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Mindfulness and RelaxationTraining for Insomnia (MRTI) on Postmenopausal Women: a Randomized Clinical Trial.

NCT01593436 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 54

Last updated 2018-05-03

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Summary

Summary

Introduction: Insomnia is a symptom of sleep disorders most prevalent. Primary insomnia, the investigators analyzed, often related to stress states acquired, generalized anxiety and stress, which are important factors that disrupt normal sleep. The investigators point out a fact that still intrigue the students of medicine and sleep that is distorted perception of sleep by the sleepless nights, polysomnography shows greater effectiveness than that perceived by them. On the other hand, there is evidence that mindfulness techniques may reduce symptoms of stress and anxiety as well as improve the general attention, which may contribute to a better perception of the effectiveness of sleep. In addition, there are studies showing that meditation is associated with metabolic and neurophysiological characteristics similar to normal sleep. Objectives: To compare sleepless menopausal women trained for 8 weeks in the technique of mindfulness insomniac postmenopausal untrained and also assess the quality of sleep experienced meditators menopausal comparing them to the group of healthy postmenopausal women untrained in the art.

Conditions

  • Primary Insomnia

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

mindfulness training

mindfulness interventions for 8 weeks for a group of menopausal insomniacs

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Associação Fundo de Incentivo à Pesquisa

    collaborator OTHER

  • University of Sao Paulo

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Helena hachul Campos, advisor · UNIFESP-Federal University of Sao Paulo

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
SINGLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
50 Years
Max Age
66 Years
Sex
FEMALE
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2011-07-31
Primary Completion
2011-11-30
Completion
2015-07-31

Countries

  • Brazil

Study Locations

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