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WITHDRAWN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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