The impact of sleep-directed hypnosis on extinction memory: Investigating the efficacy of an add-on treatment for posttraumatic stress disorder

The impact of sleep-directed hypnosis on extinction memory: Investigating the efficacy of an add-on treatment for posttraumatic stress disorder - SUH

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

DRKS

Registry ID

DRKS00022369

Enrollment

Registered

2020-07-06

Start date

2020-07-20

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2025-04-07

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Conditions

Healthy participants

Interventions

Group 1: Sleep-directed hypnosis Group 2: Placebo (spoken text without hypnotic elements)

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Age

18 Years to 35 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Moderate to high suggestibility

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: psychiatric disorders or traumatic experience in the past

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Expectancy ratings and skin conductance response during extinction recall	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
Intrusive memories, Sleep physiology	—

Countries

Germany

Contacts

Public ContactEdith Friesen

Universität des Saarlandes

edith.friesen@uni-saarland.de+49 681 302-71020

Outcome results

None listed

Source: DRKS (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026