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EMDR in Psychiatric Inpatients With Severe Mental Disorder

NCT03664713 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 40

Last updated 2022-12-02

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Summary

The study of psychological trauma has become increasingly important in the field of mental health research due to the strong negative impact it has on the course and prognosis of psychiatric pathologies. However, from a clinical point of view it is still an overlooked and even ignored component. There is scientific evidence that treating traumatic events at outpatient hospital services in patients with severe mental disorder improves both trauma-related symptoms and clinical symptoms. A first-line treatment for psychological trauma is Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) therapy. This therapy is recommended by the World Health Organization for treating Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder and which has obtained promising first results in patients with severe mental disorder. This project proposes to test whether EMDR therapy in addition to standard treatment is more effective than standard treatment alone in psychiatric in-patients with severe mental disorder, in terms of reducing symptoms related to psychopathology and trauma, and in terms of improving functioning. Our first hypothesis is that EMDR will be more effective than standard treatment alone in reducing the severity of psychiatric symptoms. Our second hypothesis is that EMDR will be more effective than standard treatment alone in reducing the severity of trauma-related symptoms. Our third hypothesis is that EMDR will be more effective than standard treatment alone in improving functioning.

Conditions

  • Severe Mental Disorder
  • Psychological Trauma

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) Therapy

EMDR is an 8-phase psychological treatment composed of protocols and standardized procedures applicable to both adults and children. The eight phases (patient history, patient preparation, evaluation of the main aspects of the memory, desensitization of the traumatic memory, installation of the positive cognition, body scan, close and re-evaluation) and the protocol of the time line of past-present-future, allow a holistic evaluation of the image of the traumatic memory, and allow for the patient to be well-prepared before processing past events which underlie current pathology, current situations which cause perturbation, and challenges and possible future stimuli which might lead to the appearance of symptoms. (Shapiro, 2014)

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • EMDR Europe

    collaborator INDUSTRY

  • Fundacion IMIM

    collaborator OTHER

  • Parc de Salut Mar

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Ana Moreno-Alcázar, PhD · Parc de Salut Mar; Fundación IMIM; CIBERSAM.

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
SINGLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Max Age
65 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2019-02-01
Primary Completion
2022-08-08
Completion
2022-08-08

Countries

  • Spain

Study Locations

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