Primary Insomnia
Conditions
Keywords
insomnia,menopause, polysomnography, mindfulness
Brief summary
Summary Introduction: Insomnia is a symptom of sleep disorders most prevalent. Primary insomnia, the investigators analyzed, often related to stress states acquired, generalized anxiety and stress, which are important factors that disrupt normal sleep. The investigators point out a fact that still intrigue the students of medicine and sleep that is distorted perception of sleep by the sleepless nights, polysomnography shows greater effectiveness than that perceived by them. On the other hand, there is evidence that mindfulness techniques may reduce symptoms of stress and anxiety as well as improve the general attention, which may contribute to a better perception of the effectiveness of sleep. In addition, there are studies showing that meditation is associated with metabolic and neurophysiological characteristics similar to normal sleep. Objectives: To compare sleepless menopausal women trained for 8 weeks in the technique of mindfulness insomniac postmenopausal untrained and also assess the quality of sleep experienced meditators menopausal comparing them to the group of healthy postmenopausal women untrained in the art.
Detailed description
Groups will be assessed by actigraphy, polysomnography and questionnaires for assessing stress, depression, anxiety, quality of life, self-pity, subjective states such as sedation and other physical or mental attitudes, vitality, emotional state and attentiveness. Moreover, prospective memory participants will be evaluated by means of a task as close as possible to real life conditions of the volunteers (green) and also the working memory is assessed by a test called specific counting span. Menopausal women will be evaluated for the presence or absence of bruxism compared to ordinary meditators, all postmenopausal.
Interventions
BEHAVIORALmindfulness training
mindfulness interventions for 8 weeks for a group of menopausal insomniacs
Sponsors
Associação Fundo de Incentivo à Pesquisa
University of Sao Paulo
Study design
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
SINGLE (Investigator)
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
FEMALE
Age
50 Years to 66 Years
Healthy volunteers
Yes
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria for postmenopausal women with insomnia: * be available to attend any training program of mindfulness (1 time per week for 8 weeks) and perform the suggested practices home. * be available to perform the tests at home polysomnography (overnight) and other tests. * Be available to perform the blood collection * meet the criteria established in accordance with DSM-IV-TR for insomnia * age 50 to 65 years. * Women in menopause: women presenting with absence of menstruation in the past year and either FSH greater than 30. * Have a BMI value lower than 30. * Not having undergone any previous treatment against insomnia. * Not having made use of hypnotics for at least 15 days. Inclusion criteria for women without menopausal insomnia * be available to perform the examinations polysomnographic (overnight) and other tests. * To meditators, having trained as a practice of mindfulness meditation for at least 3 years 3 times a week. * Age: 50 to 65 years * Being a woman and being in menopause: women presenting failures or lack of regular menstrual periods last year.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| The investigators intend to evaluate the effectiveness of mindfulness training in postmenopausal women with insomnia | two years | The insomniacs were trained for 8 weeks in mindfullness,and they had a 30-minute meditation class once a week. They also received a meditation audio,to practice three times a day for 15 minutes in their homes.The control group was not infirm intervention. The meditation group showed relief of the symptoms of insomnia, indicated by Pittsburgh Insomnia Index, actigraphy and polysomnography, improving the overall quality of sleep and decreasing number of awakening.The control group remained with the same symptoms and complaints of insomnia. |
Countries
Brazil
Outcome results
None listed