Music for Insomnia

University of Aarhus

Status: Completed

Conditions: Sleep Disorders; Insomnia

Treatments: Behavioral: Audiobook; Behavioral: Music

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT02321826

M&I2015

Details and patient eligibility

About

The aim of this study is to determine the effect of listening to music on sleep quality (subjective and objective), daytime dysfunction and neurophysiological arousal in patients with insomnia.

Full description

Sleep problems are highly prevalent in modern society and poor sleep is associated with impaired physical and mental health with large costs for both individuals and society. Pharmacological treatment is recommended only for short-term use, and there is a need to study promising drug-free aids to improve sleep. Furthermore, the mechanisms of insomnia are not well understood. In the present project we will investigate if listening to music can improve sleep quality in persons suffering from insomnia. We will use a randomized controlled trial design including both subjective and objective measures of sleep.

Enrollment: 57 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18 to 65 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Insomnia diagnosis

Exclusion criteria

• Use of hypnotic medications
• Alcohol or substance abuse
• Pregnant or breastfeeding women
• Sleep apnea with an apnea hypopnea index (AHI) >15
• Clinically significant restless leg syndrome or periodic limp movement disorder (PLMS>25)

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: Single Blind

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57 participants in 3 patient groups

Music

Experimental group

Description:

Listening to music for 45 minutes at bedtime

Treatment:

Behavioral: Music

Audiobook

Active Comparator group

Description:

Listening to audiobook for 45 minutes at bedtime

Treatment:

Behavioral: Audiobook

Control

No Intervention group

Description:

No intervention control group