EMDR vs. PC For Motor Vehicle Accident Trauma

Trauma, Psychological Clinical Trial

Official title:

EMDR vs. PC For Motor Vehicle Accident Trauma

Clinical Trial Details — Status: Active, not recruiting

Administrative data

• NCT number: NCT03271359
• Other study ID #: 2015-GRE-3
• Status: Active, not recruiting
• Phase: N/A
• First received: August 31, 2017
• Last updated: September 4, 2017
• Start date: January 5, 2014
• Est. completion date: December 31, 2017

Study information

• Verified date: September 2017
• Source: Trauma Institute & Child Trauma Institute
• Contact: n/a
• Is FDA regulated: No
• Study type: Interventional

Clinical Trial Summary

This is a randomized clinical trial comparing eye movement desensitization and reprocessing (EMDR) to progressive counting (PC) for volunteers from the community who are distressed by the memory of a motor vehicle accident. Participants will be assigned to the geographically nearest therapist, and then randomized to treatment condition.

Recruitment information / eligibility

• Status: Active, not recruiting
• Enrollment: 40
• Est. completion date: December 31, 2017
• Est. primary completion date: December 31, 2017
• Accepts healthy volunteers: No
• Gender: All
• Age group: 18 Years and older

Eligibility

Inclusion Criteria:

• adult reporting distress related to motor vehicle accident-related trauma

• English-speaking

Exclusion Criteria:

• already in therapy in which the memory of interest is being actively addressed with a structured/focused trauma resolution method

• any obvious/urgent need for more comprehensive psychotherapy (based on initial screening interview)

• any indication of instability during interactions prior to the therapy session

• an average score on the Dissociative Experiences Scale of 30 or greater, if (as per follow-up questions) indicating a likely dissociative disorder

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Motor Vehicle Accident
• Psychological Trauma
• Trauma, Psychological
• Wounds and Injuries

Intervention

Behavioral:
• EMDR
Initial EMDR session of up to three hours; about one week later, follow-up session of up to one hour
• PC
Initial PC session of up to three hours; about one week later, follow-up session of up to one hour

Locations

Country	Name	City	State
United States	Trauma Institute & Child Trauma Institute	Northampton	Massachusetts

Sponsors (1)

Lead Sponsor	Collaborator
Trauma Institute & Child Trauma Institute

Country where clinical trial is conducted

United States, 

Outcome

Type	Measure	Description	Time frame	Safety issue
Primary	Change in SUDS following treatment	Subjective Units of Distress Scale	Administered pre-treatment, two weeks post-treatment, and 12 weeks post-treatment
Primary	Change in PRS following treatment	Problem Rating Scale	Administered pre-treatment, two weeks post-treatment, and 12 weeks post-treatment
Primary	Change in PDS following treatment	PTSD Diagnostic Scale	Administered pre-treatment, two weeks post-treatment, and 12 weeks post-treatment