Edinger CBT-I
CBT vs Relaxation for Primary Insomnia
Paziente / Popolazione Intervento / Esposizione Confronto Esito
In 75 adults with chronic primary insomnia, 6 weeks of CBT reduced wake after sleep onset and restored normal sleep compared with progressive muscle relaxation or sham therapy.
N
75
Disegno
RCT, USA
Esito
WASO and normalisation of sleep
Rilevanza
3
RisultatoCBT WASO ↓54% vs relaxation ↓16% vs sham ↓12%; 63.6% of CBT patients reached normal sleep.
Edinger JD, et al. JAMA. 2001;285(14):1856-1864. 10.1001/jama.285.14.1856
Discussione e critica
Showed CBT-I's specific effect — not just relaxation — drives the improvement.