The aim of the study is to evaluate, with a small-scale pilot study, the efficacy of Meditation Relaxation therapy for Sleep Paralyses in patients with narcolepsy. The study involves two arms, with intervention with Meditation Relaxation therapy or sham over a period of three months.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
NON_RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Enrollment
20
MR therapy is based on 4 steps applied directly during the attack: Step I: Reappraisal of the meaning of the attack; Step II: psychological and emotional distancing; Step III: inward focused-attention meditation; Step IV: Muscle relaxation.
The control intervention is based on a breathing exercise, the patients should entail slow deep breaths, while repeatedly counting from 1-10
Azienda USL di Bologna
Bologna, Italy
RECRUITINGSleep Paralysis Experiences and Phenomenology Questionnaire (SP-EPQ)
The questionnaire addresses the distress associated with SP.
Time frame: Three months.
Daily journal
Each day during the study (12 weeks), participants rated their SP occurrence, perceived duration (sec./min.), fear associated with SP, and disturbance caused by hallucinations (on a ten-point scale).
Time frame: Three months.
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