Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) in Non-specific Chronic Back Pain

University Hospital Heidelberg40 enrolled

Overview

The study explores the feasibility of Eye-Movement-Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) in non-specific chronic back pain.

The study explores the feasibility of Eye-Movement-Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) in non-specific chronic back pain in a randomized controlled trial (RCT) with 6 months follow-up. The treatment consists of 12-sessions EMDR a 60 minutes using eye-movements for bilateral stimulation in addition to treatment as usual (TAU) that is compared to TAU alone.

Study Type

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Purpose

TREATMENT

Masking

SINGLE

Enrollment

Conditions

Non-specific Chronic Back Pain

Interventions

Eye-Movement-Desensitization-ReprocessingBEHAVIORAL

Eligibility

Sex: ALLMin age: 18 Years

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

Inclusion Criteria: * \>= 18 years * non-specific chronic low back pain \>= 45 days/3 months * high emotional distress caused by psychological trauma * German language skills Exclusion Criteria: * specific causes of chronic back pain * application for retirement pension pending * ongoing psychotherapy * severe physical or psychiatric comorbidity

Locations (1)

University Hospital Heidelberg

Heidelberg, Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Change in pain intensity

Numerical rating scale 0-10

Time frame: Change from Baseline Pain intensity at average 6 months

Data from ClinicalTrials.gov

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