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Kneipp Water Applications for Insomnia

Not Applicable
Completed
Conditions
Sleep Disturbance
Registration Number
NCT03114189
Lead Sponsor
Universität Duisburg-Essen
Brief Summary

The purpose of this study is to ascertain whether warm footbathes are effective on sleep disturbances in women before climacteric.

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
COMPLETED
Sex
Female
Target Recruitment
52
Inclusion Criteria
  • Minimum age: 18 years
  • Regularly recurring sleeping disease (not less then 2 times a week for minimum 3 month)
Exclusion Criteria
  • secundary sleeping disease
  • Mental diseases which require therapy
  • Medication: benzodiazepine,Z-drugs, barbiturat, antihistaminika, melatonin
  • Severe comorbidity
  • Gravidity
  • Shift work
  • Voyages (>3 times during the study)
  • regulary application of Kneipp
  • Participation on other studies to therapy sleeping diseases or stress

Study & Design

Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Study Design
PARALLEL
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Change of sleep qualityT1: At the beginning of intervention, T2: After 4 weeks of intervention, T3: 12 weeks after randomization

Use Pittsburgh sleep quality index

Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

• Department of Internal and Integrative Medicine, Kliniken Essen-Mitte, Faculty of Medicine, University of Duisburg-Essen

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Essen, Germany

• Department of Internal and Integrative Medicine, Kliniken Essen-Mitte, Faculty of Medicine, University of Duisburg-Essen
🇩🇪Essen, Germany

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