Development of a validated questionnaire for the assessment of sleep quality based on a cosmetics line
Description
The aim of this project was to develop a care product that demonstrably improves the quality of life. This forms the basis for a new innovative product group in the personal care sector. In use, the pilot product's formulation, texture and novel combination of active ingredients (neurofragrance) demonstrated a provable holistic additional effect on sleep quality that went beyond the basic benefit for the skin. The development of a novel scientific test methodology was the prerequisite for demonstrating and statistically proving the desired effect. The experimental design in this project was based on a questionnaire to be validated (self-evaluation), biophysical approaches (measurement of bodily functions and their changes, in this case the recording of heart rate variability, HRV for short) and biometric statistical evaluation (pattern recognition through significant correlation and cluster analyses).
Key Data
Projectlead
Deputy Projectlead
Co-Projectlead
Susanne Heldmaier
Project team
Dr. Amandine André, Marie-Louise Cezanne, Dr. Ivo Kaelin
Project partners
Mibelle AG
Project status
completed, 06/2020 - 08/2022
Funding partner
Forschungsfonds Aargau; Mibelle AG
Project budget
130'000 CHF