Extension of EMDR vs. PC For Motor Vehicle Accident Trauma

Trauma Institute & Child Trauma Institute

Status: Unknown

Conditions: Motor Vehicle Accident; Trauma, Psychological

Treatments: Behavioral: PC-based Flash technique; Behavioral: EMDR-based Flash technique

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT03271411

2017-1002

Details and patient eligibility

About

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.

Enrollment: 20 estimated patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18+ years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

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

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: Single Blind

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20 participants in 2 patient groups

Eye movement desensitization and reprocessing (EMDR) arm

Experimental group

Treatment:

Behavioral: EMDR-based Flash technique

Progressive counting (PC) arm

Experimental group

Treatment:

Behavioral: PC-based Flash technique