A Study of Yoga for Treating Geriatric Insomnia

Shaare Zedek Medical Center74 enrolled

Overview

Insomnia is common in the elderly population and is associated with increased health problems, reduced quality of life and greater use of sleep inducing drugs. This research aims to examine the effectiveness of Yoga practice to treat insomnia in elderly people, determine the ability to enhance their quality of life and determine if it is suitable to western culture and conditions.

Introduction: Geriatric insomnia is prevalent, reducing life quality, diminishing cognition and increasing risk of accidents and mortality. Treatment with sedative-hypnotic drugs has limited effectiveness and further increases the risk of accidents and falls. Yoga has been shown to increase well-being in the elderly. Hypotheses 1. Integrated yoga style practice can improve sleep quality/quantity 2. Integrated yoga style practice can improve quality of life. Objectives: 1. Examine effectiveness of yoga for insomnia and reduction in use of hypnotics/relaxants in the elderly; 2. Determine whether yoga enhances quality of life in the elderly; and 3. Determine whether yoga is suitable for elderly in western culture(s). Methods: A mixed design crossover controlled trial (n =74, age range 60-87, M = 74.4, SD = 7.1) with 2 weekly classes incorporating physical and meditative yoga, and daily home practice of meditative yoga for 12 weeks. Measures included self-reported assessment of sleep quality (Sleep Logs, KSS, ESS, PSQI, MAPS), mood states (DASS, POMS), general health (SF-36) and mobile objective home sleep studies.

Study Type

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation

NON_RANDOMIZED

Purpose

SUPPORTIVE_CARE

Masking

NONE

Enrollment

Conditions

Primary Geriatric Insomnia Sleep Initiation and Maintenance Disorders

Interventions

Integrated Yoga style practiceOTHER

Intervention constitutes of 2 supervised yoga style classes per week incorporating gentle postures,relaxation and meditation sequences. In addition daily home based sessions of yogic relaxation, and meditation a an audio CD

Eligibility

Sex: ALLMin age: 60 Years

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Inclusion Criteria: * Age 60 years or older * Independent, self mobile * Suffering from light to severe primary insomnia Exclusion Criteria: * Age less than 60 years * Currently or in the past engaged in regular yoga practice * Suffering from any physical or mental health condition or disability which may affect sleep, or for which Yoga practice is counter indicated or may lead to health risks or complications. * Suffering from co-morbid insomnia in conjunction with another condition clearly salient to sleep disturbance.

Locations (1)

Shaare Zedek Medical Center, Sleep Lab

Jerusalem, Israel, Israel

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Subjective sleep and life quality assessment using standard questionnaires and sleep logs

all measures taken at baseline and post intervention for all participants participant who crossed over measured pre and post control phase and post intervention phase

Time frame: 24 weeks

Objective home based sleep studies using

objective sleep studies using embletta mobile sleep recording system in conjunction with the HPC1000 sleep analysis system. all measures taken pre and post intervention. Participants who crossed over measured pre control, post control and post intervention phases

Time frame: 24 weeks

Data from ClinicalTrials.gov

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