Status:

COMPLETED

Combined Treatment of Nightmares With Targeted Memory Reactivation and Imagery Rehearsal Therapy

Lead Sponsor:

University Hospital, Geneva

Conditions:

Nightmares, REM-Sleep Type

Eligibility:

All Genders

18-60 years

Phase:

NA

Brief Summary

With this protocol, investigators examine whether targeted memory reactivation (TMR), a technique used to strengthen memories, can accelerate remission of nightmare disorder. This protocol uses TMR du...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Diagnosis of nightmare disorder according to the International Classification of Sleep Disorders (ICSD-3) diagnostic and coding manual
  • Patients with at least moderate severity (\>1 episode per week)

Exclusion

  • severe depression
  • insomnia disorder
  • psychosis or anxiety disorder
  • other sleep disorder (e.g.,obstructive sleep apnea syndrome, restless legs syndrome)
  • neurological disease
  • use of medications that would be likely to produce nightmares (e.g. hypnotics, β-blockers, amphetamines, antimicrobial agents)
  • use of anxiolytics, antipsychotic or antidepressant medication were excluded.

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

February 1 2020

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ACTUAL

End Date :

January 31 2022

Estimated Enrollment :

36 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT05237778

Start Date

February 1 2020

End Date

January 31 2022

Last Update

February 14 2022

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Center for Sleep Medicine, University Hospitals of Geneva

Geneva, Switzerland, 1225