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ArticleBMC psychiatry2025

Efficacy of cognitive behavioral therapy for insomnia and lemborexant medication for different subtypes of chronic insomnia: study protocol for a randomized controlled trial.

Si-Jing Chen, Hans Ivers, Thien Thanh Dang-Vu, Colin M Shapiro, Colleen E Carney, Rébecca Robillard, Charles M Morin

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Article in BMC psychiatry, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT06779149 (Efficacy of CBT-I and Lemborexant Medication for Different Subtypes of Chronic Insomnia), which is not on this map. Cited by 1 paper.

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2 · The registry

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Efficacy of CBT-I and Lemborexant Medication for Different Subtypes of Chronic Insomnia

TypeinterventionalSponsorLaval UniversityRan2025 to 2027Enrolled90ConditionsInsomnia DisorderArmsCognitive Behavioral Treatment for Insomnia (CBT-I), Lemborexant, Placebo
3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

1 citing paper in PubMed.

  1. From night-to-night and from person-to-person: dynamic phenomena of insomnia.Sleep advances : a journal of the Sleep Research Society · 2026
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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors.

Si-Jing ChenÉcole de Psychologie, Université Laval, 2325 Rue Des Bibliothèques, Québec, Québec, G1V 0A6, Canada.
Hans IversÉcole de Psychologie, Université Laval, 2325 Rue Des Bibliothèques, Québec, Québec, G1V 0A6, Canada.
Thien Thanh Dang-VuDepartment of Health, Kinesiology and Applied Physiology, Concordia University, 7141 Sherbrooke Street West, Montréal, Québec, H4B 1R6, Canada.
Colin M ShapiroMedical Sciences, University of Toronto, 399 Bathurst St, MP7, 421, Toronto, Ontario, M5T 2S8, Canada.
Colleen E CarneyDepartment of Psychology, Toronto Metropolitan University, 350 Victoria Street, Toronto, Ontario, M5B 2K3, Canada.
Rébecca RobillardSchool of Psychology, University of Ottawa, 136 Jean-Jacques Lussier, Vanier Hall, Ottawa, Ontario, K1N 6N5, Canada.
Charles M MorinÉcole de Psychologie, Université Laval, 2325 Rue Des Bibliothèques, Québec, Québec, G1V 0A6, Canada. cmorin@psy.ulaval.ca.

Funding

CIHR 182032
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

introductionInsomnia is a prevalent yet under-characterized disorder, particularly regarding the heterogeneity of patients and their associated responses to different treatment modalities. This often leads to suboptimal management. There is a need to consider personalized approaches tailored to the characteristics of insomnia phenotypes with regard to objective evidence of shortened sleep duration (< 6 h). This study will examine whether there is a differential treatment response to cognitive behavioral therapy for insomnia (CBT-I) versus pharmacotherapy (lemborexant) as a function of insomnia phenotypes (i.e., ± 6 h of sleep).

methodsThis study is a three-arm pragmatic randomized clinical trial, which will enroll 90 adults with chronic insomnia disorder and anxiety/depressive symptoms. Eligible participants will be randomized to one of three conditions (1:1:1) involving CBT-I, lemborexant (Dual Orexin Receptor Antagonist) or placebo medication. Treatment outcomes will be assessed at post-treatment and 6-month follow-up. Insomnia symptom severity as measured by the Insomnia Severity Index will serve as the primary outcome for treatment comparisons. Secondary outcomes will include daily sleep/wake variables derived from the Consensus Sleep Diary, subjective measures of fatigue, mood, mental well-being, functional impairments, and sleep-related beliefs and attitudes. In addition, changes in cognitive performance will be examined as an exploratory outcome. Sleep reactivity and arousal level will be evaluated as potential mediators of treatment-related changes in CBT-I and pharmacotherapy. DISCUSSION: This study will contribute to the development of personalized medicine for managing different insomnia phenotypes and will have implication for knowledge mobilization of sleep research.

trial registrationClinicalTrials.gov. Identifier: NCT06779149. Registered on 12 January 2025.

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Cognitive Behavioral TherapyOrexin Receptor AntagonistsPyridinesPyrimidinesSleep Initiation and Maintenance DisordersAdultFemaleHumansMaleMiddle AgedPragmatic Clinical Trials as TopicRandomized Controlled Trials as TopicTreatment OutcomelemborexantOrexin Receptor AntagonistsPyridinesPyrimidinesCognitive behavioral therapy for insomniaInsomnia phenotypesPharmacotherapyTreatment

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