Abdominal Breathing on Improving of Sleep Quality and Physiological Index Among Patients With Insomnia
Condition: Insomnia
MeSH terms: Sleep Initiation and Maintenance Disorders
Study type: Interventional

Summary: 
      The research topic is to explore the effectiveness of abdominal breathing on improving of
      sleep quality and physiological index (heart rate, respiration rate and blood pressure) among
      patients with insomnia. This study method adopts the research design of experimental
      randomized controlled trials. The persons receiving the intervention of abdominal breathing
      training are in the experimental group, while those who do not receive it are in the control
      group.
    

Detailed description: 
      Sleep problem is very common symptom problems, so often rely on sedative-hypnotics drugs.
      However, long-term dependence on drugs may bring serious side effects. Therefore, the
      research topic is to explore the effectiveness of abdominal breathing on improving of sleep
      quality and physiological index (heart rate, respiration rate and blood pressure) among
      patients with insomnia. This study method adopts the research design of experimental
      randomized controlled trials. The persons receiving the intervention of abdominal breathing
      training are in the experimental group, while those who do not receive it are in the control
      group. The research is conducted with A and B groups. Group A is for those who take sedative
      and sleeping medicine, and Group B is for those who do not take sedative and sleeping
      medicine. Both groups A and B have experimental group and control group. The effectiveness
      assessment will use the Pittsburgh Quality Sleep Index (PSQI) and vital signs (heart rate,
      breathing and blood pressure). These assessments need to complete by both the experimental
      group and control group. This study uses the pre-test before the implementation of abdominal
      breathing training, and uses the post-test at week 4 and week 8 the end of abdominal
      breathing training. The experimental group will receive the abdominal breathing training for
      a total of 8 weeks. Abdominal breathing training is carry out in the sleep center of hospital
      (once every 1 week, and 15 minutes every time). When the persons are at home, they will
      receive self-training using the abdominal breathing training video (every day 10 minutes, can
      include every time during the day). Moreover, the persons need to complete the "abdominal
      breathing training log". Hopefully, this study may develop that does not use drugs, but
      improves sleep quality and physiological index through abdominal breathing.
    

Intervention name(s): Abdominal breathing training
Intervention type(s): Behavioral
Intervention description(s): In the sleep center, it is carried out in a one-on-one manner by the trainer. At home, self-training through abdominal breathing training videos (10 minutes per day, you can accumulate up to 10 minutes in divided doses)
Allocation: Randomized
Intervention model: Parallel Assignment
Intervention model description: This study method adopts the research design of experimental randomized controlled trials. The persons receiving the intervention of abdominal breathing training are in the experimental group, while those who do not receive it are in the control group.
Masking: None (Open Label)
Primary purpose: Treatment
Keywords: abdominal breathing; quality of sleep; physiological index; effectiveness