a protocol of the study effectiveness of psychobehavioural interventions for sleep disturbances in undergraduate medical students

Background: medical students carry a huge academic load which can be a contributing factor in sleep disturbances. studies have shown that the prevalence of sleep disturbance is comparatively higher in medical students than in non-medical students or the general population. despite various psychological and behavioral interventions for sleep improvement, not much is known about their effectiveness in real-world scenarios. our study aims to compare the effectiveness of psychobehavioural interventions on sleep disturbances compared to sleep hygiene for undergraduate medical students. methods: a randomized trial will be used to assess the effectiveness of psychobehavioural interventions in improving sleep quality using the following tools: semi-structured sociodemographic proforma, pittsburgh sleep quality index (psqi), insomnia severity index (isi), glasgow sleep effort (gse) scale, pre-sleep arousal scale (paas), and kentucky inventory of mindfulness skills (kims). inclusion criteria: participants scoring 5 or higher on the psqi will be recruited for psychobehavioural interventions after obtaining informed consent. the participants will be randomly assigned to intervention and control groups. discussion: spss will be used to analyse the data. descriptive statistics will be used to describe the sample. an intention-to-treat analysis will be performed to assess the effectiveness of the interventions. this study will provide valuable insights into the feasibility and effectiveness of non-pharmacological sleep interventions to address sleep difficulties among undergraduate medical students.