Cognitive behavioural therapeutics for insomnia symptoms in the perimenopause through to the early postmenopausal period.

This is a protocol for a Cochrane Review (intervention). The objectives are as follows: Primary Objective i) To assess the effects of cognitive behavioural therapy for insomnia (CBT-I) and cognitive behavioural therapy for menopausal symptoms (CBT-M) on sleep disturbances in women in perimenopause through to the early postmenopausal period. Secondary Objectives i) To assess the effects of CBT-I and CBT-M on vasomotor symptoms in women in perimenopause through to the early postmenopausal period. ii) To assess the impact of socioeconomic status on the effectiveness of CBT-I and CBT-M, in order to determine the interventions' impact on health equality.