Yoga as a Treatment for Insomnia

Completed · Phase 2

Conditions studied: Insomnia

In brief

The purpose of this study is to evaluate the effectiveness of a daily, 8-week treatment for insomnia using yoga, relaxation exercises or sleep hygiene.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT00033865

Run by

National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health (NCCIH)

People needed

48

Starts

2001-04-01

Expected to finish

2008-12-01

Last updated by the study team

2015-04-28

Who can join

Age: 25 and older, up to 59. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

• A primary complaint of sleep-onset insomnia for at least 6 months.
• Reside in the metropolitan Boston area

You may not qualify if…

• No current other nonpharmacological treatment for insomnia.
• Ability or willingness to discontinue use of hypnotic medications.
• No rotating or night shift work, or transcontinental travel throughout the course of the study protocol.
• No recent or anticipated major life stressors over the course of the study protocol (e.g. impending divorce or terminal illness of a relative).

Where it is running

• Brigham and Women's Hospital Division of Sleep Medicine — Boston, Massachusetts, United States

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