A Eye Movement Desensitization Reprocessing (EMDR) Study in Bipolar Traumatized Patients (BET)

FIDMAG Germanes Hospitalàries

Status: Completed

Conditions: PTSD; Bipolar Disorder

Treatments: Other: Eye Movement Desensitization Reprocessing (EMDR)

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT01620866

BET-study

Details and patient eligibility

About

The purpose of this pilot study is whether Eye Movement Desensitization Reprocessing (EMDR), an approved psychotherapy in posttraumatic stress disorder, improves mood, functioning, quality of life, cognition and BDNF levels in subsyndromal bipolar patients with trauma.

Enrollment: 20 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18 to 65 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Bipolar I or II disorder following DSM-IV criteria
• Instable, subsyndromal course defined as at evaluation baseline (HAMD > 8 < 15 and/or YMRS > 7 < 14)
• Good adherence to pharmacological treatment
• Major or minor traumatic life-events
• EMDR therapists > 3 years experience
• Able to sign informed consent

Exclusion criteria

• Major affective episode in last 3 months
• Active drug abuse/dependency
• Neurological disease
• Suicidal thoughts/ideation
• Prior treatment EMDR
• DES > 25

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: Single Blind

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20 participants in 2 patient groups

EMDR

Experimental group

Treatment:

Other: Eye Movement Desensitization Reprocessing (EMDR)

TAU

No Intervention group

Description:

Treatment as usual (TAU)