Effect of Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing Therapy 2.0 Online Group Protocol

Academy of Therapeutic Sciences, Turkey

Status: Completed

Conditions: Post Traumatic Stress Disorder

Treatments: Other: Mhgap stress module; Other: EMDR 2.0 group protocol

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT05596903

TBA2021

Details and patient eligibility

About

In this study, it will be investigated the efficacy of Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing Therapy 2.0 Online Group Protocol on post-traumatic symptoms compared to control group. Therefore, the randomized control trial is based on Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing Therapy 2.0 group as an intervention.

Full description

Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing Therapy is an evidence-based psychotherapy approach, and it is proven as efficient in primarily post-traumatic symptom disorder. EMDR 2.0 is a new approach which is used for the cases that are not answering the standard EMDR protocols. According to the recent studies, both EMDR and EMDR 2.0 show a greater decrease in emotionality and vividness in similar time based on session numbers (Matthijssen, 2021). Also, it is found that EMDR 2.0 requires lower set numbers (shorter sessions) compared to EMDR.

In this study, it will be investigated the efficacy of EMDR 2.0 Online Group Protocol on post-traumatic symptoms compared to control group. Therefore, the randomized control trial is based on EMDR 2.0 group as an intervention. Compared to previous EMDR 2.0 individual settings, this study is based on a group protocol made by our team. This group protocol has been tested in a pilot study on volunteer mental health professionals. The results of this pilot study showed that EMDR 2.0 group protocol was successful, and investigators decided to begin the randomized control trial research.

Enrollment: 77 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18+ years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Being older than 18
• Having a traffic accident between 6 months and 10 years
• Having necessary knowledge on using relevant technological devices

Exclusion criteria

• Having mental deterioration after the accident
• Having a lower score of 7 on Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs)
• Having pre-existing psychotic disorder

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: Single Blind

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77 participants in 2 patient groups

EMDR 2.0

Experimental group

Description:

EMDR 2.0 Online Group protocol will be administered.

Treatment:

Other: EMDR 2.0 group protocol

Control

Active Comparator group

Description:

Mental Health Gap Action Programme (mhGAP) will be administered.

Treatment:

Other: Mhgap stress module