Dreams and Bereavement

Study Overview
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Brief Summary
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The aim of the study is to investigate a possible role of dreaming in emotion regulation testing whether dreaming of a close relative recently deceased is correlated with a positive evolution of the bereavement process

Official Title
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Investigation of the Links Between Waking-life and Dream Content in the Case of the Death of a Close Relative

Conditions
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Healthy Subjects

Intervention / Treatment
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* Behavioral: web form


Participation Criteria
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Eligibility Criteria
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Inclusion Criteria: age > or = 18 years old the death of a close relative in the last 3 months Exclusion Criteria: - history of psychiatric and neurologic disease

Ages Eligible for Study
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Minimum Age: 18 Years

Sexes Eligible for Study
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All

Accepts Healthy Volunteers
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Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Study Plan
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How is the study designed?
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Design Details

Primary Purpose: Basic Science
Intervention Model: Single Group Assignment
Masking: None (Open Label)


Arms and Interventions

| Participant Group/Arm | Intervention/Treatment |
| --- | --- |
| Experimental: Healthy subjects<br> | Behavioral: web form<br>* The scale assessing the bereavement process is the one reported in Teissier 2010<br>|

What is the study measuring?
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Primary Outcome Measures

| Outcome Measure | Measure Description | Time Frame |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Frequency of dreams related to the deceased will be correlated to the score at the scale assessing the bereavement process |  | Day 1 | 
| Frequency of dreams related to the deceased will be correlated to the score at the scale assessing the bereavement process |  | Day 90 | 
| Frequency of dreams related to the deceased will be correlated to the score at the scale assessing the bereavement process |  | Day 180 | 
| Frequency of dreams related to the deceased will be correlated to the score at the scale assessing the bereavement process |  | Day 270 | 
| Frequency of dreams related to the deceased will be correlated to the score at the scale assessing the bereavement process |  | Day 360 | 

Secondary Outcome Measures

| Outcome Measure | Measure Description | Time Frame |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Content of dreams related to the deceased will be correlated to the score at the scale assessing the bereavement process |  | Day 1 | 
| Content of dreams related to the deceased will be correlated to the score at the scale assessing the bereavement process |  | Day 90 | 
| Content of dreams related to the deceased will be correlated to the score at the scale assessing the bereavement process |  | Day 180 | 
| Content of dreams related to the deceased will be correlated to the score at the scale assessing the bereavement process |  | Day 270 | 
| Content of dreams related to the deceased will be correlated to the score at the scale assessing the bereavement process |  | Day 360 | 

 Terms related to the study
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Keywords Provided by Centre Hospitalier Valida
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dreams bereavement, emotional, regulation, bereavement