F51
Conditions
Interventions
Group 1: Intervention Group: 3-week prevention program based on an outpatient Kneipp therapy including five therapeutic elements (1) lifestyle regulation therapy: seminar “inner balance / healthy slee
8 times, 1.5 hours) and relaxation techniques (yoga 6 times, 1 hour
meditation 9 times, 1 hour), (2) Kneipp applications (Wechselgüsse – body parts are alternately poured with warm and cold water 14 times, 5-10 minutes / hay sack followed by a massage 6 times, 30+20 m
in addition a doctor’s lecture entitled “Diagnosis and treatment of sleep disorders “ (1 hour)
Group 2: Participants in the Waiting Control Group had to wait for six months before they took part in t
Sponsors
Lehrstuhl für Public Health und Versorgungsforschung am IBEMedizinische Klimatologie, Versorgungsforschung KurortmedizinLMU München
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Age
18 Years to 70 Years
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Nonorganic sleep disorder (ICD-10 F51) in accordance with the guideline „Unrestorative sleep /Sleep disturbances“ of the German Association for Sleep Research and Sleep Medicine (Deutsche Gesellschaft für Schlafforschung und Schlafmedizin) (DGSM); being informed about the purpose and contents of the study; written consent is given
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: (A) Diseases to be excluded: sleep apnoea Syndrome, restless legs Syndrome, neurodegenerative diseases (Parkinson’s disease, Alzheimer’s disease …), mental diseases, sleep disorders caused by pain, sleep disorders due to organic disease, alcoholism (B) Drugs to be excluded: sleeping drugs (only when taken regularly, occasional use is permitted), psychotropic drugs, psychostimulating drugs (e.g. amphetamine, Ritalin, …), anti-epileptics (C) Other exclusion criteria: working in night shift (occasional night duties are allowed)
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Sleep Quality (Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index - PSQI) - pre, post (3 weeks), 1, 3, 6 months follow up | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| pre, post (3 weeks), 1, 3, 6 months: use of medications, alcohol consumption, nicotine consumption, well-being (World Health Organization 5-item Well-Being Index - WHO-5), health status / health-related quality of life (EuroQol (EQ-5D-5L) general health index) pre, 1, 3, 6 months: Dysfunctional beliefs and attitudes about sleep (Dysfunctional Beliefs About Sleep Scale - DBAS); chronic stress (Trier Inventory for Chronic Stress - TICS) pre, 3, 6 months: health-related behaviour pre, 6 months: number of sick days / vacation days (last 6 months); psychotherapeutic treatment (last 6 months); psychic symptoms (ICD-10-Symptom-Rating - ISR) during the 3-week prevention program: sleep diary | — |
Countries
Germany
Contacts
Public ContactDieter Frisch
Lehrstuhl für Public Health und Versorgungsforschung am IBE, Medizinische Klimatologie / Versorgungsforschung Kurortmedizin, Ludwig-Maximilians Universität
Outcome results
None listed