Android : java.lang.IllegalMonitorStateException: object not locked by thread before wait()?

I am using progress dialog.i need to stop the thread when user close the progressdialog .unfortunately it giving exception pls help me..

In inner class

class UpdateThread extends Thread{

    public  void run() {
        while (true){
            count=adapter.getCount();

            try {
               mHandler.post(  new Runnable() {
                    public  void run() {
                        Log.i(TAG,count+"count");
                        progressDialog.setMessage(count + "Device  found");
                    }
                });
                Thread.sleep(300);
            } catch (InterruptedException e) {
                e.printStackTrace();
            }
        }
    }
}

Oncreate

 updateThread=new UpdateThread();

 progressDialog= new ProgressDialog(GroupListActivity.this);
 synchronized (this) {
     updateThread.start();
 }

ondismissal

   progressDialog.setOnDismissListener(new DialogInterface.OnDismissListener() {
        @Override
        public  void onDismiss(DialogInterface dialog) {
            try {
                synchronized (this) {
                    updateThread.wait(300);
                }

            } catch (InterruptedException e) {
                e.printStackTrace();
            }
            Log.i(TAG,"Thread is stopped");
        }
    });