EMDR vs. PC For Motor Vehicle Accident Trauma

Status unconfirmed · Not applicable

Conditions studied: Trauma, Psychological, Motor Vehicle Accident

In brief

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.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT03271359

Run by

Trauma Institute & Child Trauma Institute

People needed

40

Starts

2014-01-05

Expected to finish

2017-12-31

Last updated by the study team

2017-09-07

Who can join

Age: 18 and older. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

• adult reporting distress related to motor vehicle accident-related trauma
• English-speaking

You may not qualify if…

• 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

Where it is running

• Trauma Institute & Child Trauma Institute — Northampton, Massachusetts, United States

Full record on ClinicalTrials.gov

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