CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. (WRIC) — An online insomnia treatment developed by the University of Virginia’s (UVA) School of Medicine could help older adults get better sleep, according to the results of a clinical trial.
According to the university, about 311 people between the ages of 55 to 95 participated in a clinical trial for this insomnia intervention treatment: the Sleep Health Using The Internet For Older Adults Suffering with Insomnia and Sleeplessness (SHUTi OASIS).
“SHUTi OASIS significantly outperformed the standard materials at the end of the trial, six months later and again a year after the trial ended,” UVA said in a press release. “This was measured both by participants’ descriptions of their ability to sleep and by clinical indicators of insomnia and remission.”…