Sleep Self-Regulation Using Mental Imagery

NCT ID: NCT01648062

Last Updated: 2012-07-24

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

104 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2008-10-31

Study Completion Date

2010-04-30

Brief Summary

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This randomised controlled trial assessed the efficacy of four mental imagery techniques for improving sleep and its related behaviour: (1) imagery focused on reducing arousal levels; (2) imagery incorporating implementation intentions (a strategy designed to link specified behaviour with the anticipated context) for sleep-related behaviour; (3) a combination of imagery using arousal reduction and implementation intention strategies; or (4) a condition where participants were asked to imagine their typical post work activities.

Detailed Description

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Sleep deprivation is a significant health issue in the modern workplace. We conducted a randomized controlled trial to test the efficacy of techniques involving mental imagery promoting relaxation (arousal reduction; AR) and simulation of the appropriate sleep behavior in the likely environments (implementation intentions; II) in a population of daytime employees

Conditions

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Sleep Deprivation Insomnia

Keywords

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Sleep self-regulation Implementation intentions intervention mental simulation

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

FACTORIAL

Primary Study Purpose

TREATMENT

Blinding Strategy

DOUBLE

Participants Investigators

Study Groups

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Arousal reduction using guided imagery

Sleep Self-Regulation Using Mental Imagery: Participants in the arousal reduction condition were instructed to imagine wearing a backpack loaded with their worries, then putting the heavy backpack down, and then experiencing the relief and freedom from tension.

Group Type ACTIVE_COMPARATOR

Sleep Self-Regulation Using Mental Imagery

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Comparison of two forms of mental imagery to instigate behaviors that assist in the sleeping process

Mental simulation of sleep behavior

Sleep Self-Regulation Using Mental Imagery: Participants in this condition received instructions to visualize a specific behavioral plan designed to meet the goal of obtaining quality sleep each night through the practice of certain behaviors. To form the behavioral plan, participants visualised changing into comfortable clothes and taking time to relax prior to going to bed, the time they planned to go to sleep, where they planned to sleep, and the bedtime routine they follow to help them to get to sleep. At bedtime, they were instructed to mentally run through a checklist of these behaviors and then do any behaviors that they had not yet completed.

Group Type ACTIVE_COMPARATOR

Sleep Self-Regulation Using Mental Imagery

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Comparison of two forms of mental imagery to instigate behaviors that assist in the sleeping process

Combination

Sleep Self-Regulation Using Mental Imagery: Participants in this condition were asked to practice a combination of the guided imagery (for relaxation) and mental simulation imagery for sleep-related behaviour

Group Type ACTIVE_COMPARATOR

Sleep Self-Regulation Using Mental Imagery

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Comparison of two forms of mental imagery to instigate behaviors that assist in the sleeping process

Control

Sleep Self-Regulation Using Mental Imagery: Participants in this condition were asked to imagine a typical post work activity

Group Type SHAM_COMPARATOR

Sleep Self-Regulation Using Mental Imagery

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Comparison of two forms of mental imagery to instigate behaviors that assist in the sleeping process

Interventions

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Sleep Self-Regulation Using Mental Imagery

Comparison of two forms of mental imagery to instigate behaviors that assist in the sleeping process

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Other Intervention Names

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mental imagery guided imagery Implementation intentions sleep self-regulation behavior change

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* ability to read and write in English;
* full-time employment;
* work shifts during daytime hours (i.e., participants were excluded if they worked night shifts either through the organization or through a secondary job) in a position that provided daily access to email;
* a score of five or greater on the Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Inventory (PSQI) which indicates at least moderate difficulties in two or more areas (e.g., sleep quality and daytime dysfunction);

Exclusion Criteria

* An identifiable biological cause of current sleep deprivation (e.g., sleep apnoea, narcolepsy, restless leg syndrome, periodic limb movement disorder, or pregnancy)
* An identified psychological disorder
* Caring for a child under the age of 5 or have a reason outside of work that caused them to regularly lack sleep.
* Incomplete data (over 50% of daily data missing or missing final follow-up assessment
Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Sponsors

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University of Auckland, New Zealand

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Dr Marisa Loft

Lecturer

Responsibility Role PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Principal Investigators

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Marisa H Loft, PhD

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Monash University (Sunway Campus, Malaysia)

Linda D Cameron, PhD

Role: STUDY_DIRECTOR

University of California, Merced

Locations

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10 Private Businesses in the Region

Auckland, , New Zealand

Site Status

Countries

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New Zealand

Other Identifiers

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IISleepTrial12

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id