Health Condition 1: G470- Insomnia
Conditions
Interventions
Intervention1: Natul therapy: Approximately 1 litre of herbal decoction made of jao babuna and ukhwahan poured in rhythmic flow over the forehead for 10 to 15 mins
Control Intervention1: Natul therapy
Sponsors
Aiysha Farhana K
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: ISI Score more than 21 criterion for enrolment is more than 30 mins to fall asleep and subjective total sleep time less than 6.5 hrs per night for atleast 3 nights per week and daytime complaints associated with disturbed sleep the disturbance does not occur exclusively during the course of another mental disorder
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: participants below 18 and above 60 years of age will be excluded ISI less than 21 Psychiatric illness Mental disorders(e.g.Major Depressive Disorder, Generalized Anxiety Disorder,a Delirium) Physiological effects of a substance (e.g.a drug abuse,a medication) or a general medical condition Pregnancy and Lactation Mentally retarded patients
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| To access the improvement in sleep quality using Insomnia Severity Index(ISI) To compare the outcomes between Natul group and Control groupTimepoint: baseline and 14th day | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| To evaluate the impact of natul therapy on health related quality of life using SF36v2 to assess daytime sleepiness and functional fatigue using epsworth sleepiness scale to quantify energy expenditure and physical activity during functional tasks using samrtphone compatible digital tools and wearablesTimepoint: baseline and 14th day | — |
Countries
India
Contacts
Public ContactDr Nizamudeen S
Tamilnadu Dr MGR Medical University
Outcome results
None listed