Primary Insomnia
Conditions
Keywords
yoga, sleep quality, sleep quantity, sleep efficiency, insomnia
Brief summary
The purpose of the study is to assess the effects of regular Viniyoga in patients suffering from primary insomnia.
Detailed description
Insomnia is very prevalent in Europe (14-27%). Cognitive behavioral therapy is the treatment of choice in patients suffering from primary insomnia, allowing to obtain a long term (2 years) sleep quality improvements in 62% of patients. Yoga is another behavioral therapy that have shown benefits in patients suffering from anxiety disorders. Few studies have been focused on yoga benefits in sleep disorders. The purpose of the study is to assess the effects of regular Viniyoga on sleep quality (subjective and objective) in patients suffering from primary insomnia.
Interventions
BEHAVIORALYoga
4 yoga lessons with and instructors on a 3 months period. Patients are asked to exercise yoga daily for 5 to 30 minutes.
Sponsors
Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Saint Pierre
Study design
Allocation
NA
Intervention model
SINGLE_GROUP
Primary purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Intervention model description
4 yoga lessons with and instructors on a 3 months period. Patients are asked to exercise yoga daily for 5 to 30 minutes.
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
18 Years to 100 Years
Healthy volunteers
No
Inclusion criteria
-primary insomnia
Exclusion criteria
* shift work, * associated sleep disorder (sleep apnea, narcolepsy,..)
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| total sleep time | 3 months | total sleep time measured by polysomnography and actigraphy |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| sleep latency | 3 months | sleep latency measured by polysomnography and actigraphy |
| sleep efficiency | 3 months | sleep efficiency measured by polysomnography and actigraphy |
| wake after sleep onset | 3 months | wake after sleep onset measured by polysomnography and actigraphy |
Countries
Belgium
Outcome results
None listed