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Accelerated Treatment for Co-occurring Insomnia, Nightmares, and PTSD
Sponsor: Palo Alto Veterans Institute for Research
Summary
This study is a two-arm individually randomized group treatment clinical trial evaluating behavioral therapies for insomnia, nightmares, and PTSD. The study will compare cognitive-behavioral therapy for insomnia and nightmares to sleep hygiene (Control), both integrated with Written Exposure Therapy for PTSD and delivered in an accelerated (i.e., 5-day) group treatment format, preceded and followed by individual treatment sessions. 160 participants will be randomized into one of two study conditions.
Official title: Accelerated Treatment for Co-occurring Insomnia, Nightmares, and PTSD: A Randomized Controlled Trial
Key Details
Gender
All
Age Range
18 Years - 65 Years
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Enrollment
160
Start Date
2025-12-02
Completion Date
2028-12-01
Last Updated
2025-12-03
Healthy Volunteers
No
Interventions
Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy for Insomnia (CBTi)
CBTi focuses on stimulus control, eliminating maladaptive coping habits, reducing arousal, and challenging maladaptive thoughts about sleep in an effort to reduce time to fall asleep and time awake during the night.
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Nightmares (CBTn)
CBTn involves writing about a distressing or frequent nightmare, rewriting the narrative of the nightmare to target trauma-related themes, and reading the rescripted nightmare narrative.
Written Exposure Therapy (WET)
WET is a trauma-focused intervention in which individuals write about their worst traumatic experience following scripted instruction from the therapist.
Sleep Hygiene
Involves reviewing sleep diary data, sleep education, and reviewing and discussing sleep hygiene practices.
Locations (1)
Fort Hood
Kileen, Texas, United States