A Self-Help Method for Nightmares

Utrecht University

Status: Completed

Conditions: Nightmares

Treatments: Behavioral: IRT; Behavioral: Exposure

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT00513045

FPG20066126

Details and patient eligibility

About

The objective of this study is to validate a newly designed self-help treatment for nightmares. This self-help treatment is based on Imagery Rehearsal Therapy. This treatment will be validated in comparison to an exposure treatment a diary condition and a waiting list condition.

Enrollment: 399 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18+ years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Suffering from Nightmares
• Access to internet
• A valid e-mail address
• Be able to understand Dutch

Exclusion criteria

• Severe posttraumatic complaints
• Severe depression
• High anxiety ratings
• In therapy for post traumatic stress disorder
• Being suicidal
• Schizophrenic or having a psychosis episode

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Crossover Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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399 participants in 4 patient groups

IRT

Experimental group

Description:

Intervention based on Imagery Rehearsal Therapy

Treatment:

Behavioral: IRT

Exposure

Active Comparator group

Description:

Treatment based on exposure

Treatment:

Behavioral: Exposure

Nightmare diary

No Intervention group

Description:

Recording nightmares in a diary

Waiting list

No Intervention group

Description:

Waiting list