Kneipp Water Applications for Insomnia

Effects of Ascending Warm Footbaths on Sleep Disturbances in Women Before Climacteric

Status

Completed

Phases

Study type

Interventional

Source

ClinicalTrials.gov

Registry ID

NCT03114189

Acronym

KWAI

Enrollment

Registered

2017-04-14

Start date

2016-11-30

Completion date

2018-11-30

Last updated

2021-10-06

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Conditions

Sleep Disturbance

Keywords

Sleep disturbance, footbath, Kneipp, care of sleep, sleep

Brief summary

The purpose of this study is to ascertain whether warm footbathes are effective on sleep disturbances in women before climacteric.

Interventions

PROCEDUREfootbath

BEHAVIORALcare of sleep

Study design

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Intervention model

PARALLEL

Primary purpose

TREATMENT

Masking

NONE

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

FEMALE

Age

18 Years to No maximum

Healthy volunteers

Yes

Inclusion criteria

* Minimum age: 18 years * Regularly recurring sleeping disease (not less then 2 times a week for minimum 3 month)

Exclusion criteria

* secundary sleeping disease * Mental diseases which require therapy * Medication: benzodiazepine,Z-drugs, barbiturat, antihistaminika, melatonin * Severe comorbidity * Gravidity * Shift work * Voyages (\>3 times during the study) * regulary application of Kneipp * Participation on other studies to therapy sleeping diseases or stress

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame	Description
Change of sleep quality	T1: At the beginning of intervention, T2: After 4 weeks of intervention, T3: 12 weeks after randomization	Use Pittsburgh sleep quality index

Countries

Germany

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026