NCT02184026

Exposure, Relaxation, & Rescripting Therapy-Child

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 2 (actual)
• Sponsor: University of Montana · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 8 Years – 13 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

The study implements a trauma-related nightmare treatment for children aged 8 to 13 years. Relevant outcome progress and outcome measures on symptoms, nightmare distress and duration, academic indicators, and sleep quality will be examined.

Detailed description

Untreated trauma-related nightmares and sleep-related disorders are associated with chronic health problems, burdening both the suffering individual and the health-care system. The study implements an innovative, cost-efficient, nightmare treatment for trauma-exposed children. It is one of the first randomized clinical trials with children, adapting an efficacious adult therapy to a 5-session nightmare treatment for 8-13 year-olds. Trauma nightmares are a mechanism in development and maintenance of secondary post-trauma psychopathology, medical problems, and family dysfunction. Therefore, this treatment may prevent long-term secondary health and behavioral problems. It provides a viable health care option to Montanans, lessening long-term financial, medical, and behavioral health expenses. Scientific models currently view PTSD treatment as primary, often leaving nightmares untreated. That approach does not address the pernicious impact of trauma-nightmares in individuals with sub-threshold PTSD or whose nightmares are a primary condition. The theoretical innovation of this therapy can advance the field's understanding of the development of trauma sequelae.

Conditions

• Post Trauma Nightmares
• Traumatic Stress

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
BEHAVIORAL	Exposure, Relaxation, & Rescripting Therapy-Child	Exposure, Relaxation, \& Rescripting Therapy (ERRT) will be conducted once a week for five consecutive weeks for approximately two hours per session. Each treatment session focuses on one of the following topics/skills: psycho-education and investment in treatment, psycho-education, Progressive Muscle Relaxation, diaphragmatic breathing, child-friendly exposure to the trauma-nightmare, and rescription.

Timeline

• Start date: 2012-12-01
• Primary completion: 2015-04-01
• Completion: 2015-04-01
• First posted: 2014-07-08
• Last updated: 2016-06-20

Locations

1 site across 1 country: United States