Dreams and Bereavement

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Healthy Subjects

• Registration Number: NCT03107403
• Lead Sponsor: Hospices Civils de Lyon

Brief Summary

The aim of the study is to investigate a possible role of dreaming in emotion regulation testing whether dreaming of a close relative recently deceased is correlated with a positive evolution of the bereavement process

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study First Submitted: 2017-04-05
• Study First Submitted QC: 2017-04-05
• Study First Posted: 2017-04-11
• Study Start: 2018-10-09
• Primary Completion: 2023-04-09
• Study Completion: 2023-04-09
• Status Verified: 2024-02
• Last Update Submitted: 2024-02-27
• Last Update Posted: 2024-02-28

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 50

Inclusion Criteria

• age > or = 18 years old
• the death of a close relative in the last 3 months

Exclusion Criteria

• history of psychiatric and neurologic disease

Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: SINGLE_GROUP

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Frequency of dreams related to the deceased will be correlated to the score at the scale assessing the bereavement process	Day 360

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Content of dreams related to the deceased will be correlated to the score at the scale assessing the bereavement process	Day 360

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Hospices Civils de Lyon Hôpital le Vinatier/Inserm; 🇫🇷 Bron, France