Kneipp Water Applications for Insomnia

Effects of Ascending Warm Footbaths on Sleep Disturbances in Women Before Climacteric

The purpose of this study is to ascertain whether warm footbathes are effective on sleep disturbances in women before climacteric.

Inclusion Criteria:

• Minimum age: 18 years
• Regularly recurring sleeping disease (not less then 2 times a week for minimum 3 month)

Exclusion Criteria:

• secundary sleeping disease
• Mental diseases which require therapy
• Medication: benzodiazepine,Z-drugs, barbiturat, antihistaminika, melatonin
• Severe comorbidity
• Gravidity
• Shift work
• Voyages (>3 times during the study)
• regulary application of Kneipp
• Participation on other studies to therapy sleeping diseases or stress