Child Nightmare Study

What is it?

This is a behavioral therapy treatment with no overnight visits and no medication. The goal of therapy is to reduce and reframe children’s nightmare frequency and duration.

Who will you be working with?

The supervisors of the project are experts in pediatric mental health and include a Child and Adolescent Psychiatrist and a Clinical Psychologist. Our team also includes advanced students in the Clinical Psychology program at The University of Tulsa and students and staff at the OU/UTulsa School of Community Medicine.

What will you be asked to do?

Children and their caregiver are asked to complete a virtual phone screen, orientation and consent visit. Then, they will complete a feedback appointment, and if therapy is deemed appropriate, they will attend assessment and therapy visits. After treatment, there will be a follow up phone call and text messages. Throughout the duration of the treatment, sleep trackers will be sent via text message for the child to complete nightly.

Eligibility:

Children and adolescents ages 6-17 who experience at least 1 nightmare per week may be eligible for this study.

Compensation 

For the consent, baseline assessment, and each therapy visit, you will receive a $10 gift card. You will receive a $15 gift card for each post-treatment or post-waitlist assessment. We offer a bonus of $50 if you complete all the sessions. This amounts to roughly $150.

Additionally, children and adolescents will be able to choose a small gift from a virtual treasure box at the end of each visit. These gifts will be delivered to them via Amazon prime. We estimate the value of children’s gifts to be $40-$50 total.

Contact Information:

SPARTA Lab – Sleep Strong
918-631-3242
sleepstrong@ouhsc.edu

This work is approved by UTulsa’s IRB (15401).