Monitored Breathing Awareness Therapy for Insomnia Disorder in Older Adults-2

Nalaka Gooneratne112 enrolled

Overview

Insomnia can be a chronic problem that leads to significant daytime fatigue, stress and numerous negative health consequences including depression. Advanced Medical Electronics, in partnership with researchers are the University of Pennsylvania, propose developing an innovative, non-drug, low-risk, intervention that can be implemented on mobile devices for the treatment of insomnia

Study Type

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Purpose

TREATMENT

Masking

DOUBLE

Enrollment

112

Conditions

Insomnia

Interventions

Sleep education and relaxation 1BEHAVIORAL

Sleep hygiene and relaxation training; Sleep education and relaxation 1

Sleep education and relaxation 2BEHAVIORAL

Modified sleep hygiene and relaxation training; Sleep education and relaxation 2

Eligibility

Sex: ALLMin age: 55 Years

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

Inclusion Criteria: 1) Sleep onset latency \> 30 min for at least 3 nights per week Exclusion Criteria: 1) Unable to perform tests due to inability to communicate verbally/blindness, inability to write and read in English (the study questionnaires are in English and do not exist in validated form for other languages). 2) Cognitive impairment; cognitively impaired patients may not be able to comply with the protocol). 3) History of a diagnosed non-insomnia sleep disorder, such as sleep apnea or circadian rhythm disorder 4) Upper extremity motor impairment that would preclude MBAT therapy (e.g., quadriplegia).

Locations (1)

University of Pennsylvania

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Sleep onset latency

time to fall asleep

Time frame: four weeks

Data from ClinicalTrials.gov

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