Freeman Sheaves Goodwin 2017

Methods:

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We did this single-blind, randomised controlled trial (OASIS; Oxford Access for Students Improving Sleep) of digital CBT versus treatment as usual (usual practice).

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The name of the experiment is OASIS (Oxford Access for Students Improving Sleep) and the participants were randomly separated in two different groups: first, the treatment group on which was perform the cognitive behavioural therapy (CBP), and second, the control group on which was performed usual practice.

Introduction:

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We are particularly interested in the putative causal association between disturbed sleep and psychotic experiences.^2,3

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The research has the goal to evaluate if there is a relationship between these two variables: disturbed sleep and psychotic experiences.

Results:

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The reduction in insomnia after treatment was large, while the reduction in psychotic experiences was small (table 2). After treatment, 454 (62%) of 733 individuals in the treatment group and 326 (29%) of 1142 individuals in the control group scored outside the clinical cutoff for insomnia used for trial entry.

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After the treatment, there was a great improvement in sleep. After the treatment, there was also a small reduction in psychotic experiences. After the treatment, 62% of the individuals from the treatment group and 29% of the individuals in the control group were not considered having insomnia anymore.

Discussion:

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Students randomly assigned to the sleep intervention showed small, sustained reductions in paranoia and hallucinations, suggesting that disrupted sleep has a contributory causal role in the occurrence of these psychotic experiences in a specific population of young adults.

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The students (participants were a population of young adults) showed small and consistent reductions in paranoia and hallucinations after sleep intervention treatment. This suggest that disrupted sleep is a factor that can contribute to psychotic experiences in a specific population of young adults.

The participants of the study were all university students. It would be valuable to evaluate if those findings apply to different age groups.

The data analysis was hard for me to understand, because I did not know what certain terms meant. For example, I did not know what the effect size (95% CI) and the p value meant. After doing a quick google search, I understood, but that was the most challenging part for me to understand.