Mind-Body moves: yoga, walking, and meditation put to the test for better sleep
NCT ID NCT05789212
First seen Jun 25, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This completed Phase 2 trial tested whether a personalized mind-body program could improve sleep in 60 women aged 40–60 who work in healthcare and report short sleep. Participants tried 30-minute sessions of mindfulness, yoga, and guided walking in different orders over 12 weeks. Sleep was tracked with Fitbits and surveys. The goal was to see if these activities could add meaningful minutes to nightly sleep.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- mindfulness, yoga, and guided walking
- What this could lead to
- If it works, this could offer a simple, drug-free way to improve sleep in busy healthcare workers.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small pilot study with only 60 participants, so results may not apply to everyone. The effect on sleep may be modest or hard to separate from natural changes over time.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Phase 2
Tests whether the treatment actually works, and watches for side effects, in a larger group.
- Participants
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60 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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May 2023
- Finished
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Jan 2025
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
The registry's catch-all category, for sponsors it does not file as a company, a government agency, or a research network.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
- Ages
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40 to 60 years
- Sex
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Female participants only
- Healthy volunteers
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Accepted
You do not need to have the condition being studied to take part.
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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Inclusion Criteria: * Women (biological sex at birth) * Age 40-60 years old * Northwell employee/affiliate * Self-reported history of short sleep duration (\<7h per 24-h period) for at least 3 months * After 2-week run-in, Fitbit-verified short sleep duration and ≥80% adherence of Fitbit wear and survey submission * Self-report of perceived stress ≥18 using the Perceived Stress Scale (PSS) * Access to and capable of using a smartphone * Can regularly wear a Fitbit device Exclusion Criteria: * Men (biological sex at birth) * Age \< 40 or \>60 years old * Women who are pregnant * Not a Northwell employee/affiliate * No history of short sleep duration or non-adherent to the Fitbit wear and survey submission * Self-report of perceived stress \<18 using the Perceived Stress Scale (PSS) * Does not own or cannot regularly access a smartphone * Cannot regularly wear a Fitbit device * Unable to complete the study due to cognitive impairment, severe medical or mental illness, or active/prior substance abuse * Planned surgeries 6 months from study start date * Participants who have been previously told by a doctor/clinician they have mobility limiting health conditions and/or to not engage in walking 30 minutes, three times per week or yoga
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
As listed by the trial registrant
The condition terms exactly as the trial's registrant entered them.
Contacts and locations
Locations
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Institute of Health System Science
New York, New York, 10022, United States