Men and women who are disturbed by terrible things they have experienced so they cannot sleep are asked to participate in a research study of yoga as a treatment that may help.

There is some evidence that yoga may be effective for treating your symptoms. This belief is based in part upon the known effect of yoga to generate a state of physical and psychological relaxation and on preliminary research on yoga this treatment with other people, which showed improvements in symptoms. This treatment is not widely available from health care practitioners treating your symptoms.

Your participation would begin with a telephone screen, during which time you’ll be given more specific information about what is involved in the research study.

Participation also includes interview sessions, questionnaire completion, wearing a wristband and 30-minute recordings of heart beat activity. Three months after the yoga classes you would complete questionnaires at home. There is up to $417 in payment for participation in this research study and no drugs are researched.

Participation in this research study is entirely voluntary.

This communication with you is strictly confidential, and you will not be contacted directly by the researchers. If you are interested in participating in this research study or would like more information, please contact:

Jessica Noggle
Department of Medicine
Brigham and Women’s Hospital

Phone: (617) 800-9164
Email: PTSDinsomnia@partners.org

Institution  –  BWH - Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA

Principal Investigator  – Sat Bir Khalsa, PhD

  

For further information about enrolling a patient in this trial, contact the person below.

Name  – Jessica Noggle, PhD

Phone  – (617) 800-9164