NCT04483310

Meditation-Relaxation (MR Therapy) for Sleep Paralysis.

Meditation-Relaxation (MR Therapy) for Sleep Paralysis: A Pilot Study in Patients With Narcolepsy

• Status: Unknown
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 20 (estimated)
• Sponsor: Azienda Usl di Bologna · Other Government
• Sex: All
• Age: 18 Years – 65 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

The aim of the study is to evaluate, with a small-scale pilot study, the efficacy of Meditation Relaxation therapy for Sleep Paralyses in patients with narcolepsy. The study involves two arms, with intervention with Meditation Relaxation therapy or sham over a period of three months.

Conditions

• Sleep Paralysis
• Narcolepsy Type 1

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
BEHAVIORAL	MR therapy.	MR therapy is based on 4 steps applied directly during the attack: Step I: Reappraisal of the meaning of the attack; Step II: psychological and emotional distancing; Step III: inward focused-attention meditation; Step IV: Muscle relaxation.
BEHAVIORAL	breathing-distraction exercise	The control intervention is based on a breathing exercise, the patients should entail slow deep breaths, while repeatedly counting from 1-10

Timeline

• Start date: 2018-12-01
• Primary completion: 2022-12-31
• Completion: 2022-12-31
• First posted: 2020-07-23
• Last updated: 2020-07-23

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Italy