NCT05709873

Narcolepsy Nightmare Study

Behavioral Treatment of Narcolepsy-Related Nightmares

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 7 (actual)
• Sponsor: Northwestern University · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 18 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

The goal of this clinical trial is to test two behavioral treatments for nightmares in adults with narcolepsy. The main questions it aims to answer are: * Is imagery rehearsal therapy (IRT) effective for narcolepsy-related nightmares? * Does adding targeted dream control (TDC) to IRT make it more effective? Participants will be randomized to one of two treatment groups and will be asked to: * Complete a daily log of sleep symptoms for up to 13 weeks. * Attend 7 sessions of treatment. * Complete questionnaires before and after treatment. * Go to the research lab in Evanston, IL to complete a sleep study during a daytime nap (Chicago area residents only).

Conditions

• Narcolepsy
• Narcolepsy Type 1
• Narcolepsy With Cataplexy
• Narcolepsy Type 2
• Narcolepsy Without Cataplexy

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
BEHAVIORAL	Imagery rehearsal therapy	Therapy to reduce nightmares, delivered via videoconference sessions
BEHAVIORAL	Targeted dream control	Therapy to reduce nightmares, delivered in videoconference sessions and lab session. Lab session will involve a sleep study during a daytime nap.

Timeline

• Start date: 2023-02-22
• Primary completion: 2024-04-30
• Completion: 2024-04-30
• First posted: 2023-02-02
• Last updated: 2024-06-12

Locations

1 site across 1 country: United States