Exercise and Insomnia Study: The Effects of 1 Week of Exercise Training on Insomnia Severity

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Conditions studied: Insomnia Chronic, Insomnia, Primary

In brief

It has been hypothesized that exercise may have a beneficial effect on sleep quality and insomnia severity in those who have insomnia symptoms as well as those who meet diagnostic criteria for insomnia disorder (e.g., Diagnostic and Statistical Manual 5th edition (DSM-5)). Yet, the studies that have tested this are extremely limited in number and even fewer explore any acute effects of exercise training on subjects who meet diagnostic criteria. Thus, the investigators propose to conduct a randomized parallel design to compare the effects of short-term moderate-intensity aerobic exercise on insomnia severity and measures of sleep in a sample of adults who meet diagnostic criteria for insomnia.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT04402021

Run by

University of Pittsburgh

People needed

24

Starts

2020-08-11

Expected to finish

2020-12-01

Last updated by the study team

2021-01-14

Who can join

Age: 18 and older, up to 55. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

• ISI ≥ 10
• Age 18-55 years
• Clinically defined Insomnia (i.e., meeting DSM-5 criteria for insomnia disorder)
• Psychiatric health, aside from treated anxiety and depression determined by participant self-report and instruments described below.

You may not qualify if…

• Unstable acute or chronic medical conditions. Examples include, but are not limited to, central nervous system disorders (e.g., head injury, seizure disorder, multiple sclerosis, tumor), cardiovascular or hemodynamically significant cardiac disease, renal failure, diabetes. Individuals with well-controlled health conditions that do not affect sleep or well-being (e.g., asthma, high blood pressure, diabetes, or ulcers) will not be excluded.
• Women who are pregnant, nursing, or are planning on becoming pregnant in the next three months.
• Current untreated major syndromal psychiatric disorders:
• Specific exclusionary self-reports include:
• Major depressive disorder
• Dysthymic disorder
• Bipolar disorder
• Panic disorder
• Obsessive compulsive disorder
• Generalized anxiety disorder
• Any psychotic disorder
• Any current substance use disorder
• The investigators will NOT exclude participants for:
• Untreated subsyndromal symptoms of depression or anxiety and currently treated and stable depression or anxiety disorder.
• Past episodes of major depressive or anxiety disorder, provided the most recent episode ended at least six months before the diagnostic assessment
• Simple phobia
• Social phobia
• Past eating disorders
• Past substance use disorders
• Specific learning disabilities
• Other current sleep disorders, such as:
• Insufficient sleep syndrome
• Circadian rhythm sleep disorders
• Narcolepsy
• Restless legs syndrome

Where it is running

• University of Pittsburgh — Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States

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