Status:
TERMINATED
Biological Function of Dreaming in Dreaming and Non-Dreaming Patients With PCA Infarction
Lead Sponsor:
International Psychoanalytic University Berlin
Collaborating Sponsors:
Charite University, Berlin, Germany
Conditions:
Dream Disorder
Thrombotic Infarction
Eligibility:
All Genders
18-90 years
Brief Summary
This study is a quasi-experimental between-group design. Using a prospective two-arm controlled exploratory study, data will be collected on an initial assessment of the effects of a specific neurolog...
Detailed Description
The aim of the study is to investigate the biological function of dreams, which differs from that of REM (rapid eye-movement) sleep. People spend almost a third of every day asleep. About a fifth of t...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Acute thrombotic infarction in the posterior stream area of the cerebral artery (parieto-temporo-occipital (PTO) lesions)
- Dream recall before infarction more than 1 dream/week
- REM sleep present
- Willingness of the patient to participate in the sleep laboratory examinations within the scope of the study or to fill in questionnaires/diaries.
- Patient is cognitively and linguistically able to comprehend the meaning of the study
- Existence of a written declaration of consent
Exclusion
- Extension of the lesion to the brainstem.
- Diagnosis of any previously known sleep disorder confounding with the study results, recorded on 1st screening night (sleep laboratory)
- severe insomnia
- Restless Leg Syndrome (RLS)
- periodic movements of the extremities during sleep (PLMS), and
- obstructive sleep apnea syndrome (OSAS)
- Diagnosis of any neurological or psychiatric disorders or other conditions that may conflict with the study results
- Cerebral insults in areas outside the posterior cerebral artery (excluding small vessel disease)
- Medication use affecting sleep architecture, such as benzodiazepines, anticonvulsants, SSRIs.
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
August 1 2018
Trial Type :
OBSERVATIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
March 8 2024
Estimated Enrollment :
142 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT04749992
Start Date
August 1 2018
End Date
March 8 2024
Last Update
March 12 2024
Active Locations (2)
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Charite university medicine
Berlin, Germany, 10117
2
International Psychoanalytic University
Berlin, Germany, 10555