Autobiographical memory in refugees with PTSD: a multiple baseline study on the effects of the Memory Specificity Training (MEST) and a sleep protocol (SLEE-P) as a preparation for Narrative Exposure Therapy (NET)

Autobiographical memory in refugees with PTSD: a multiple baseline study on the effects of the Memory Specificity Training (MEST) and a sleep protocol (SLEE-P) as a preparation for Narrative Exposure Therapy (NET) - Overgeneral memory and sleep problems in refugees with PTSD

Status

Recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

NL-OMON

Registry ID

NL-OMON53953

Enrollment

Registered

2023-03-09

Start date

2023-09-20

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2024-04-09

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Conditions

anxiety PTSD

Interventions

Participants in the MEST condition will receive six one-hour therapist-guided MEST sessions that focus on practicing retrieving specific autobiographical memories as a response to cue words. Partici

Eligibility

Age

18 Years to 64 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: The main inclusion criteria are: a) 18 years or older, b) having a refugee background, c) meeting DSM-5 diagnostic criteria for PTSD as established by a psychiatrist or clinical psychologist at intake, d) currently on the waiting list for Narrative Exposure Therapy (NET) in the outpatient clinic of ARQ Centrum*45, and e) willingness to participate in the research (being able to understand/willing to sign informed consent).

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Main exclusion criteria include: a) IQ estimated below 80, b) acute crisis (acute suicidality, acute severe psychosis), c) persistent substance dependence, d) change of sleep medication in the month prior to the start of the study, and e) having previously received the MEST or a cognitive behavioral sleep intervention.

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Primary outcome measures are autobiographical memory specificity, sleep quality, and posttraumatic stress symptoms as measures by the weekly measurements.	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
Secondary outcome measures are weekly measures of sleep quality, nightmares and dreams, memory problems, autobiographical memory specificity, and the interview about sleep and memory problems.	—

Countries

Netherlands

Outcome results

None listed

Source: NL-OMON (via WHO ICTRP)