Insomnia is a common phenomenon in cancer patients. German researchers examined the effects of a multimodal psychological sleep management programme combining relaxation techniques, sleep hygiene, cognitive techniques and advice in stimulus control technique on various sleep and quality-of-life variables. They compared two intervention groups up to 6 months after treatment: one with progressive muscle relaxation (n = 80), the other with autogenic training (n = 71). A control group (n = 78) received only a standard rehabilitation programme. In comparison to the control group, the analysis of variance for repeated measures showed significant improvements over time, indicating that intervention group participants benefited with moderate or large-scale effects on sleep latency, sleep duration, sleep efficiency, sleep quality, sleep medication and daytime dysfunction. No evidence was found for any differences between the two intervention groups.