Recruiting

EMDR vs. PC

Sponsor:

Trauma Institute & Child Trauma Institute

Code:

NCT03271411

Conditions

Trauma, Psychological

Motor Vehicle Accident

Eligibility Criteria

Sex: All

Age: 18+

Healthy Volunteers: Not accepted

Interventions

EMDR-based Flash technique

PC-based Flash technique

Study Details

Brief 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.

Conditions

Trauma, Psychological

Motor Vehicle Accident

Study ID

NCT03271411

Start date

Aug 30, 2017

Status verified date

Sep, 2017

Completion date

Dec 31, 2018

Anticipated

Primary completion date

Dec 31, 2018

Anticipated

Eligibility Criteria

Eligibility Criteria

Sex: All

Age: 18+

Healthy Volunteers: Not accepted

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

Study Design

Enrollment

20 participants

Anticipated

Allocation

Randomized

Intervention Model

Parallel Assignment

Primary purpose

Treatment

Interventions and Outcome Measures

Arms

experimental: Eye movement desensitization and reprocessing (EMDR) arm

experimental: Progressive counting (PC) arm

Interventions

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

Primary outcome measure

  • Change in SUDS following treatment [ Time Frame: Administered pre-treatment, two weeks post-treatment, and 12 weeks post-treatment ]
  • Change in PRS following treatment [ Time Frame: Administered pre-treatment, two weeks post-treatment, and 12 weeks post-treatment ]
  • Change in PDS following treatment [ Time Frame: Administered pre-treatment, two weeks post-treatment, and 12 weeks post-treatment ]

Central Contacts and Locations

Central contacts

Ricky Greenwald, PsyD

413-774-2340cti@childtrauma.com

Locations

Trauma Institute & Child Trauma Institute

Recruiting

Northampton, Massachusetts, United States, 01060

Contacts

Ricky Greenwald, PsyD

413-774-2340cti@childtrauma.com

More Information

Sponsor

Trauma Institute & Child Trauma Institute

Last update posted

Sep 7, 2017

Last verified

Sep, 2017

Trial information was received from ClinicalTrials.gov and was last updated on 2026-09-10. This information was provided to ClinicalTrials.gov by Trauma Institute & Child Trauma Institute on 2017-09-07.