A Study of MUSE Device for Midlife Women

MUSE Device to Improve Sleep Quality in Midlife Women

The purpose of this study is to see if it is feasible for midlife women to wear a brain activity sensing headband (Muse-S) for management of sleep disturbances such as insomnia and sleep disruption

Study Overview

• Status: Completed
• Conditions: Insomnia; Sleep Disturbance; Women's Health
• Intervention / Treatment: Device: Muse-S™ headband system

• Study Type: Interventional
• Enrollment (Actual): 31
• Phase: Not Applicable

Contacts and Locations

Study Locations

• United States
  • Minnesota
    • Rochester, Minnesota, United States, 55905
      • Mayo Clinic Minnesota

Participation Criteria

Eligibility Criteria

• Ages Eligible for Study: Adult; Older Adult
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: Yes

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

• Women in the menopause transition or in menopause, based on clinical assessment
• PSQI score > 5, with overall sleep quality rating of "fairly bad" or "very bad".
• Motivation VAS score equal to or greater than 5 with overall motivation rating of on a scale of 0-10 with 0 being not motivated at all and 10 being extremely motivated.
• Access to an iPad, iPhone, or android device.
• Have ability to provide informed consent.

Exclusion Criteria:

• Suspected or untreated obstructive sleep apnea.
• Moderate to severe vasomotor symptoms warranting prescription medication use. The FDA categories for hot flash severity are classified as mild (sensation of heat without sweating), moderate (sensation of heat with sweating, able to continue activity), or severe (sensation of heat with sweating cause cessation of activity).
• Use of hormone therapy or hypnotic agents.
• Use of supplements known to affect sleep.
• A known, active, untreated clinically significant psychiatric condition.
• Use of an investigational drug within 30 days of study enrollment or presence of a known history of any condition or factor judged by the investigator to preclude participation in the study or which might hinder adherence.
• Currently (within the past 3 weeks) been practicing mindfulness training on a weekly/regular basis.

Study Plan

How is the study designed?

Design Details

• Primary Purpose: Treatment
• Allocation: N/A
• Interventional Model: Single Group Assignment
• Masking: None (Open Label)

Number of Arms

1

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm	Intervention / Treatment
Experimental: Muse-S headband system for management of sleep disturbances; Study participants will receive a new Muse-S headband system at study entry and will be asked to utilize it daily for a minimum of 10 minutes day for a period of 6 months (24 weeks). Three of the seven sessions per week will specifically be asked to be mind meditation.	Device: Muse-S™ headband system; Clinical grade, headband-style wireless EEG (electroencephalogram is a test used to evaluate the electrical activity in the brain) system and designed to interact with a mobile device (a smartphone or tablet). The device is a soft, stretchy band that fits around the forehead to the back of the head.

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Measure Description	Time Frame
Change in Quality of Sleep	Measured using the self-reported Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI) to assess the severity of sleep disturbances. Possible scores range from 0 to 21 with higher scores indicating a worse outcome/more severe symptoms of sleep disturbance.	Baseline, 3 months, 6 months
Sleep Impact	Measured using the self-reported ASCQ-Me Sleep Impact Short Form. The 5-item questionnaire used to assess functioning and wellbeing in accordance with sleep. The questions in this assessment tool ask how often they felt sleep impacted specific activities during the the past 7 days. Possible answers include: 5 - never; 4 - rarely; 3 - sometimes; 2 - often, and 1 - always. Possible scores range from 5 to 25, with higher scores indicating a better outcome.	Baseline, 3 months, 6 months

Secondary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Measure Description	Time Frame
Perceived Stress Levels	Measured using the self-reported Perceived Stress Scale (PSS). The 10-item questionnaire measures global perceived stress experienced by the participant over the preceding 30 days. The questions in this assessment tool ask how often the participant felt or thought a certain way during the past month. Possible answers include: 0 - never; 1 - almost never; 2 - sometimes; 3 - fairly often, and 4 - very often. Possible scores range from 0 to 40, with lower scores indicating a better outcome (less stress).	Baseline, 3 months, 6 months
Change in Perceived Anxiety	Measured using the self-reported Generalized Anxiety Disorder Scale (GAD-7). The 7-item questionnaire assess severity of generalized anxiety disorder. Scoring is calculated by assigning scores of 0, 1, 2, and 3 to the response categories, respectively, of "not at all," "several days," "more than half the days," and "nearly every day." Total score for the seven items ranges from 0 to 21 where 0 is no anxiety, 1-4 is minimal anxiety, 5-9 is mild anxiety, 10-14 is moderate anxiety, and 15-21 is severe anxiety. With higher scores indicating more severe anxiety.	Baseline, 3 months, 6 months
Sexual Function	Measured using the self-reported Female Sexual Function Index (FSFI). The 19-item questionnaire to assess the sexual functioning in women. The questions in this assessment tool ask participants about a specific sexual function within the past 4 weeks on a Likert scale range of 0-5. Total scores range from 2 to 36, with lower scores indicating worse sexual functioning.	Baseline, 3 months, 6 months
Sexual Distress	Measured using the Female Sexual Distress Scale (FSDS-R). The 13-item questionnaire to assess sexually related personal distress over the pas 30 days. The questions in this assessment tool asks how often the participant felt during the past month. Possible answers include: 0 - never; 1 - rarely; 2 - occasionally; 3 - frequently, and 4 - always. Possible scores range from 0 to 60, with higher scores indicating greater level of distress.	Baseline, 3 months, 6 months
Change in Quality of Life	Measured using the self-reported Patient Health Questionnaire (PHQ-9). The 9-item questionnaire used to assess severity of depression. Scoring is calculated by assigning scores of 0, 1, 2, and 3 to the response categories, respectively, of "not at all," "several days," "more than half the days," and "nearly every day." Total score for the seven items ranges from 0 to 27 where 0 is no depression, 1-4 is minimal depression, 5-9 is mild depression, 10-14 is moderate depression, and 15-19 is moderately severe depression and 20-27 severe depression. With higher scores indicating more severe depression.	Baseline, 3 months, 6 months

Collaborators and Investigators

• Sponsor: Mayo Clinic
• Investigators: Principal Investigator: Amber Klindworth, PA-C, Mayo Clinic

Publications and helpful links

Helpful Links

• Mayo Clinic Clinical Trials

Study record dates

Study Major Dates

• Study Start (Actual): August 1, 2023
• Primary Completion (Actual): January 12, 2025
• Study Completion (Actual): January 12, 2025

Study Registration Dates

• First Submitted: July 25, 2023
• First Submitted That Met QC Criteria: July 25, 2023
• First Posted (Actual): August 2, 2023

Study Record Updates

• Last Update Posted (Actual): January 26, 2026
• Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria: January 8, 2026
• Last Verified: January 1, 2026

More Information

Terms related to this study

• Additional Relevant MeSH Terms: Nervous System Diseases; Mental Disorders; Sleep Wake Disorders; Sleep Disorders, Intrinsic; Dyssomnias; Parasomnias; Sleep Initiation and Maintenance Disorders
• Other Study ID Numbers: 23-000081

Plan for Individual participant data (IPD)

• Plan to Share Individual Participant Data (IPD)?: NO

Drug and device information, study documents

• Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated drug product: No
• Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated device product: Yes
• product manufactured in and exported from the U.S.: No