Table 1 Summary of online sleep intervention
From: Sleep to lower elevated blood pressure: study protocol for a randomized controlled trial
Treatment content | Sleep information/education, sleep hygiene, relaxation, stimulus control, sleep restriction, cognitive techniques (restructuring, paradox, mindfulness, imagery, putting day to rest, thought stopping) |
Duration | Six sessions over a minimum of 6 weeks |
Delivery context | Fully online |
Delivered by animated therapist (The Prof) | |
No face-to-face contact | |
Additional treatment features | Appointment system, interactive sessions, dynamic feedback against personal goals, progress review at start of each session, automatic calculation of sleep data over time, personal case file, end-of-session quiz, 24/7 access |
Support/motivational system | Praise/reinforcement contingent on progress, online Wikipedia of sleep-educational topics. Social community of users, moderated by experts. Support/prompts/reminders by Email and mobile SMS ”Graduation ceremony” on course completion |