None listed
Conditions
Interventions
Intervention1: Yoga Nidra: 1 hour Guided Yoga nidra meditation will be given for 3 days per week for 4 weeks duration (12 sessions per participant). A pre- recorded instruction for yoga nidra interven
Sponsors
Central Council of Research in Yoga and Naturopathy
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 1.Undergraduate and Postgraduate students of AIIMS Rishikesh 2.Participants with Insomnia and PSQI score >5 confirmed from the baseline assessment 3.Participants who will give consent
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1. Psychosis or unstable/ significant depression, anxiety under active care (more than 1 monthly mental healthcare visit or requiring more than 1 psychotropic medicine daily) 2. significant current practice of any form of meditation ( >15 min per day) 3. restless legs syndrome (RLS): the participants with RLS will be excluded on the basis of 5 essential diagnostic criteria for RLS 4. pregnant and lactating mothers 5. active or terminal cancer 6. Pain syndromes that affect sleep (Rheumatoid arthritis, ankylosing spondylitis, chronic back pain) 7. Participants with recent trauma and acute illness which required hospitalization of 7 days in last 3 months 8. Participants with moderate and high substance involvement (ASSIST) 9. other medical conditions that confound salivary biomarkers outcomes
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI) scoresTimepoint: baseline, 4th week | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Heart Rate Variability (HRV)Timepoint: Baseline, during intervention, at the end of 1st of intervention, 4th week;Respiratory Rate, Pulse Rate, Blood pressure, Random Blood Sugar, Salivary CortisolTimepoint: Baseline, at the end of 1st of intervention, 4th week;Lipid profile, IL6Timepoint: Baseline, 4th week | — |
Countries
India
Contacts
Public ContactRanjeeta Kumari
All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Rishikesh
Outcome results
None listed