM-5 criteria for insomnia were randomized into an attentional bias training group (n = 67) or a placebo training group (n = 70). Both groups received eight training sessions over the course of two weeks. All participants kept a sleep diary for four consecutive weeks (one week before until one week after the training sessions).

resultsThere was no additional benefit for the attentional bias training over the placebo training on sleep-related indices/outcome measures.

conclusionsThe absence of the effect may be explained by the fact that there was neither attentional bias at baseline nor any reduction in the bias after the training. Either way, this study gives no support for attentional bias modification training as a stand-alone intervention for ameliorating insomnia complaints.

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Attentional BiasAdultAnxietyBehavior TherapyDepressionDouble-Blind MethodFemaleHumansMaleMiddle AgedSeverity of Illness IndexSleep Initiation and Maintenance DisordersTreatment Failure

Identifiers

PMID28423038
PMCPMC5396867

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