Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) for Nightmares in Operation Enduring Freedom/Operation Iraqi Freedom (OEF/OIF) Veterans

NCT00691626 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 108

Last updated 2020-01-31

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

The purpose of this study is to compare the effectiveness of two talk therapies for OEF/OIF Veterans at the Michael J. Crescenz and the West Haven VA Medical Centers. Participants will randomly receive one of two individual treatments intended to improve the sleep disturbance and nightmares of returning Veterans.

Conditions

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

CBT for Insomnia plus Imagery Rehearsal

patients receive standard CBT for insomnia and psychoeducation combined with techniques of imagery rehearsal aimed at reducing posttraumatic nightmare frequency and distress

BEHAVIORAL

CBT for Insomnia plus psychoeducation

patients receive standard CBT for insomnia combined with psychoeducation

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • VA Office of Research and Development

    lead FED

Principal Investigators

  • Richard J. Ross, MD PhD · Corporal Michael J. Crescenz VA Medical Center, Philadelphia, PA

  • Ilan Harpaz-Rotem, PhD · VA Connecticut Healthcare System West Haven Campus, West Haven, CT

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
SINGLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Max Age
60 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2009-04-01
Primary Completion
2015-01-01
Completion
2019-12-31

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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