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.