Remote Yoga Nidra for Anxiety and Sleep

Insomnia Due to Anxiety and Fear Clinical Trial

Official title:

Digital Delivery of Yoga Nidra for Anxiety and Sleep: A Feasibility Study

Clinical Trial Details — Status: Completed

Administrative data

• NCT number: NCT04571593
• Other study ID #: ESRB41320
• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Start date: April 15, 2020
• Est. completion date: September 14, 2020

Study information

• Verified date: November 2023
• Source: National University of Natural Medicine
• Contact: n/a
• Is FDA regulated: No
• Study type: Interventional

Clinical Trial Summary

The goal of this application is to collect survey data indicating the effects of a digital Yoga Nidra practice on anxiety and sleep during COVID-19. We will explore effects on momentary anxiousness, as well as on sleep. Participants will be consented through REDCap during the Yoga Nidra class, then asked to complete an intake form, a sleep questionnaire (composed of questions from the Post Sleep Questionnaire (PSQ)) and a pre/post State Trait Anxiety (STAI) Index, surrounding the practice. Participants will receive an email the next morning, inquiring about their sleep (~2 min survey), and again the following week, the morning of the Yoga Nidra class, in order to remind them about the weekly class offering and also to collect sleep data for a night that did not include pre-bed Yoga Nidra. We will additionally report feasibility measures including enrollment, retention, qualitative feedback, and challenges of using the digital platform. Using this data, we will gain valuable feasibility data for implementation of this type of mind-body practice using digital platforms. We will also gain important data on the effects of this practice on anxiety and sleep.

Recruitment information / eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Enrollment: 74
• Est. completion date: September 14, 2020
• Est. primary completion date: August 5, 2020
• Accepts healthy volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers
• Gender: All
• Age group: 18 Years and older

Eligibility

Inclusion Criteria:

• Adults

• Can understand a recording in English while resting comfortably

Exclusion Criteria: NA

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Anxiety Disorders
• Insomnia Due to Anxiety and Fear

Intervention

Behavioral:
• Yoga Nidra
The practice of Yoga Nidra, is a scripted and reproducible, guided meditation technique that promotes mental, emotional and physical relaxation while also facilitating the transition between waking and sleeping.

Locations

Country	Name	City	State
United States	National University of Natural Medicine, Helfgott Research Institute	Portland	Oregon

Sponsors (1)

Lead Sponsor	Collaborator
National University of Natural Medicine

Country where clinical trial is conducted

United States, 

Outcome

Type	Measure	Description	Time frame	Safety issue
Primary	Change in Momentary Anxiety	State Trait Anxiety (STAI-6) Short Form (scale 20 to 80, with higher scores indicating higher momentary anxiety)	Pre-intervention and immediately after the intervention
Primary	Change in Sleep Quality	Post Sleep Questionnaire (PSQ): six questions	Baseline (pre-intervention), 1 day (morning after intervention), and 2-6 days later (survey sent each Tuesday, to capture a night without Yoga Nidra)
Secondary	Incidence of Intervention-Emergent Challenges as assessed by a Feedback Survey	Qualitative Feedback Survey (developed in-house)	Post-intervention (survey sent at 16 weeks)
Secondary	Satisfaction as assessed by a Feedback Survey	Qualitative Feedback Survey (developed in-house)	Post-intervention (survey sent at 16-weeks)