Digital Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Insomnia Versus Sleep Hygiene Education for Prevention of Perinatal Depression: Protocol for a Randomized Clinical Trial
Overview
This protocol outlines a randomized clinical trial comparing digital cognitive behavioral therapy for insomnia (CBT-I) against sleep hygiene education for the prevention of perinatal depression in pregnant individuals with insomnia disorder. The study aims to evaluate the superiority of the CBT-I intervention over the comparator in reducing depression incidence through 12 months postpartum. It details the methodology, including participant randomization, specific intervention components, and a comprehensive set of primary and secondary outcome measures.
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- Author
- Jennifer Felder (University of California, San Francisco), Patricia J. Moran (University of California, San Francisco), Bernadette McClelland (University of California, San Francisco), Richelle Mah (University of California, San Francisco), Candance Sorensen (University of California, San Francisco), Carolyn Ponting (University of California, San Francisco), Nasim Sobhani (University of California, San Francisco), John Neuhaus (University of California, San Francisco), Andrew Krystal (University of California, San Francisco), Rachel Manber (Stanford University)
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- 2026-03-30
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- gold
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- 10.2196/90969
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@article{allodium:92255d4d8ab749a3,
title = {Digital Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Insomnia Versus Sleep Hygiene Education for Prevention of Perinatal Depression: Protocol for a Randomized Clinical Trial},
author = {Jennifer Felder and Patricia J. Moran and Bernadette McClelland and Richelle Mah and Candance Sorensen and Carolyn Ponting and Nasim Sobhani and John Neuhaus and Andrew Krystal and Rachel Manber},
year = {2026},
journal = {PubMed Central},
doi = {10.2196/90969},
url = {https://doi.org/10.2196/90969}
}RIS
TY - JOUR TI - Digital Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Insomnia Versus Sleep Hygiene Education for Prevention of Perinatal Depression: Protocol for a Randomized Clinical Trial AU - Felder, Jennifer AU - Moran, Patricia J. AU - McClelland, Bernadette AU - Mah, Richelle AU - Sorensen, Candance AU - Ponting, Carolyn AU - Sobhani, Nasim AU - Neuhaus, John AU - Krystal, Andrew AU - Manber, Rachel PY - 2026 PB - PubMed Central DO - 10.2196/90969 UR - https://doi.org/10.2196/90969 ER -
APA
Felder, J., Moran, P. J., McClelland, B., Mah, R., Sorensen, C., Ponting, C., Sobhani, N., Neuhaus, J., Krystal, A., & Manber, R. (2026). Digital Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Insomnia Versus Sleep Hygiene Education for Prevention of Perinatal Depression: Protocol for a Randomized Clinical Trial. PubMed Central. https://doi.org/10.2196/90969
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