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Nightmare Rescripting and Rehearsal

Description

This study aims to test the efficacy of an abbreviated version of Imagery Rehearsal Therapy administered by non-mental health professionals in a Primary Care setting. This treatment, to be called 'Nightmare Rescripting and Rehearsal Therapy' (NRRT) would arm Primary Care medical personnel with a nonpharmacologic, ten minute intervention for treating recurring nightmares. The study will provide sleep hygiene education to both the control and experiment groups, NRRT to the experiment group only, and compare their Nightmare Distress Questionnaire and Nightmare Frequency Tool at two (2), four (4), and six (6) week intervals.

Conditions

Study Overview

Study Details

Study overview

This study aims to test the efficacy of an abbreviated version of Imagery Rehearsal Therapy administered by non-mental health professionals in a Primary Care setting. This treatment, to be called 'Nightmare Rescripting and Rehearsal Therapy' (NRRT) would arm Primary Care medical personnel with a nonpharmacologic, ten minute intervention for treating recurring nightmares. The study will provide sleep hygiene education to both the control and experiment groups, NRRT to the experiment group only, and compare their Nightmare Distress Questionnaire and Nightmare Frequency Tool at two (2), four (4), and six (6) week intervals.

Nightmare Rescripting and Rehearsal: Testing a 10-Minute Intervention to Treat Recurring Distressing Dreams in Primary Care.

Nightmare Rescripting and Rehearsal

Condition
Nightmare
Intervention / Treatment

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Contacts and Locations

Nellis Air Force Base

Mike O'Callaghan Military Medical Center, Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada, United States, 89191

Participation Criteria

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Eligibility Criteria

  • * Active Duty members and DoD beneficiaries.
  • * Aged 18 years or older
  • * Recurring disturbing dreams (at least three times per month for the past one month)
  • * Participants must score a 15 out of a possible 52 on the Nightmare Distress Questionnaire and Nightmare Frequency Tool in order to qualify.
  • * Aged less than 18 years old
  • * Unwilling to refrain from taking an over the counter or prescription medication for the purpose of improving sleep during the course of the study.
  • * Participants that score less than a 15 out of a possible 52 on the Nightmare Distress Questionnaire and Nightmare Frequency will be excluded

Ages Eligible for Study

18 Years to

Sexes Eligible for Study

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Collaborators and Investigators

David Moss,

Study Record Dates

2024-12