Extension of EMDR vs. PC For Motor Vehicle Accident Trauma

Trauma, Psychological Clinical Trial

Official title:

Extension of EMDR vs. PC For Motor Vehicle Accident Trauma

Clinical Trial Details — Status: Recruiting

Administrative data

• NCT number: NCT03271411
• Other study ID #: 2017-1002
• Status: Recruiting
• Phase: N/A
• First received: August 31, 2017
• Last updated: September 4, 2017
• Start date: August 30, 2017
• Est. completion date: December 31, 2018

Study information

• Verified date: September 2017
• Source: Trauma Institute & Child Trauma Institute
• Contact: Ricky Greenwald, PsyD
• Phone: 413-774-2340
• Email: cti[@]childtrauma.com
• Is FDA regulated: No
• Study type: Interventional

Clinical Trial Summary

This is an extension of 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. The purpose of this extension is to add Phil Manfield's recently developed Flash technique as a precursor to both EMDR and PC, to see a) if that has any impact on participant retention, treatment effectiveness, or treatment efficiency; and b) if such impact is equivalent with EMDR and PC.

Recruitment information / eligibility

• Status: Recruiting
• Enrollment: 20
• Est. completion date: December 31, 2018
• Est. primary completion date: December 31, 2018
• 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-based Flash technique
Initial EMDR session (with Flash technique) of up to three hours; about one week later, follow-up session of up to one hour
• PC-based Flash technique
Initial PC session (with Flash technique) 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