Effect of hydrotherapy in non-organic sleep disorders / pilot study
- Conditions
- F51Nonorganic sleep disorders
- Registration Number
- DRKS00016333
- Lead Sponsor
- Kurklinik Eggensberger OHG
- Brief Summary
The pilot study could be carried out with 14 test persons out of 32 recruited participants. Well-being improved from 45% to 62% and the minutes wake up at night were reduced from 44 minutes to 20 minutes. The sleep quality of the PSQI questionnaire improved 2.4 times (OR = 2.368). The rewarming after a cold foot bath was reduced from four minutes to one minute.
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Complete
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 18
non-organic sleep disorder (ICD-10 F51) according to the S3 guideline Non-restorative Sleep / Sleep Disorders of the German Association for Sleep Research and Sleep Medicine (DGSM); informed about the content and purpose of the study; written consent is available; Willingness to be randomized into one of the two study groups
(A) Excluded diseases: sleep apnea syndrome, restless leg syndrome, neurodegenerative diseases (Parkinson's disease, Alzheimer's disease ...), mental illness, pain-related sleep disorder, other sleep disorder due to organic disease, alcohol dependence
(B) Excluded medicines: sleep medication (only for regular use, occasional use is allowed), psychotropic drugs, psychostimulant drugs (such as amphetamines, Ritalin, ...), antiepileptic drugs
(C) Other exclusion criteria: work in night shift (occasional night duty is allowed)
Study & Design
- Study Type
- interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Sleep Quality (Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index - PSQI) and Heart Rate Variance (HRV) - Pre, post (12 wk), 1, 3, 6 months follow up
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method pre, post (12 weeks), 1, 3, 6 months:<br>Drug use, alcohol consumption, nicotine consumption, well-being (World Health Organization 5-item Well-Being Index - WHO-5),<br>pre, 6 months:<br>Number of days off work / holidays (last 6 months);<br>during the 12-week hydrotherapy:<br>Sleep Diary