EMDR Intervention for Psychological Trauma Among Syrian Refugees

NCT ID: NCT01847742

Last Updated: 2013-08-09

Study Results

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

UNKNOWN

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

80 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2013-04-30

Study Completion Date

2014-02-28

Brief Summary

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To implement an EMDR (Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing)intervention to treat the trauma symptoms among Syrian Refugees.

Detailed Description

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In this project we aim to treat the posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) symptoms among Syrian refugees through an effective psycho-therapy technique called Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR). Randomly selected refugees will be assessed through MINI PLUS for the diagnose of PTSD. Eighty refugees with PTSD will be randomly allocated to either 7 sessions EMDR or wait-list control group.Symptoms of PTSD (MINI PLUS, HTQ, IES-R) and depression and anxiety (BDI, HSCL)will be assessed at pre- and post-treatment and 4 weeks follow-up.

However, to our knowledge this is one of the first intervention studies which will be conducted in a refugee camp. Therefore we expect to have some practical and logical problems. In order to see the feasibility and efficacy of EMDR among Syrian refugees, before the main study we aim to run a pilot study with less participants. In the pilot we will assess the posttraumatic stress symptoms with Impact of Event Scale-Revised (IES-R) and the depressive symptoms through Beck Depression Inventory (BDI-II).

Conditions

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Psychological Trauma

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

Primary Study Purpose

TREATMENT

Blinding Strategy

SINGLE

Outcome Assessors

Study Groups

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EMDR intervention

40 participants with trauma symptoms will be randomly assigned to treatment group and receive EMDR intervention for trauma symptoms.EMDR is a trauma focused therapy starts with resource development and continue with bilateral stimulation while working on the most troubling traumatic memory.

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing Therapy

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Waiting List

40 participants with trauma symptoms will be randomly assigned to waiting list as the control group.

Group Type NO_INTERVENTION

No interventions assigned to this group

Interventions

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Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing Therapy

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* trauma symptoms

Exclusion Criteria

* pregnancy
* current or past psychotic disorder
* current or past substance abuse or dependence
* serious physical illness
* active suicidal ideation
Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Maximum Eligible Age

65 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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Istanbul Sehir University

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Ceren Acarturk

Assistant Professor

Responsibility Role PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Locations

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Kilis Camp for Refugees

Gaziantep, , Turkey (Türkiye)

Site Status RECRUITING

Countries

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Turkey (Türkiye)

Central Contacts

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Ceren Acarturk, PhD

Role: CONTACT

Phone: 0090216444 4034

Email: [email protected]

Facility Contacts

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Mustafa Cetinkaya, MA

Role: primary

References

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Acarturk C, Konuk E, Cetinkaya M, Senay I, Sijbrandij M, Gulen B, Cuijpers P. The efficacy of eye movement desensitization and reprocessing for post-traumatic stress disorder and depression among Syrian refugees: results of a randomized controlled trial. Psychol Med. 2016 Sep;46(12):2583-93. doi: 10.1017/S0033291716001070. Epub 2016 Jun 29.

Reference Type DERIVED
PMID: 27353367 (View on PubMed)

Other Identifiers

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2013/1No:4

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id