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Decreasing Nightmares in Adults With Narcolepsy

Description

The purpose of this clinical trial is learn whether a behavioral (non-medication) treatment can reduce nightmares in adults with narcolepsy. All participants will receive the treatment and will complete three assessments. Half of the participants will receive the treatment after the first assessment, and half will receive it after the second assessment. Romantic partners of participants with narcolepsy will also be eligible to enroll in the study. Partners will complete three assessments but will not participate in the treatment.

Study Overview

Study Details

Study overview

The purpose of this clinical trial is learn whether a behavioral (non-medication) treatment can reduce nightmares in adults with narcolepsy. All participants will receive the treatment and will complete three assessments. Half of the participants will receive the treatment after the first assessment, and half will receive it after the second assessment. Romantic partners of participants with narcolepsy will also be eligible to enroll in the study. Partners will complete three assessments but will not participate in the treatment.

Imagery Rehearsal Therapy for the Treatment of Nightmares in Narcolepsy: A Pilot Randomized Controlled Trial

Decreasing Nightmares in Adults With Narcolepsy

Condition
Narcolepsy
Intervention / Treatment

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Contacts and Locations

Salt Lake City

University of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah, United States, 84108

Participation Criteria

Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria. Some examples of these criteria are a person's general health condition or prior treatments.

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Eligibility Criteria

  • * Diagnosis of narcolepsy type 1 or narcolepsy type 2
  • * Nightmare frequency of ≥1 times per week
  • * Age 18 or older
  • * Able to speak, read, and write in English
  • * Live in the United States
  • * Sleep and psychiatric medications stable for ≥ 1 month and willing to keep medications stable for the duration of the study
  • * Currently engaged in trauma- or sleep-related psychotherapy
  • * Previous behavioral treatment for nightmares
  • * Medical, psychiatric, or cognitive condition which would interfere with ability to engage in the treatment
  • * Untreated moderate-severe sleep apnea

Ages Eligible for Study

18 Years to

Sexes Eligible for Study

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Collaborators and Investigators

University of Utah,

Study Record Dates

2027-09