NCT06910423

Buddhist Awareness Training Program and Qigong Psychosocial Interventions for People With Insomnia

Comparative Effectiveness of the Mahayana Buddhist Awareness Training Program and Qigong Intervention on the Psychological and Neurological Outcomes for People With Insomnia: A Randomized Controlled Trial

• Status: Suspended
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 86 (estimated)
• Sponsor: College of Professional and Continuing Education Limited · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 50 Years – 75 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Accepted

Summary

This study aims to compare the efficacy of the Mahayana Buddhist Awareness Training Program (ATP) with a Qigong group in treating people with insomnia in Hong Kong. It also aims to investigate the underlying mechanisms, including changes in brain activity and heart rate variability during wakefulness, through which these two Eastern mind body interventions improve sleep quality. It is expected that ATP will be as efficacious as Qigong in enhancing sleep quality. Compared to the Qigong intervention, the more mind-based ATP will lead to more improvement in mental health and greater reductions in hyperarousal brain activity. Compared to ATP, the more body-based Qigong will lead to greater improvement in physical health and heart rate variability.

Conditions

• Insomnia
• Randomised Controlled Trial

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
BEHAVIORAL	Psychosocial intervention	Culturally relevant psychosocial intervention for people with insomnia

Timeline

• Start date: 2030-01-01
• Primary completion: 2032-12-31
• Completion: 2032-12-31
• First posted: 2025-04-04
• Last updated: 2026-03-19

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Hong Kong