EMDR vs. PC For Motor Vehicle Accident Trauma

NCT ID: NCT03271359

Last Updated: 2017-09-07

Basic Information

• Recruitment Status: UNKNOWN
• Clinical Phase: NA
• Total Enrollment: 40 participants
• Study Classification: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Start Date: 2014-01-05
• Study Completion Date: 2017-12-31

Brief Summary

This is 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. Participants will be assigned to the geographically nearest therapist, and then randomized to treatment condition.

Conditions

Trauma, Psychological; Motor Vehicle Accident

Study Design

• Allocation Method: RANDOMIZED
• Intervention Model: PARALLEL
• Primary Study Purpose: TREATMENT
• Blinding Strategy: SINGLE

Study Groups

Eye movement desensitization and reprocessing (EMDR) arm

Group Type: EXPERIMENTAL

EMDR

Intervention Type: BEHAVIORAL

Initial EMDR session of up to three hours; about one week later, follow-up session of up to one hour

Progressive counting (PC) arm

Group Type: EXPERIMENTAL

PC

Intervention Type: BEHAVIORAL

Initial PC session of up to three hours; about one week later, follow-up session of up to one hour

Interventions

EMDR

Initial EMDR session of up to three hours; about one week later, follow-up session of up to one hour

Intervention Type: BEHAVIORAL

PC

Initial PC session of up to three hours; about one week later, follow-up session of up to one hour

Intervention Type: BEHAVIORAL

Eligibility Criteria

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

• Minimum Eligible Age: 18 Years
• Eligible Sex: ALL
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: No

Sponsors

Trauma Institute & Child Trauma Institute

OTHER

Sponsor Role: lead

Responsible Party

Responsibility Role: SPONSOR

Principal Investigators

Ricky Greenwald

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Trauma Institute & Child Trauma Institute

Locations

Trauma Institute & Child Trauma Institute

Northampton, Massachusetts, United States

Countries

United States

Other Identifiers

2015-GRE-3

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id