Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Insomnia vs. Exposure, Relaxation, and Rescripting Therapy

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Nightmare; Insomnia; Trauma
• Interventions: Behavioral: ERRT; Behavioral: CBT-I

• Registration Number: NCT03831412
• Lead Sponsor: University of Tulsa

Brief Summary

The objective of this project is to determine if directly addressing disturbed sleep and nightmares will impact client reports of suicidal ideation.

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2017-08-01
• Study First Submitted: 2018-10-27
• Study First Submitted QC: 2019-02-04
• Study First Posted: 2019-02-05
• Primary Completion: 2021-01-31
• Study Completion: 2021-01-31
• Status Verified: 2021-04
• Last Update Submitted: 2021-04-26
• Last Update Posted: 2021-04-27

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 13

Inclusion Criteria

• experiences at least one nightmare per week for the past month
• having previously experienced a traumatic event
• difficulty falling or staying asleep
• suicidal ideation
• actively under the care of another health care provider

Exclusion Criteria

• untreated obstructive sleep apnea
• acute or apparent psychosis
• untreated or unstable bipolar disorder
• past history of seizure disorder or neurological disorder
• intellectual disability
• current substance dependence or in past 6 months

Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: PARALLEL

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
ERRT	ERRT	5 sessions of treating post-trauma nightmares
CBT-I	CBT-I	5 sessions of treating insomnia

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Change in Insomnia Severity Index	From initial assessment to each session of treatment, and at 3 and 6 months after treatment completion	Change in severity of insomnia symptoms
Change in Sleep log	From initial assessment to each session of treatment, and at 3 and 6 months after treatment completion	Change in severity of nightmares
Change in Beck Suicide Scale	From initial assessment to each session of treatment, and at 3 and 6 months after treatment completion	Change in severity of suicidal ideation

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Lorton Hall; 🇺🇸 Tulsa, Oklahoma, United States