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NCT Number: NCT00661843

A Study of Yoga for Treating Geriatric Insomnia

Insomnia is common in the elderly population and is associated with increased health problems, reduced quality of life and greater use of sleep inducing drugs. This research aims to examine the effectiveness of Yoga practice to treat insomnia in elderly people, determine the ability to enhance their quality of life and determine if it is suitable to western culture and conditions.

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Key information

Conditions

Primary Geriatric Insomnia Dyssomnias Mental Disorders Nervous System Diseases Sleep Disorders, Intrinsic Sleep Initiation and Maintenance Disorders Sleep Wake Disorders

Age range

60 year and older

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Interventional

Phase

Not applicable

Primary location

Shaare Zedek Medical Center, Sleep Lab

Jerusalem, Israel, 91031

About this study

Introduction: Geriatric insomnia is prevalent, reducing life quality, diminishing cognition and increasing risk of accidents and mortality. Treatment with sedative-hypnotic drugs has limited effectiveness and further increases the risk of accidents and falls. Yoga has been shown to increase well-being in the elderly.

Hypotheses

  • Integrated yoga style practice can improve sleep quality/quantity
  • Integrated yoga style practice can improve quality of life.

Objectives:

  • Examine effectiveness of yoga for insomnia and reduction in use of hypnotics/relaxants in the elderly;
  • Determine whether yoga enhances quality of life in the elderly; and 3. Determine whether yoga is suitable for elderly in western culture(s).

Methods:

A mixed design crossover controlled trial (n =74, age range 60-87, M = 74.4, SD = 7.1) with 2 weekly classes incorporating physical and meditative yoga, and daily home practice of meditative yoga for 12 weeks. Measures included self-reported assessment of sleep quality (Sleep Logs, KSS, ESS, PSQI, MAPS), mood states (DASS, POMS), general health (SF-36) and mobile objective home sleep studies.

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: No

Only the study team can determine whether someone qualifies for participation.

Inclusion criteria

  • Age 60 years or older
  • Independent, self mobile
  • Suffering from light to severe primary insomnia

Exclusion criteria

  • Age less than 60 years
  • Currently or in the past engaged in regular yoga practice
  • Suffering from any physical or mental health condition or disability which may affect sleep, or for which Yoga practice is counter indicated or may lead to health risks or complications.
  • Suffering from co-morbid insomnia in conjunction with another condition clearly salient to sleep disturbance.

Treatment and study plan

Integrated Yoga style practice

Other

Intervention constitutes of 2 supervised yoga style classes per week incorporating gentle postures,relaxation and meditation sequences. In addition daily home based sessions of yogic relaxation, and meditation a an audio CD

Primary outcomes

  1. Subjective sleep and life quality assessment using standard questionnaires and sleep logs

    Time frame: 24 weeks

    all measures taken at baseline and post intervention for all participants participant who crossed over measured pre and post control phase and post intervention phase

  2. Objective home based sleep studies using

    Time frame: 24 weeks

    objective sleep studies using embletta mobile sleep recording system in conjunction with the HPC1000 sleep analysis system.

    all measures taken pre and post intervention. Participants who crossed over measured pre control, post control and post intervention phases

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

Shaare Zedek Medical Center

Other

Collaborators

  • Israel Yoga Teachers Association
  • KTH Royal Institute of Technology
  • The Australia-Israel Scientific Exchange Foundation (AISEF)

Registry information

Official study title

A Mixed Design, With Wait List Control Crossover to Intervention, Clinical Trial of Integrated Yoga Style Practice Intervention for Improving Sleep and Quality of Life in the Elderly Population

Important dates

Study start
2008
Primary completion
2009
Study completion
2009
First posted
Apr 18, 2008
Registry last updated
Oct 5, 2010

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