NCT01648062

Sleep Self-Regulation Using Mental Imagery

Using Mental Imagery to Deliver Self-Regulation Techniques That Target Sleep Initiation Behaviors and Pre-Sleep Arousal

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 104 (actual)
• Sponsor: University of Auckland, New Zealand · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 18 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Accepted

Summary

This randomised controlled trial assessed the efficacy of four mental imagery techniques for improving sleep and its related behaviour: (1) imagery focused on reducing arousal levels; (2) imagery incorporating implementation intentions (a strategy designed to link specified behaviour with the anticipated context) for sleep-related behaviour; (3) a combination of imagery using arousal reduction and implementation intention strategies; or (4) a condition where participants were asked to imagine their typical post work activities.

Detailed description

Sleep deprivation is a significant health issue in the modern workplace. We conducted a randomized controlled trial to test the efficacy of techniques involving mental imagery promoting relaxation (arousal reduction; AR) and simulation of the appropriate sleep behavior in the likely environments (implementation intentions; II) in a population of daytime employees

Conditions

• Sleep Deprivation
• Insomnia

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
BEHAVIORAL	Sleep Self-Regulation Using Mental Imagery	Comparison of two forms of mental imagery to instigate behaviors that assist in the sleeping process

Timeline

• Start date: 2008-10-01
• Primary completion: 2010-04-01
• Completion: 2010-04-01
• First posted: 2012-07-24
• Last updated: 2012-07-24

Locations

1 site across 1 country: New Zealand