This is an extension of 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. The purpose of this extension is to add Phil Manfield's recently developed Flash technique as a precursor to both EMDR and PC, to see a) if that has any impact on participant retention, treatment effectiveness, or treatment efficiency; and b) if such impact is equivalent with EMDR and PC.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
SINGLE
Enrollment
20
Initial EMDR session (with Flash technique) of up to three hours; about one week later, follow-up session of up to one hour
Initial PC session (with Flash technique) of up to three hours; about one week later, follow-up session of up to one hour
Trauma Institute & Child Trauma Institute
Northampton, Massachusetts, United States
RECRUITINGChange 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
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