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Meditation-Relaxation (MR Therapy) for Sleep Paralysis.

NCT04483310 · Status: UNKNOWN · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 20

Last updated 2020-07-23

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Summary

The aim of the study is to evaluate, with a small-scale pilot study, the efficacy of Meditation Relaxation therapy for Sleep Paralyses in patients with narcolepsy. The study involves two arms, with intervention with Meditation Relaxation therapy or sham over a period of three months.

Conditions

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

MR therapy.

MR therapy is based on 4 steps applied directly during the attack: Step I: Reappraisal of the meaning of the attack; Step II: psychological and emotional distancing; Step III: inward focused-attention meditation; Step IV: Muscle relaxation.

BEHAVIORAL

breathing-distraction exercise

The control intervention is based on a breathing exercise, the patients should entail slow deep breaths, while repeatedly counting from 1-10

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Azienda Usl di Bologna

    lead OTHER_GOV

Study Design

Allocation
NON_RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Max Age
65 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2018-12-01
Primary Completion
2022-12-31
Completion
2022-12-31

Countries

  • Italy

Study Locations

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Diseases

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