Status:

WITHDRAWN

A Trial of Mindfulness Meditation for Chronic Insomnia

Lead Sponsor:

Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust

Conditions:

Insomnia

Eligibility:

All Genders

18+ years

Phase:

NA

Brief Summary

To evaluate the efficacy of mediation therapies on measures of sleep and arousal for people with chronic insomnia and with this the viability of smartphone delivered meditation based approaches at a p...

Detailed Description

Sleep complaints are amongst the commonest in medical practice, and insomnia, the commonest of these affecting transiently 1/3 of the population at some point in the year and 1/3 of this population th...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Over the age of 18
  • Meet the diagnostic criteria for an insomnia disorder. Defined as difficulty initiating or maintaining sleep despite adequate opportunity, with at least one symptom of an associated daytime impairment. Additional quantitative insomnia criteria following research recommendations include frequency (defined as sleep onset latency (SOL) or wake after sleep onset (WASO) \> 30 minutes at least 3 nights per week and for chronicity, defined as symptoms lasting \> 6 months.
  • Have access to an iOS or Android smartphone or a desktop computer with Internet access
  • Participants will be required to sign an informed consent form

Exclusion

  • Uncontrolled medical condition suspected to interfere with sleep or requiring immediate treatment outside of the study
  • Uncontrolled psychiatric conditions requiring immediate treatment outside of the study, including current major depressive episode
  • Comorbid sleep disorders including obstructive sleep apnea
  • Current use of hypnotic or sedating medications for the purpose of insomnia
  • Inadequate proficiency in English to complete the protocol
  • Participation in other trials concurrently
  • Regular meditation practice defined as equal to or more than 2x weekly for the past 30 days

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

May 1 2018

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ACTUAL

End Date :

August 1 2018

Estimated Enrollment :

Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT03337061

Start Date

May 1 2018

End Date

August 1 2018

Last Update

February 18 2020

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