Novel non-pharmacological insomnia treatment – a pilot study

Novel non-pharmacological insomnia treatment – a pilot study

Milena K Pavlova,1 Véronique Latreille,1 Nirajan Puri,1 Jami Johnsen,1 Salma Batool-Anwar,2 Sogol Javaheri,2 Paul G Mathew1 1Department of Neurology, Harvard Medical School, Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Boston, MA, USA; 2Department of Medicine, Harvard Medical School, Brigham a...

Descripción completa

Guardado en:
Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Pavlova MK, Latreille V, Puri N, Johnsen J, Batool-Anwar S, Javaheri S, Mathew PG
Formato: article
Lenguaje:EN
Publicado: Dove Medical Press 2019
Materias:
Insomnia
non-pharmacological treatment
sleep quality
actigraphy
electroencephalography
Psychiatry
RC435-571
Neurophysiology and neuropsychology
QP351-495
Acceso en línea:https://doaj.org/article/ab84b2c4d86a45089973c95743e383e2
Etiquetas: Agregar Etiqueta
Sin Etiquetas, Sea el primero en etiquetar este registro!
id oai:doaj.org-article:ab84b2c4d86a45089973c95743e383e2
record_format dspace
spelling oai:doaj.org-article:ab84b2c4d86a45089973c95743e383e22021-12-02T07:38:36ZNovel non-pharmacological insomnia treatment – a pilot study1179-1608https://doaj.org/article/ab84b2c4d86a45089973c95743e383e22019-09-01T00:00:00Zhttps://www.dovepress.com/novel-non-pharmacological-insomnia-treatment-a-pilot-study-peer-reviewed-article-NSShttps://doaj.org/toc/1179-1608Milena K Pavlova,1 Véronique Latreille,1 Nirajan Puri,1 Jami Johnsen,1 Salma Batool-Anwar,2 Sogol Javaheri,2 Paul G Mathew1 1Department of Neurology, Harvard Medical School, Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Boston, MA, USA; 2Department of Medicine, Harvard Medical School, Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Boston, MA, USACorrespondence: Milena K PavlovaDepartment of Neurology, Brigham and Women’s Hospital, 75 Francis Street, Boston, MA 02115, USATel +1 617 983 7580Fax +1 617 983 7582Email mpavlova@bwh.harvard.eduObjective: The objective of this prospective pilot study was to examine the effects of a novel non-pharmacological device (BioBoosti) on insomnia symptoms in adults.Methods: Subjects with chronic insomnia were instructed to hold the device in each hand for 8 mins for 6 cycles on a nightly basis for 2 weeks. Outcomes tested included standardized subjective sleep measures assessing sleep quality, insomnia symptoms, and daytime sleepiness. Sleep was objectively quantified using electroencephalogram (EEG) before and after 2 weeks of treatment with BioBoosti, and wrist actigraphy throughout the study.Results: Twenty adults (mean age: 45.6±17.1 y/o; range 18–74 y/o) were enrolled in the study. No significant side effects were noted by any of the subjects. After 2 weeks of BioBoosti use, subjects reported improved sleep quality (Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index: 12.6±3.3 versus 8.5±3.7, p=0.001) and reduced insomnia symptoms (Insomnia Severity Index: 18.2±5.2 versus 12.8±7.0, p<0.001). Sleepiness, as assessed by a visual analog scale, was significantly reduced after treatment (5.7±2.8 versus 4.0±3.3, p=0.03).Conclusion: BioBoosti use yielded an improvement in insomnia symptoms. Larger placebo-controlled studies are needed to fully assess efficacy.Keywords: insomnia, non-pharmacological treatment, sleep quality, actigraphy, electroencephalographyPavlova MKLatreille VPuri NJohnsen JBatool-Anwar SJavaheri SMathew PGDove Medical PressarticleInsomnianon-pharmacological treatmentsleep qualityactigraphyelectroencephalographyPsychiatryRC435-571Neurophysiology and neuropsychologyQP351-495ENNature and Science of Sleep, Vol Volume 11, Pp 189-195 (2019)
institution DOAJ
collection DOAJ
language EN
topic Insomnia
non-pharmacological treatment
sleep quality
actigraphy
electroencephalography
Psychiatry
RC435-571
Neurophysiology and neuropsychology
QP351-495
spellingShingle Insomnia
non-pharmacological treatment
sleep quality
actigraphy
electroencephalography
Psychiatry
RC435-571
Neurophysiology and neuropsychology
QP351-495
Pavlova MK
Latreille V
Puri N
Johnsen J
Batool-Anwar S
Javaheri S
Mathew PG
Novel non-pharmacological insomnia treatment – a pilot study
description Milena K Pavlova,1 Véronique Latreille,1 Nirajan Puri,1 Jami Johnsen,1 Salma Batool-Anwar,2 Sogol Javaheri,2 Paul G Mathew1 1Department of Neurology, Harvard Medical School, Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Boston, MA, USA; 2Department of Medicine, Harvard Medical School, Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Boston, MA, USACorrespondence: Milena K PavlovaDepartment of Neurology, Brigham and Women’s Hospital, 75 Francis Street, Boston, MA 02115, USATel +1 617 983 7580Fax +1 617 983 7582Email mpavlova@bwh.harvard.eduObjective: The objective of this prospective pilot study was to examine the effects of a novel non-pharmacological device (BioBoosti) on insomnia symptoms in adults.Methods: Subjects with chronic insomnia were instructed to hold the device in each hand for 8 mins for 6 cycles on a nightly basis for 2 weeks. Outcomes tested included standardized subjective sleep measures assessing sleep quality, insomnia symptoms, and daytime sleepiness. Sleep was objectively quantified using electroencephalogram (EEG) before and after 2 weeks of treatment with BioBoosti, and wrist actigraphy throughout the study.Results: Twenty adults (mean age: 45.6±17.1 y/o; range 18–74 y/o) were enrolled in the study. No significant side effects were noted by any of the subjects. After 2 weeks of BioBoosti use, subjects reported improved sleep quality (Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index: 12.6±3.3 versus 8.5±3.7, p=0.001) and reduced insomnia symptoms (Insomnia Severity Index: 18.2±5.2 versus 12.8±7.0, p<0.001). Sleepiness, as assessed by a visual analog scale, was significantly reduced after treatment (5.7±2.8 versus 4.0±3.3, p=0.03).Conclusion: BioBoosti use yielded an improvement in insomnia symptoms. Larger placebo-controlled studies are needed to fully assess efficacy.Keywords: insomnia, non-pharmacological treatment, sleep quality, actigraphy, electroencephalography
format article
author Pavlova MK
Latreille V
Puri N
Johnsen J
Batool-Anwar S
Javaheri S
Mathew PG
author_facet Pavlova MK
Latreille V
Puri N
Johnsen J
Batool-Anwar S
Javaheri S
Mathew PG
author_sort Pavlova MK
title Novel non-pharmacological insomnia treatment – a pilot study
title_short Novel non-pharmacological insomnia treatment – a pilot study
title_full Novel non-pharmacological insomnia treatment – a pilot study
title_fullStr Novel non-pharmacological insomnia treatment – a pilot study
title_full_unstemmed Novel non-pharmacological insomnia treatment – a pilot study
title_sort novel non-pharmacological insomnia treatment – a pilot study
publisher Dove Medical Press
publishDate 2019
url https://doaj.org/article/ab84b2c4d86a45089973c95743e383e2
work_keys_str_mv AT pavlovamk novelnonpharmacologicalinsomniatreatmentndashapilotstudy
AT latreillev novelnonpharmacologicalinsomniatreatmentndashapilotstudy
AT purin novelnonpharmacologicalinsomniatreatmentndashapilotstudy
AT johnsenj novelnonpharmacologicalinsomniatreatmentndashapilotstudy
AT batoolanwars novelnonpharmacologicalinsomniatreatmentndashapilotstudy
AT javaheris novelnonpharmacologicalinsomniatreatmentndashapilotstudy
AT mathewpg novelnonpharmacologicalinsomniatreatmentndashapilotstudy
_version_ 1718399300500717568

Ejemplares similares