chronic insomnia chronic insomnia insomnia lack of sleep menopause postmenopausal woman
Conditions
Interventions
Participants in the vitamin E group received oral mixed-tocopherol 400 units once daily for 1 month. The placebo group received identical placebo capsules in the same regimen. Participants were encour
mixed tocopherol ,placebo
Sponsors
Faculty of Medicine, Ramathibodi Hospital
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
Female
Age
40 Years to 80 Years
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Postmenopausal women, defined as women who have had amenorrhea for a consecutive 12 months or who have undergone previous bilateral oophorectomy, Informed consent was provided by all participants. Inclusion criteria were postmenopausal women who presented with chronic insomnia and met diagnostic criteria based on the American Academy of Sleep Medicine's International Classification of Sleep Disorders, Third Edition (4) and PSQI score > 5.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Hot flushes, contraindications to vitamin E intake (for example, currently taking an antiplatelet or anticoagulant, severe hepatic or renal disease, etc.), psychiatric disease with prescribing medication, caffeine consumption of more than 2 shots per day, night shift workers, and uncontrolled diabetes were all exclusion criteria.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| chronic insomnia improvement 1 month the Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI) score | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| N/A N/A N/A | — |
Countries
Thailand
Contacts
Public ContactOrawin Vallibhakara
Faculty of Medicine, Ramathibodi Hospital, Mahidol University
Outcome results
None listed