NCT01534338

Effect of Mindfulness Training on Sleep and Inflammation Among Older Adults With Sleep Problems

A Randomized Controlled Trial Testing the Effect of Mindfulness Practices Versus Sleep Education on Sleep and Inflammation Among Older Adults With Sleep Problems

• Status: Completed
• Phase: Phase 1 / Phase 2
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 48 (actual)
• Sponsor: University of California, Los Angeles · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 55 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Accepted

Summary

The primary aim of the study is to test the effect of mindfulness training on sleep parameters among older adults with insomnia symptoms The secondary aims are to examine if changes in mindfulness meditation practice (daily log) and level of mindfulness (self-report) are associated with changes in sleep parameters, and to determine if mindfulness training is associated with in vitro biological markers of peripheral inflammation

Conditions

• Sleep Problems
• Inflammation

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
BEHAVIORAL	Mindfulness Meditation	Participants will attend weekly 2-hour classes for a total of 6 weeks and participants will monitor their sleep with a daily sleep diary.
BEHAVIORAL	Sleep Education	Participants will attend weekly 2-hour classes for a total of 6 weeks and participants will monitor their sleep with a daily sleep diary.

Timeline

• Start date: 2012-02-01
• Primary completion: 2012-12-01
• Completion: 2012-12-01
• First posted: 2012-02-16
• Last updated: 2012-12-11

Locations

1 site across 1 country: United States