CompletedNot Applicable

Effects of an EMDR Intervention on Traumatic and Obsessive Symptoms

Italy287 participantsStarted 2021-10-10

Plain-language summary

The Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing Protocol (EMDR) was first developed by Francine Shapiro in 1987 and can be adapted for online and in presence administration. The aim of this study is to assess if a EMDR program (administered both online and in presence, depending on different conditions of patients) may help people recruited from general population suffering from COVID19 second (November 2021 to February 2022) and third (March 2022 to May 2022) quarantine in improving post-traumatic stress (PTSD) and obsessive-compulsive-related (OCD) symptoms, as well as disgust, guilt, shame and their subjective unit of distress (SUD) and validity of cognition (VoC) levels.

Who can participate

Age range18 Years – 75 Years

SexALL

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Inclusion criteria

✓. Participants aged 18 to 75 years
✓. Participants experienced a full COVID19 pandemic-related quarantine during red zones of the second and third lockdowns in Italy
✓. Participants have reasonable comprehension of spoken and written Italian language
✓. Participants have an adequate understanding of Italian

Exclusion criteria

✕. Concurrent enrollment in other intervention trials
✕. Participants that already experienced EMDR therapy in the past

What they're measuring

Post-Traumatic Stress Symptoms - Pre-intervention

Timeframe: IES-R is measured immediately before the 8-week EMDR intervention

Obsessive-Compulsive Symptoms - Pre-intervention

Timeframe: DOCS is measured immediately before the 8-week EMDR intervention

Body Perception - Pre-intervention

Timeframe: BPQ-22 is measured immediately before the 8-week EMDR intervention

Guilt and Shame - Pre-intervention

Timeframe: GASP is measured immediately before the 8-week EMDR intervention

Disgust - Pre-intervention

Timeframe: TDDS is measured immediately before the 8-week EMDR intervention

Mental Contamination - Pre-intervention

Timeframe: VOCI-MC is measured immediately before the 8-week EMDR intervention

Post-Traumatic Stress Symptoms - Post-intervention

Timeframe: IES-R is measured immediately after the 8-week EMDR intervention

Trial details

NCT IDNCT06110702

SponsorUniversity of Pisa

Sponsor typeOTHER

Study typeINTERVENTIONAL

Primary completion2022-04-30

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