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. 2023 May 31;81(5):475–483. doi: 10.1055/s-0043-1768667

Table 2. Patient, intervention, control, outcome, study design (PICOS) question and eligibility criteria.

Inclusion criteria Exclusion criteria
(P) Patient Insomnia disorder (according to the DSM-5) or primary insomnia (according to the DSM-4) Overlapping patient populations
(I) Intervention Dual orexin receptor antagonists (DORAs) Selective orexin receptor antagonists (SORAs)
(C) Control Placebo
or
placebo and zolpidem (active control drug)
(O) Outcome Efficacy outcomes:
wake time after sleep onset (WASO);
latency to persistent sleep (LPS);
total sleep time (TST)
(S) Study design Randomized controlled trials (RCTs) Studies not written in English; crossover design.

Abbreviation: DSM, Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders.