Does neurofeedback enhance sleep?

Not Applicable

• Conditions: Sleep disturbance; Other - Research that is not of generic health relevance and not applicable to specific health categories listed above

• Registration Number: ACTRN12613001239752
• Lead Sponsor: Australian Sports Commission

Brief Summary

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Detailed Description

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Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Study Start: 2013-11-12
• Last Update Posted: 13 January 2020

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: ot yet recruiting
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 30

Inclusion Criteria

Sleep onset greater than 30 minutes, sleep maintenance problems or sleep complaints more than 3/per week reported from the participant

Exclusion Criteria

shift workers, pregnancy at all stages, parents with newborns, presence of primary sleep disorders, consumption of more than 5 x caffeine beverages a day, phase delayed or phase advanced syndrome.

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Total Sleep Time measured using polysomnography. There will be one familiarization night and one testing night. [pre-neurofeedback (baseline), post-neurofeedback (completion of neurofeedback sessions) ];Sleep onset latency measured using polysomnography. There will be one familiarization night and one testing night. [pre-neurofeedback (baseline), post-neurofeedback (completion of neurofeedback sessions) ]

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Sleep efficiency using polysomnography. There will be one familiarization night and one testing night. [pre-neurofeedback (baseline), post-neurofeedback (completion of neurofeedback sessions) ];Subjective sleep rating using a ordinal scale (very poor, poor, average, good, very good)[sleep rating based on pre- and post- intervention polysomnography monitored night. ];% slow wave sleep of the sleep period time using polysomnography. There will be one familiarization night and one testing night. [pre-neurofeedback (baseline), post-neurofeedback (completion of neurofeedback sessions) ];percent of rapid eye movement sleep of the sleep period time using polysomnography. There will be one familiarization night and one testing night. [pre-neurofeedback (baseline), post-neurofeedback (completion of neurofeedback sessions) ]