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'Effectively Intervening in Traumatized Parents and Young Children After Structural Domestic Violence: A Multiple Baseline Analysis'

NCT06065865 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 3

Last updated 2026-05-15

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Summary

The goal of this study is to evaluate the effectiveness of an individualized treatment trajectory in which the order of trauma therapy for the parent (Eye movement desensitization and reprocessing (EMDR) therapy), trauma therapy for the child (EMDR therapy) and attachment-based therapy (Dutch short-term intervention for atypical parenting behavior (NIKA)) is tailored towards the complex needs of victimized parents and their young children (4-6 y/o) after domestic violence. The treatment trajectory is based on a guidance document that supports therapists to determine the optimal order of interventions based on a standardized set of factors. The primary goals of this study are:

1. To examine how post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD)-symptoms of parent and child and parental sensitive and disruptive parenting behavior develop and interact over time, while they follow the individualized treatment trajectory.
2. To test whether the start of the treatment trajectory (e.g. the phase in which parents can receive NIKA and EMDR therapy and their child can receive EMDR therapy) leads to a decrease in disruptive parenting behavior towards the child, an increase in sensitive parenting behavior towards the child, and a decrease in PTSD symptoms of the parent in comparison to the baseline phase.
3. To test whether the start of the treatment trajectory (e.g. the phase in which children can receive EMDR therapy and their parent can receive NIKA and EMDR therapy) leads to a decrease in PTSD symptoms of the child in comparison to the baseline phase.

Conditions

  • Domestic Violence
  • PTSD

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

Guidance document

The main intervention of interest is the guidance document, which is explained under 'Arms'. Within the treatment trajectory, that is based on the guidance document, the participants can receive a combination of NIKA, and parent and child can both get EMDR-therapy. The therapies are combined in one treatment trajectory. NIKA consists of 5 weekly sessions during which participants are videotaped by a trained therapist. The therapist will provide personalized feedback to the parent, which is focused on reducing disrupted parenting behavior and increasing sensitive parenting behavior. EMDR is a brief trauma therapy (in this trial a maximum of six 90-min sessions for the parent and a maximum of six 60-min sessions for the child) aimed at reducing the negative load of the memories of traumatic events. Both parent and child can receive this therapy. During the weekly sessions, the participant is asked to bring the traumatic event to mind while the therapist provides a distracting task.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Universiteit Leiden

    lead OTHER

Study Design

Allocation
NA
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Model
SINGLE_GROUP

Eligibility

Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2024-05-23
Primary Completion
2025-10-01
Completion
2025-10-01

Countries

  • Netherlands

Study Locations

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Read the full study record

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