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Hypnotherapy reduces sleep latency by 12 minutes in adult populations

A consolidated analysis of 261 randomized trials grades the evidence high for adults. Adolescent data remains thin.

Based on 261 studies

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Summary

The 2024 Cochrane systematic review consolidates 261 randomized trials of hypnotherapy as a sleep-latency intervention (Cochrane Collaboration, 2024). The pooled effect estimate is a 12-minute mean reduction in sleep latency for adult populations aged 18–65.

Evidence review

Evidence is graded high for adult populations and limited for adolescents.

Sleep latency

28 trials (n=2,184) reported sleep latency as primary outcome.

Efficiency

19 trials (n=1,521) reported sleep efficiency improvements of +8.2%.

Population gaps

Only three trials reached inclusion thresholds for adolescent populations — a priority research gap.

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