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Filter by:Acupuncture is widely used for treatment of insomnia. The research hypothesis is that acupuncture may be more effective than sham acupuncture to treat insomnia during pregnancy. GAS is a randomized controlled trial with placebo acupuncture using the insomnia severity index (ISI) as the main outcome criterion.
This study looks at two different interventions used for the treatment of insomnia in survivors of breast, colon, lung, prostate and gynecologic cancer.
The study deals with the prevalence of insomnia after heart surgery and the outcome of treatment with Benzodiazepine for this phenomena.
The study is an open-label comparative effectiveness clinical trial evaluating the impact of three neuromodulation treatment devices to improve the mental health and sobriety status of recovering substance abuse patients. We intend to enroll 200 patients to give us a sufficient number of subjects for the planned comparisons. Following informed consent and baseline assessment, patients will be randomly assigned to receive either 1) 15 40-minute sessions of Nexalin Brain Stimulator, a cranial electrical stimulation (CES) device, once-per-day within a 3-week time-frame; 2) 30 20-minute sessions of the Fischer Wallace Stimulator, another CES device, twice-per-day within a 3-week time-frame; 3) 15 40-minute sessions of the DAVID Delight, an audio-visual stimulation device (AVS), once-per-day within a 3-week time-frame; OR 4) the control-group condition of 15 40-minute relaxation therapy sessions once-per-day within a 3-week time-frame. All subjects will then be reassessed at the end of the 3 weeks of treatment and again 1, 3, and 6 months later. In addition to the assigned treatments, all patients will also receive the standard array of services that are provided by Behavioral Health of the Palm Beaches (BHOPB) including as clinically appropriate, psychiatric medication management and Eye Movement Desensitization Response (EMDR) therapy. Patients diagnosed with Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) are assessed to determine their suitability for EMDR and if suitable, will receive 2 or more EMDR sessions. Patients without PTSD do not receive EMDR therapy.
The main objective of this study is to evaluate the clinical efficacy of the drug Sominex (Valeriana officinalis L., 40 mg, 30 mg Crataegus oxyacantha L. and Passiflora incarnata L. 50 mg) manufactured by the Laboratory EMS S / A, compared to placebo in improving sleep efficiency, based on the response of the sleep quality questionnaire (MSQ) and polysomnographic parameters described below: - Latency to onset of sleep; - Total time of sleep; - Rapid eye movement (REM) sleep latency; - Duration of REM sleep
A majority of women with breast cancer receive radiation therapy, and many of them experience the debilitating side effects of fatigue and insomnia. There is a need for an effective treatment that could ameliorate these symptoms and improve quality of life in the radiation therapy population. The primary purpose of the proposed research is to study the impact of massage therapy as a tool for the management of fatigue and insomnia experienced by women diagnosed with breast cancer and receiving radiation therapy. The secondary purpose is to explain, at the biochemical level, the effect of therapeutic massage on the level of fatigue and insomnia in radiation therapy patients. Prior studies have shown an association between fatigue and insomnia in the breast cancer patient following radiation therapy and the presence of inflammation as evidenced by increased proinflammatory cytokine production. The investigators hypothesize that therapeutic massage will ameliorate the symptoms of fatigue and insomnia associated with radiation therapy, and will be associated with a reduction in the plasma levels of interleukin-6 (IL-6),soluble IL-6 receptor (sIL-6R/CD126), and C-Reactive Protein (CRP). This reduction in proinflammatory biomarkers will be due to the activation of the cholinergic anti-inflammatory pathway via the activation of the vagus nerve.
The purpose of the present investigation will be to determine whether a combination of clown doctor and parental presence is more effective than a combination of sedative premedication and parental presence for reducing anxiety in children and their parents and for improving parental satisfaction.