F51.5
Conditions
Interventions
Group 1: Imagery rehearsal therapy with support of a coach. The intervention includes 6 sessions of approx 50 min length. The whole intervention takes 6 weeks. After every single session, participants
Sponsors
Heinrich Heine Unviersität DüsseldorfInstitut für Experimentelle Psychologie Abteilung Klinische Psychologie
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Age
18 Years to 65 Years
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: one nightmare (DSM-IV) per week
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: depression, PTSD, sleepmedicine, aclohol abuse, dissoziative or psychotic disorder, psychopharmaca with influence on sleep
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| nightmare frequency (self created questions), nightmare distress (Nightmare Distress Questionnaire (NDQ)), sleep quality (Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI)), depression (Allgmeine Depressions Skala-L (ADS-L)) will be measured before (pre) the intervention and 2, 8, 14 weeks as well as 9 month after (post) the intervention. | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| the compliance (e.g. number of reminders) and the drop out rate will be measured during the intervention. nightmare avoidance (self created questionnaire), nightmare self efficacy-Selbstwirksamkeit (self created questionnaire) will be measured before (pre) the intervention and 2, 8, 14 weeks as well as 9 month after (post) the intervention. | — |
Countries
Germany
Contacts
Public ContactMax Böckermann
Heinrich-Heine-Universität DüsseldorfAbteilung Klinische Psychologie
Outcome results
None listed