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NCT Number: NCT03314441

Effects of Regular Practice of Yoga on Subjective and Objective Sleep Quality in Primary Insomnia

The purpose of the study is to assess the effects of regular Viniyoga in patients suffering from primary insomnia.

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Key information

Conditions

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

Age range

18 year–100 year

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Interventional

Phase

Not applicable

Primary location

CHu Saint Pierre

Brussels, 1000, Belgium

About this study

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.

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: No

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

Inclusion criteria

-primary insomnia

Exclusion criteria

  • shift work,
  • associated sleep disorder (sleep apnea, narcolepsy,..)

Treatment and study plan

Yoga

Behavioral

4 yoga lessons with and instructors on a 3 months period. Patients are asked to exercise yoga daily for 5 to 30 minutes.

Primary outcomes

  1. total sleep time

    Time frame: 3 months

    total sleep time measured by polysomnography and actigraphy

Secondary outcomes

  1. sleep latency

    Time frame: 3 months

    sleep latency measured by polysomnography and actigraphy

  2. sleep efficiency

    Time frame: 3 months

    sleep efficiency measured by polysomnography and actigraphy

  3. wake after sleep onset

    Time frame: 3 months

    wake after sleep onset measured by polysomnography and actigraphy

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Saint Pierre

Other

Registry information

Important dates

Study start
2017
Primary completion
2020
Study completion
2021
First posted
Oct 19, 2017
Registry last updated
Sep 2, 2021

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