Feasibility of at-home virtual reality delivered mindfulness for insomnia and related symptoms in a community sample with self-reported chronic insomnia.

niversity of Newcastle0 个研究点目标入组 43 人开始时间: 2023年8月21日最近更新: 2024年7月22日

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•1. Aged 18 - 80 years.
•2. Proficient in reading, writing, and communicating in English.
•3. Insomnia symptoms (difficulty falling asleep, staying asleep, or waking too early) at least 3 times per week for a minimum of 3 months and an Insomnia Severity Index (ISI) score greater than or equal to 10.
•4. Able to attend an in-person baseline appointment.
•5. Be willing to be randomised to VR or 2D (computer) delivered mindfulness.
•6. Willing to use a VR headset to complete the twice weekly VR-delivered mindfulness sessions if randomised to the VR condition.

•1. Unable to move the head in all directions and wear a VR head-mounted display
•2. Vertigo or related conditions (e.g., Meniere's disease)
•3. Unstable medication regimen, defined as having commenced, discontinued, or changed medication or its dosage within < 2 weeks
•4. Substance use at a level or of a type likely to cause significant impairment, defined as a high score on the Alcohol Use Disorders Identification Test (AUDIT-C).
•5. Admission to a psychiatric hospital within the last 12 months
•6. Diagnosed severe psychiatric illness (e.g., Schizophrenia)
•7. Thoughts of self-harm in the last 2 weeks, defined as Patient Health Questionnaire (PHQ -9) score >1 on question 9
•8. Sleep disorder (other than insomnia) due to neurological or medical cause (e.g., parasomnias, OSA, narcolepsy, seizure) or prescribed sleep aid (e.g., CPAP)

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niversity of Newcastle