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Trial reportJournal of clinical sleep medicine : JCSM : official publication of the American Academy of Sleep Medicine2021

Treatment of chronic primary sleep onset insomnia with Kundalini yoga: a randomized controlled trial with active sleep hygiene comparison.

Sat Bir S Khalsa, Michael R Goldstein

2 registry-linked trialsOpen access · bronzeAbstract readRandomized Controlled Trial
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Trial report in Journal of clinical sleep medicine : JCSM : official publication of the American Academy of Sleep Medicine, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to 2 registered trials, which are not on this map. Cited by 9 papers, 5 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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9citing papers in PubMed, 5 pooled it
2.2field-weighted citation impact, top 13% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

NCT00033865 phase2completednot on this map

Yoga as a Treatment for Insomnia

TypeinterventionalSponsorNational Center for Complementary and Integrative Health (NCCIH)Ran2001 to 2008Enrolled48ConditionsInsomniaArmsYoga, Relaxation Exercises, Sleep Hygiene
NCT05812443 naunknown statusnot on this mapstarted 2023, after this paper: background citation

Assessment of Sleep Quality and Mental Health After Using Meditation: a Randomized Controlled Trial

TypeinterventionalSponsorFederal University of Minas GeraisRan2023 to 2024Enrolled174ConditionsInsomnia, Insomnia Chronic, Insomnia Disorder, Sleep DisorderArmsShabad Kriya Meditation, Relaxing reading
3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

9 citing papers in PubMed, 5 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 16 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

2 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Sat Bir S KhalsaDepartment of Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts.
Michael R GoldsteinDivision of Sleep Medicine, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts.
Harvard University · US

Funding

TRAINING IN SLEEP, CIRCADIAN &RESPIRATORY NEUROBIOLOGYT32HL007901 · NHLBI · BRIGHAM AND WOMEN'S HOSPITAL · PI Charles A Czeisler · 1998 to 2026
$18.5M
YOGA AS A TREATMENT FOR INSOMNIAK01AT000066 · NCCIH · BRIGHAM AND WOMEN'S HOSPITAL · PI KHALSA, SAT BIR SINGH · 2000 to 2004
$670k
Yoga as a Treatment for InsomniaR21AT000266 · NCCIH · BRIGHAM AND WOMEN'S HOSPITAL · PI KHALSA, SAT BIR SINGH · 2001 to 2002
$315k
NCCIH NIH HHS K01 AT000066NCCIH NIH HHS R21 AT000266NHLBI NIH HHS T32 HL007901
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

STUDY

objectivesPrior studies have suggested a benefit of yoga for alleviating sleep disturbance; however, many studies have had methodological limitations. This trial study aimed to extend that literature by including an active sleep hygiene comparison.

methodsParticipants aged 25-59 years with a primary complaint of sleep onset insomnia lasting at least 6 months were block randomized to an 8-week Kundalini yoga or sleep hygiene intervention, both consisting of initial 60-minute instruction and weekly check-ins. Daily sleep diaries and questionnaires were collected at baseline, throughout the intervention, and at 6-month follow-up. Data were analyzed using linear mixed models (n = 20 in each group).

resultsParticipant ratings of the interventions did not significantly differ. Sleep hygiene improved several diary and questionnaire outcomes, however, yoga resulted in even greater improvements corresponding to medium-to-large between-group effect sizes. Total sleep time increased progressively across yoga treatment (

conclusionsYoga, taught in a self-care framework with minimal instructor burden, was associated with self-reported improvements above and beyond an active sleep hygiene comparison, sustained at 6-month follow-up. Follow-up studies are needed to assess actigraphy and polysomnography outcomes, as well as possible mechanisms of change. CLINICAL

trial registrationRegistry: ClinicalTrials.gov; Name: Yoga as a Treatment for Insomnia; URL: https://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT00033865; Identifier: NCT00033865. CITATION: Khalsa SBS, Goldstein MR. Treatment of chronic primary sleep onset insomnia with Kundalini yoga: a randomized controlled trial with active sleep hygiene comparison.

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Sleep Initiation and Maintenance DisordersYogaHumansSleepSleep HygieneTreatment Outcomebehavior therapyclinical trialinsomniameditationsleep hygieneyoga

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PMID33928908
PMCPMC8636338
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