Impact of Weighted Blankets on Sleep Quality
Trial statusRecruiting
Trial phaseNot applicable
Trial typeInterventional
Biological sexAll
Age18-45
SponsorUniversity of Thessaly
About this trial
Weighted blankets have been used to improve sleep quality in children with neurodevelopmental disorders. It is not known, however, whether weighted blankets can improve overnight sleep in healthy adults and those with poor sleep quality and what is the optimal weight of those blankets for achieving the best results.
AIMS: The purpose of the present study is to investigate the effect of 4 different weights of weighted blankets on sleep in participants with low sleep quality.
Eligibility criteria
Qualifiers
Healthy individual
Disqualifiers
history of mental illness
history of epilepsy
any acute or chronic condition that would limit the ability of the patient to participate in the study
Trial design
Treatments tested in this trial
- Weighted Blanket
- Non Weighted Blanket
Treatment groups
20 Participants
are divided into 4 treatment groupsSponsors and collaborators
University of Thessaly
Lead sponsor
University of Nicosia
Collaborator
Source ClinicalTrials.gov