TY - JOUR
T1 - A pilot randomized controlled trial of cognitive behavioral treatment for trauma-related nightmares in active duty military personnel
AU - STRONG STAR Consortium
AU - Pruiksma, Kristi E.
AU - Taylor, Daniel J.
AU - Mintz, Jim
AU - Nicholson, Karin L.
AU - Rodgers, Matthew
AU - Young-McCaughan, Stacey
AU - Hall-Clark, Brittany N.
AU - Fina, Brooke A.
AU - Dondanville, Katherine A.
AU - Cobos, Briana
AU - Wardle-Pinkston, Sophie
AU - Litz, Brett T.
AU - Roache, John D.
AU - Peterson, Alan L.
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2020 American Academy of Sleep Medicine. All rights reserved.
PY - 2020/1/15
Y1 - 2020/1/15
N2 - Study Objectives: The aim of this study was to obtain preliminary data on the efficacy, credibility, and acceptability of Exposure, relaxation, and rescripting therapy for military service members and veterans (ERRT-M) in active duty military personnel with trauma-related nightmares. Methods: Forty participants were randomized to either 5 sessions of ERRT-M or 5 weeks of minimal contact control (MCC) followed by ERRT-M. Assessments were completed at baseline, posttreatment/postcontrol, and 1-month follow-up. Results: Differences between ERRT-M and control were generally medium in size for nightmare frequency (Cohen d = −0.53), nights with nightmares (d = −0.38), nightmare severity (d = −0.60), fear of sleep (d = −0.44), and symptoms of insomnia (d = −0.52), and depression (d = −0.51). In the 38 participants who received ERRT-M, there were statistically significant, medium-sized decreases in nightmare frequency (d = −0.52), nights with nightmares (d = −0.50), nightmare severity (d = −0.55), fear of sleep (d = −0.48), and symptoms of insomnia (d = −0.59), posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) (d = −0.58) and depression (d = −0.59) from baseline to 1-month follow-up. Participants generally endorsed medium to high ratings of treatment credibility and expectancy. The treatment dropout rate (17.5%) was comparable to rates observed for similar treatments in civilians. Conclusions: ERRT-M produced medium effect-size reductions in nightmares and several secondary outcomes including PTSD, depression, and insomnia. Participants considered ERRT-M to be credible. An adequately powered randomized clinical trial is needed to confirm findings and to compare ERRT-M to an active treatment control. Clinical Trial Registration: Registry: ClinicalTrials.gov; Title: A Pilot Randomized Controlled Trial of Treatment for Trauma-Related Nightmares In Active Duty Military Personnel; Identifier: NCT02506595; URL: https://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT02506595.
AB - Study Objectives: The aim of this study was to obtain preliminary data on the efficacy, credibility, and acceptability of Exposure, relaxation, and rescripting therapy for military service members and veterans (ERRT-M) in active duty military personnel with trauma-related nightmares. Methods: Forty participants were randomized to either 5 sessions of ERRT-M or 5 weeks of minimal contact control (MCC) followed by ERRT-M. Assessments were completed at baseline, posttreatment/postcontrol, and 1-month follow-up. Results: Differences between ERRT-M and control were generally medium in size for nightmare frequency (Cohen d = −0.53), nights with nightmares (d = −0.38), nightmare severity (d = −0.60), fear of sleep (d = −0.44), and symptoms of insomnia (d = −0.52), and depression (d = −0.51). In the 38 participants who received ERRT-M, there were statistically significant, medium-sized decreases in nightmare frequency (d = −0.52), nights with nightmares (d = −0.50), nightmare severity (d = −0.55), fear of sleep (d = −0.48), and symptoms of insomnia (d = −0.59), posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) (d = −0.58) and depression (d = −0.59) from baseline to 1-month follow-up. Participants generally endorsed medium to high ratings of treatment credibility and expectancy. The treatment dropout rate (17.5%) was comparable to rates observed for similar treatments in civilians. Conclusions: ERRT-M produced medium effect-size reductions in nightmares and several secondary outcomes including PTSD, depression, and insomnia. Participants considered ERRT-M to be credible. An adequately powered randomized clinical trial is needed to confirm findings and to compare ERRT-M to an active treatment control. Clinical Trial Registration: Registry: ClinicalTrials.gov; Title: A Pilot Randomized Controlled Trial of Treatment for Trauma-Related Nightmares In Active Duty Military Personnel; Identifier: NCT02506595; URL: https://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT02506595.
KW - Exposure
KW - Imagery rehearsal
KW - Nightmares
KW - Rescripting
KW - Trauma
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U2 - 10.5664/JCSM.8116
DO - 10.5664/JCSM.8116
M3 - Article
C2 - 31957648
AN - SCOPUS:85078044271
SN - 1550-9389
VL - 16
SP - 29
EP - 40
JO - Journal of Clinical Sleep Medicine
JF - Journal of Clinical Sleep Medicine
IS - 1
ER -