A pilot, randomized, placebo-controlled study of mindfulness meditation in treating insomnia in multiple sclerosis.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

Mindfulness is an established approach to reduce distress and stress reactivity by improving awareness and tolerability of thoughts and emotions. This study compares mindfulness training to sleep hygiene in persons with multiple sclerosis (PWMS) who report chronic insomnia, examining sleep efficiency (SE), self-reported sleep quality and quality of life.

Methods

Fifty-three PWMS were randomized (1:1) in a single-blinded, parallel group design to ten, two-hour weekly sessions of Mindfulness Based Stress Intervention for Insomnia (MBSI-I) over a span of ten weeks or a single, one hour sleep hygiene (SH) session over one day. The primary outcome measure was SE, measured by the Fitbit™ Charge 2 wrist device, at 10 and 16 weeks from the start of study interventions. Sel

SUBMITTER: Guarnaccia JB 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10334613 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature