Monitored Breathing Awareness Therapy for Insomnia Disorder in Older Adults-2
Not Applicable
Active, not recruiting
- Conditions
- Insomnia
- Registration Number
- NCT03187340
- Lead Sponsor
- Nalaka Gooneratne
- Brief Summary
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
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITING
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 112
Inclusion Criteria
- Sleep onset latency > 30 min for at least 3 nights per week
Exclusion Criteria
- 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).
Study & Design
- Study Type
- INTERVENTIONAL
- Study Design
- PARALLEL
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Sleep onset latency four weeks time to fall asleep
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method
Trial Locations
- Locations (1)
University of Pennsylvania
🇺🇸Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
University of Pennsylvania🇺🇸Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States