TY - JOUR
T1 - Effects of exercise training and exercise plus acupuncture on chronic insomnia
T2 - a feasibility study
AU - Ferreira, Walkyria Silva
AU - Santana, Marcos Gonçalves
AU - Youngstedt, Shawn D.
AU - de Assis, Daniela Elias
AU - de Assis, Bernardo Pessoa
AU - de Cerqueira, Daniela Pinto
AU - Mazzaro, Marcia Carolina
AU - Passos, Giselle Soares
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2022 Brazilian Association of Sleep and Latin American Federation of Sleep Societies. All rights reserved.
PY - 2022
Y1 - 2022
N2 - Objective: The aim of this study was to investigate the effects of exercise and exercise plus acupuncture on chronic insomnia. Material and Methods: suggest replacing with “effects of” no feasibility things are reported chronic insomnia were randomized to a 12-week treatment with exercise or exercise plus acupuncture. Exercise treatment included 50 minutes of moderate-intensity aerobic exercise (50% of reserve heart rate), on a treadmill, 3 times/wk. Exercise plus acupuncture treatment included the exercise protocol plus acupuncture once per week. Pre- and post-treatments measures included insomnia severity index (ISI), Pittsburgh sleep quality index (PSQI), polysomnography (PSG), 10 days-sleep diary, state-trait anxiety inventory, Beck depression inventory, quality of life (SF-36), and morning cortisol level. Results: No group by time interaction was found for insomnia severity, sleep, mood or quality of life. Significant time differences (p<0.05) were observed for ISI, PSQI, and some variables of sleep diary. Polysomnography data showed a decrease in rapid eye movement (REM) latency after the interventions. Significant time improvements were also observed for mood, anxiety, depression, and quality of life. A significant moderate correlation was found between changes in the ISI and morning cortisol level. Conclusion: There were no significant differences between treatments on insomnia severity, sleep, mood or quality of life. Exercise and exercise plus acupuncture were efficacious for decreasing insomnia severity to subthreshold insomnia. Greater reduction in morning cortisol was associated with a greater reduction on insomnia severity across both treatments.
AB - Objective: The aim of this study was to investigate the effects of exercise and exercise plus acupuncture on chronic insomnia. Material and Methods: suggest replacing with “effects of” no feasibility things are reported chronic insomnia were randomized to a 12-week treatment with exercise or exercise plus acupuncture. Exercise treatment included 50 minutes of moderate-intensity aerobic exercise (50% of reserve heart rate), on a treadmill, 3 times/wk. Exercise plus acupuncture treatment included the exercise protocol plus acupuncture once per week. Pre- and post-treatments measures included insomnia severity index (ISI), Pittsburgh sleep quality index (PSQI), polysomnography (PSG), 10 days-sleep diary, state-trait anxiety inventory, Beck depression inventory, quality of life (SF-36), and morning cortisol level. Results: No group by time interaction was found for insomnia severity, sleep, mood or quality of life. Significant time differences (p<0.05) were observed for ISI, PSQI, and some variables of sleep diary. Polysomnography data showed a decrease in rapid eye movement (REM) latency after the interventions. Significant time improvements were also observed for mood, anxiety, depression, and quality of life. A significant moderate correlation was found between changes in the ISI and morning cortisol level. Conclusion: There were no significant differences between treatments on insomnia severity, sleep, mood or quality of life. Exercise and exercise plus acupuncture were efficacious for decreasing insomnia severity to subthreshold insomnia. Greater reduction in morning cortisol was associated with a greater reduction on insomnia severity across both treatments.
KW - Acupuncture
KW - Anxiety
KW - Depression
KW - Exercise
KW - Sleep
KW - Sleep Initiation and Maintenance Disorders
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U2 - 10.5935/1984-0063.20220053
DO - 10.5935/1984-0063.20220053
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85139058548
SN - 1984-0659
VL - 15
SP - 288
EP - 296
JO - Sleep Science
JF - Sleep Science
IS - 3
ER -