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Primary InsomniaNCT03314441

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

A study testing Yoga in people with Primary Insomnia, run by Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Saint Pierre at 1 site in Belgium.

Completed

Finished. The study has ended and is not enrolling. Results may be posted on the official record.

Official record
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Trial summary

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

Who is it for?
Ages 18 to 100 years
Conditions the study is for
Primary Insomnia
What is being tested?
Yoga
Could I receive a placebo?
No, everyone receives an active treatment
How many people
20 participants
Where
1 siteBelgium
Study dates
8 Nov 2017to 31 May 2021
Phase
Interventional
Are there results?
None posted in the registry

Key requirements

Who can take part, as listed by the sponsor. Only the study team can confirm whether you are eligible, so take this list to your doctor.

  • Ages 18 to 100 years
  • All sexes
  • No healthy volunteers
  • Adult, Older adult

Who may be able to join

  • -primary insomnia

Who cannot join

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

Trial locations and contacts

1 site in 1 country.

Belgium1 site
  • CHu Saint Pierre

    Brussels, 1000

Other trials in Belgium

About this study

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

Read the detailed description

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.

Being tested
Yoga
Keywords
yoga, sleep quality, sleep quantity, sleep efficiency, insomnia
Medical subject headings
Sleep Initiation and Maintenance Disorders

What participants receive

What participants receive. In a randomised study each person is assigned to one group by chance.

  • YogaBehavioural

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

Study groups in NCT03314441
Study groupRoleWhat they receive
YogaExperimentalPatients receiving Yoga lessons for 3 months
Receives: Behavioral: Yoga

What is being measured

The primary outcome is the main question the study is designed to answer.

  1. total sleep time

    total sleep time measured by polysomnography and actigraphy

    Measured: 3 months

Secondary outcomes (3)
  1. sleep latency

    sleep latency measured by polysomnography and actigraphy

    Measured: 3 months

  2. sleep efficiency

    sleep efficiency measured by polysomnography and actigraphy

    Measured: 3 months

  3. wake after sleep onset

    wake after sleep onset measured by polysomnography and actigraphy

    Measured: 3 months

Timeline

From the start of the study to its completion; the mark is today. Estimated dates are the sponsor’s plan.

  1. First posted19 Oct 2017
  2. Study start8 Nov 2017
  3. Primary completion30 Dec 2020
  4. Study completion31 May 2021

Resources

More details

For doctors and researchers: how the study is designed, who runs it, and its registry IDs.

Study design
Study type
Interventional
Phase
Phase N/A
Primary purpose
Treatment
Allocation
Not applicable
Intervention model
Single group
Model description
4 yoga lessons with and instructors on a 3 months period. Patients are asked to exercise yoga daily for 5 to 30 minutes.
Masking
None (open label)
Enrolment
20 participants (actual)
IDs, dates and publications
ClinicalTrials.gov ID
NCT03314441
Sponsor's protocol ID
BE076201733641
Status last verified
Sep 2021
First submitted
16 Oct 2017
Last updated
2 Sep 2021
Results posted
No
Data monitoring committee
No
FDA-regulated drug
No
FDA-regulated device
No
Individual data sharing
No

Publications

  • Turmel D, Carlier S, Bruyneel AV, Bruyneel M. Tailored individual Yoga practice improves sleep quality, fatigue, anxiety, and depression in chronic insomnia disorder. BMC Psychiatry. 2022 Apr 14;22(1):267. doi: 10.1186/s12888-022-03936-w.

    PubMed 35421962

Questions about this trial

What is this clinical trial studying?

A study testing Yoga in people with Primary Insomnia, run by Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Saint Pierre at 1 site in Belgium.

The full registered description is in the About this study section and the official record.

Who may be eligible to take part?

The sponsor lists 1 inclusion and 2 exclusion criteria. Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening, so read the full criteria and contact a listed site.

Is this clinical trial currently recruiting?

The record says: finished, as of the sponsor's last update on 2 Sep 2021. Status can change between updates, so confirm with the study contact before making plans.

Where is the study taking place?

The record lists 1 site in Belgium. Whether a site is taking part right now should be confirmed with that site. See every site.

What are the possible benefits and risks?

They depend on the study and the treatment, and no study can promise a benefit. The study team explains the known risks during informed consent, before anyone joins; the record itself does not list them.

Are results available for this study?

The study is completed, but results are not available in the source record. That does not mean the treatment did or did not work.

How can a doctor refer a patient or contact the research team?

The record lists no contact. The official record names the sponsor, who can be asked directly. AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals.

What does the primary outcome measure?

total sleep time (time frame: 3 months). It is what the study was designed to measure, not a finding.

Where can I read the original study information?

On the ClinicalTrials.gov record for NCT03314441, which also lists 1 linked publication.

Does a listing mean the treatment is approved or proven to work?

No. A listing means the study is registered. It does not show that the treatment is safe, works, or is approved by a regulator.

How often is this information updated?

AzTrials copies changed records from ClinicalTrials.gov every night and reloads the whole registry every week. The sponsor last updated this record on 2 Sep 2021.

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