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Initial treatment choices for long‐term remission of chronic insomnia disorder in adults: a systematic review and network meta‐analysis

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Furukawa, Yuki, Sakata, Masatsugu, Furukawa, Toshiaki A., Efthimiou, Orestis, Perlis, Michael·2024·Psychiatry and Clinical Neurosciences

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Background: We aimed to evaluate the comparative efficacy and acceptability of cognitive behavioral therapy for insomnia (CBT‐I), pharmacotherapy, and their combination in the long and short terms among adults with chronic insomnia disorder. Methods: We searched multiple databases to December 27, 2023. We included trials in hypnotic‐free adults with chronic insomnia comparing at least two of CBT‐I, pharmacotherapy, or their combination. We assessed the confidence in evidence using CINeMA. The primary outcome was long‐term remission. Secondary outcomes included all‐cause dropout and self‐reported sleep continuity measures in the long term, and the same outcomes in the short term. We performed frequentist random‐effects network meta‐analyses (CRD42024505519). Findings: We identified 13 trials including 823 randomized participants (mean age, 47.8 years; 60% women). CBT‐I was more beneficial than pharmacotherapy in the long term (median duration, 24 weeks [range, 12 to 48 weeks]; remission odds ratio, 1.82 [95% confidence interval (CI), 1.15–2.87]; [certainty of evidence: high]), while there was weaker evidence of benefit of combination against pharmacotherapy (1.71 [95% CI, 0.88–3.30: moderate]) and no clear difference of CBT‐I against combination (1.07 [95% CI, 0.63–1.80: moderate]). CBT‐I was associated with fewer dropouts than pharmacotherapy. Short‐term outcomes favored CBT‐I over pharmacotherapy except total sleep time. Given the average long‐term remission rate in the pharmacotherapy‐initiating arms of 28%, CBT‐I resulted in a long‐term remission rate of 41% (95% CI, 31%–53%) and combination 40% (95% CI, 25%–56%). Interpretation: The current study found that starting with CBT‐I for chronic insomnia leads to better outcomes than pharmacotherapy. Combination may be better than pharmacotherapy alone, but unlikely to be worth the additional burden over CBT‐I alone.

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Authors
Furukawa, Y., Sakata, M., Furukawa, T. A., Efthimiou, O., & Perlis, M.
Affiliations
  • The University of Tokyo (JP)
  • Nagoya City University (JP)
  • Department of Health Promotion and Human Behavior and of Clinical Epidemiology Kyoto University Graduate School of Medicine / School of Public Health Kyoto Japan
  • University of Bern (CH)
  • University of Pennsylvania (US)
Corresponding author
Furukawa, Yuki
Venue
Psychiatry and Clinical Neurosciences
Publisher
Wiley
Published
2024-08-26
Volume
78
Issue
11
Pages
646-653
ISSN
  • 1323-1316 (ISSN-L)
  • 1440-1819
OpenAlex
W4401926918
Cited by
27
References
47
Citations by year
2026: 15 · 2025: 12
FWCI
1.99
Type
journal article
Language
en
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  • Psychiatry and Clinical Neurosciences (publishedVersion, cc-by)
  • PubMed Central (publishedVersion, cc-by)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • Institutional Repositories DataBase (IRDB) (submittedVersion, cc-by)
  • Kyoto University Research Information Repository (Kyoto University) (submittedVersion, cc-by)
  • Open Access CRIS of the University of Bern
Funders
  • Shionogi
  • Daiichi Sankyo Europe
Topics
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Experimental and Cognitive Psychology › Sleep and related disorders
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Physiology › Obstructive Sleep Apnea Research
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Experimental and Cognitive Psychology › Anxiety, Depression, Psychometrics, Treatment, Cognitive Processes
Keywords
chronic insomnia, cognitive behavioral therapy for insomnia, insomnia pharmacotherapy, combination therapy, long-term remission, treatment discontinuation, sleep continuity, total sleep time
MeSH terms
Adult, Combined Modality Therapy, Humans, Sleep Initiation and Maintenance Disorders, Remission Induction, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy

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