Scientists try to reprogram nightmares with sounds during sleep

NCT ID NCT05933109

Summary

This study tested whether a technique using sounds during sleep could make a standard nightmare therapy work better and faster. 46 people with PTSD and frequent nightmares underwent therapy to rewrite their bad dreams. Half also heard a specific sound during their REM sleep, hoping to strengthen the new, positive dream scenario.

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Contacts and locations

Locations

  • Center for Sleep Medicine

    Geneva, Switzerland

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