Hypnosis may quiet the night: a Drug-Free approach to sleepwalking
NCT ID NCT05953207
First seen Jul 14, 2026 · Last updated Jul 15, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This trial compares medical hypnosis with standard sleep hygiene education for people who experience NREM parasomnias—such as sleepwalking, confusional arousals, or sleep terrors. Participants attend three treatment sessions and have their sleep monitored with home video recordings and sleep diaries. The goal is to see whether hypnosis can reduce the number and severity of these episodes.
What this could mean
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- Active substance
- medical hypnosis
- What this could lead to
- If effective, medical hypnosis could offer a drug-free way to reduce sleepwalking and related episodes.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, early-stage trial, and hypnosis may not work for everyone. Results may not apply to all parasomnia patients.
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Conditions
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Locations
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Centre hospitalier universitaire vaudois (CHUV)
Lausanne, Canton of Vaud, 1005, Switzerland