Actively Recruiting
Accelerated Treatment for Co-occurring Insomnia, Nightmares, and PTSD
Led by Palo Alto Veterans Institute for Research · Updated on 2025-12-03
160
Participants Needed
1
Research Sites
156 weeks
Total Duration
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Sponsors
P
Palo Alto Veterans Institute for Research
Lead Sponsor
T
The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio
Collaborating Sponsor
AI-Summary
What this Trial Is About
This study is a two-arm individually randomized group treatment clinical trial evaluating behavioral therapies for insomnia, nightmares, and PTSD. The study will compare cognitive-behavioral therapy for insomnia and nightmares to sleep hygiene (Control), both integrated with Written Exposure Therapy for PTSD and delivered in an accelerated (i.e., 5-day) group treatment format, preceded and followed by individual treatment sessions. 160 participants will be randomized into one of two study conditions.
CONDITIONS
Official Title
Accelerated Treatment for Co-occurring Insomnia, Nightmares, and PTSD
Who Can Participate
Eligibility Criteria
You may qualify if you...
- Be an active-duty military member or veteran eligible under the Defense Enrollment Eligibility Reporting System (DEERS), aged 18 to 65 years
- Ability to speak and read English
- Have clinically significant PTSD symptoms with a CAPS-5 score greater than 25 including at least one Intrusion symptom and one Avoidance symptom
- Meet diagnostic criteria for insomnia disorder with an Insomnia Severity Index (ISI) score greater than 11
- Experience at least one nightmare per month
- Willing to avoid starting new behavioral health or medication treatments for PTSD, sleep, and nightmares during the study
You will not qualify if you...
- Current suicide or homicide risk requiring crisis intervention
- Inability to understand baseline screening questionnaires
- Unwillingness to abstain from alcohol during therapy sessions
- Serious mental health issues such as mania, psychosis, or substance use disorders needing immediate treatment
- Currently receiving evidence-based psychotherapy for PTSD, insomnia, or nightmares
- Pregnancy as self-reported
- Working duty shifts that end after 9:00 PM or start before 5:30 AM more than twice per month
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Trial Site Locations
Total: 1 location
1
Fort Hood
Kileen, Texas, United States, 76544
Actively Recruiting
Research Team
C
Carmen McLean, PhD
CONTACT
How is the study designed?
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Masking
SINGLE
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Model
PARALLEL
Primary Purpose
TREATMENT
Number of Arms
2
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