EMDR vs. PC For Motor Vehicle Accident Trauma

Trauma Institute & Child Trauma Institute40 enrolled

Overview

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.

Study Type

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Purpose

TREATMENT

Masking

SINGLE

Enrollment

Conditions

Trauma, Psychological Motor Vehicle Accident

Interventions

EMDRBEHAVIORAL

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

PCBEHAVIORAL

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

Eligibility

Sex: ALLMin age: 18 Years

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

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

Locations (1)

Trauma Institute & Child Trauma Institute

Northampton, Massachusetts, United States

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Change in SUDS following treatment

Subjective Units of Distress Scale

Time frame: Administered pre-treatment, two weeks post-treatment, and 12 weeks post-treatment

Change in PRS following treatment

Problem Rating Scale

Time frame: Administered pre-treatment, two weeks post-treatment, and 12 weeks post-treatment

Change in PDS following treatment

PTSD Diagnostic Scale

Time frame: Administered pre-treatment, two weeks post-treatment, and 12 weeks post-treatment

Data from ClinicalTrials.gov

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