NCT06730178

Using Generalized Estimating Equation Analysis in a Study of Relaxation Training in Patients With Insomnia.

Calo Psychiatric Center

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 24 (actual)
• Sponsor: Calo Psychiatric Center · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 20 Years – 59 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Accepted

Summary

Background: The purpose of this study was to examine the improvement in insomnia patients using Relaxation Training, and to use the Generalized Estimating Equation model (GEE-I) to analyze the results of repeated measurements and observe the difference between the subjective perception and the objective measurement of sleep duration. Methods: There were 24 subjects diagnosed as insomnia who completed the treatment course and 5 times evaluation. Of the 24 subjects, 7 accepted the sleep electroencephalogram (EEG). Relaxation training shortened the duration of sleep onset time and decreased the frequency of night awakening.

Detailed description

Of 47 qualified subjects, 24 volunteers took part in this study after the researchers had explained the study process.The patients were asked to keep a sleep diary. In the diaries, they recorded the time they went to bed and fell asleep, the duration to sleep onset (from "go to the bed" to "fall asleep"), the frequency of night waking, the time of getting up, and any medication history. Patients were instructed to perform the treatment in the evening, preferably just before bedtime, total time was 15 minutes.The patients recorded their sleep conditions every day and underwent relaxation training intervention for 4 weeks.

Conditions

• Sleep Disorder; Insomnia Type

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
BEHAVIORAL	relaxation training	The training tapes used were meditation relaxation training tapes translated form Jacobson progressive relaxation technique with copyrights. The tapes were recorded by a male therapist. Participants were instructed to perform the treatment in the evening, preferably just before bedtime, total time was 15 minutes.

Timeline

• Start date: 2009-01-01
• Primary completion: 2009-10-30
• Completion: 2009-10-30
• First posted: 2024-12-12
• Last updated: 2024-12-12