The efficacy of ball blankets on insomnia in depression in outpatient clinics: A randomised crossover multicentre trial.

ABSTRACT: Many patients with depression report insomnia symptoms that profoundly affect their health and well-being. Non-pharmacological treatments of insomnia may be preferable for some patients. In this randomised crossover trial, we investigated the efficacy of the Protac Ball Blanket® on insomnia among patients with depression. Included patients (n = 45) were diagnosed with unipolar depression, and with subjective insomnia and poor sleep quality (Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index Score > 5). Each patient slept 2 weeks with a Protac Ball Blanket® and 2 weeks with a control duvet. Randomisation defined the order of the 2-week sleep periods. Patients served as their own control in this design. The primary outcome was changes in total night-time sleep. Secondary outcomes were sleep-onset latency, numbe

SUBMITTER: Kristiansen ST 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11596999 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature