Anxiety Disorders Clinical Trial
Official title:
A Randomised Controlled Trial of Imagery Rehearsal Therapy (IRT) of Nightmares in a Psychiatric Population
Verified date | October 2013 |
Source | GGZ Centraal |
Contact | n/a |
Is FDA regulated | No |
Health authority | Netherlands: Dutch Health Care Inspectorate |
Study type | Interventional |
The purpose of this study is to determine whether Imagery Rehearsal Therapy(IRT) is effective in the reduction of the number of nightmares and the nightmare distress in a population of patients with psychiatric disorders.
Status | Completed |
Enrollment | 112 |
Est. completion date | August 2011 |
Est. primary completion date | January 2011 |
Accepts healthy volunteers | No |
Gender | Both |
Age group | 18 Years to 65 Years |
Eligibility |
Patients referred to GGZ Centraal (previously Symfora groep) by their family doctor/GP for
treatment of a psychiatric disorder. Patients that suffer from anxiety disorders, eating
disorders, mood disorders and/or personality disorders. Inclusion Criteria: - Minimum of 3 nightmares per month - Nightmares are associated with distress in daily life - Subject wants to get treatment for the nightmares Exclusion Criteria: - Imagery rehearsal therapy for nightmares in the past - Psychotic disorders - Acute psychiatric crisis - Mentally challenged or neuropsychiatric syndrome - Severe addiction problems - Insufficient mastery of the Dutch language |
Allocation: Randomized, Endpoint Classification: Efficacy Study, Intervention Model: Single Group Assignment, Masking: Single Blind (Outcomes Assessor), Primary Purpose: Treatment
Country | Name | City | State |
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Netherlands | GGZ Centraal, De Meregaard | Almere | |
Netherlands | GGZ Centraal, Zon & Schild | Amersfoort | |
Netherlands | GGZ Centraal, De Rembrandthof | Hilversum |
Lead Sponsor | Collaborator |
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GGZ Centraal | Utrecht University |
Netherlands,
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Type | Measure | Description | Time frame | Safety issue |
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Primary | Frequency of nightmares scored in prospective daily nightmare logs | Daily logs for 18 weeks, then periods of 4 weeks every 3 months | No | |
Primary | Frequency of nightmares scored on the Nightmare Frequency Questionnaire | At beginning of trial, 4, 16, 30, 42 and 56 weeks | No | |
Secondary | Intensity of nightmares scored in prospective daily nightmare logs | Daily logs for 18 weeks, then periods of 4 weeks every 3 months | No | |
Secondary | Effects of nightmares scored on the Nightmare Effects Survey | 1, 4, 16, 30, 42 and 56 weeks | No | |
Secondary | Nightmare distress scored on the Nightmare Distress Questionnaire | 1, 4, 16, 30, 42 and 56 weeks | No | |
Secondary | Sleep problems scored on the SLEEP-50 | 1, 4, 16, 30, 42 and 56 weeks | No | |
Secondary | Psychiatric symptoms scored on the Symptom Check List (SCL-90) | 1, 4, 16, 30, 42 and 56 weeks | No | |
Secondary | Symptoms of post-traumatic stress disorder scored on the Zelf Inventarisatie Lijst PTSS ZIL (= PTSD Inventory) | 1, 4, 16, 30, 42 and 56 weeks | No | |
Secondary | Quality of life scored on the abbreviated World Health Organization Quality of Life scale (WHOQoL-Bref) | 1, 4, 16, 30, 42 and 56 weeks | No | |
Secondary | Nightmare efficacy and content measured by Nightmare Efficacy & Content Questionnaire | 1, 4, 16, 30, 42 and 56 weeks | No |
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