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Brief title
Health condition
Posttraumatic Stress Disorder
Posttraumatische Stress Stoornis
Sponsors and support
Intervention
Outcome measures
Primary outcome
PTSD symptom severity as measured with the Dutch version of the Clinician Administered PTSD Scale for DSM-5 (CAPS-5).
Secondary outcome
Secondary outcomes are self-reported PTSD symptoms (PCL-5), anxiety and depression symptoms (HADS), comorbid psychopathology (MINI), quality of life (Cantrill Ladder of Life), cognitive and behavioral avoidance (PABQ), interpersonal support (ISEL) and 3MDR experiences (3MDR-Q). Tertiary outcomes are neuropsychological functioning (verbal memory, visual memory, working memory and attention) and the stress response measured with cortisol in saliva and heart rate during sessions.
Background summary
Several exposure-based therapies for treatment of Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) have been proven successful, in which (imaginal) exposure takes a central role. Not all patients fully benefit from these treatments, or drop out from treatment, especially veterans with combat-related PTSD (cr-PTSD). For these patients the Multi-modular Motion-assisted Memory Desensitization Reconsolidation (3MDR)-protocol may have additional value. It incorporates elements from Virtual Reality Exposure therapy (VREt) and Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR), while adding a motion-based component.
This randomized controlled trial is aimed at assessing the effect of 3MDR treatment as compared to treatment as usual (TAU) on PTSD symptom severity in treatment resistant veterans with chronic cr-PTSD. It is expected that 3MDR will give a boosting effect to TAU following 3MDR and will lead to a PTSD symptom decrease in the intervention group. The study further assesses general anxiety, depressive symptoms, cognitive and behavioral avoidance, interpersonal support, neuropsychological functioning (memory and attention), and the physiological stress response during sessions.
Study objective
In line with a previous pilot study we hypothesize that 3MDR will significantly decrease PTSD symptom severity in treatment resistant veterans with chronic PTSD in comparison with treatment as usual.
Study design
Patients are assessed at four time points:
1. Before treatment (baseline)
2. First post-assessment after the 3MDR sessions: 6 weeks after baseline assessment.
3. Second post-assessment at 12 weeks after baseline assessment.
4. Third post-assessment at 16 weeks after baseline assessment.
Intervention
3MDR incorporates elements from Virtual Reality Exposure therapy (VREt) and Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR), while adding a motion-based component. In this combination, veterans are challenged to optimally approach their traumatic memories for exposure and to overcome their avoidance. Patients select pictures that remind them of their traumatic experiences. These are used during the session. Also, music is selected by the patients and played during the session. Patients are asked to walk in a virtual environment will interacting with their chosen images followed by a distracting dual task. A single session lasts 60 minutes.
In the intervention group patients receive 6 sessions of 3MDR followed by a period of 10 weeks treatment as usual.
Patients in the control group receive care as usual other than individual trauma-focused psychotherapy, e.g. group therapy, creative therapy and/or medication.
Marieke van Gelderen
Oegstgeest 2342 AX
The Netherlands
06-40391636
m.van.gelderen@centrum45.nl
Marieke van Gelderen
Oegstgeest 2342 AX
The Netherlands
06-40391636
m.van.gelderen@centrum45.nl
Inclusion criteria
- Between 18 and 70 years old.
- Current chronic combat-related Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (Clinician Administered PTSD scale (CAPS) score > 50, for at least 3 months).
- Being treatment resistant for trauma-focused psychotherapeutic interventions, which means having been treated for PTSD for a minimum of 6 consecutive months, of which 3 months with trauma-focused therapy, for instance Eye-Movement Desensitization Reprocessing (EMDR), Brief Eclectic Psychotherapy (BEP), Narrative
Exposure Therapy (NET) or Prolonged Exposure (PE) with weekly sessions of at least 45 minutes or twoweekly session of at least 90 minutes. Or having started trauma-focused therapy at least twice and failing to engage in treatment.
Exclusion criteria
- Acute suicidality
- Difficulties walking, especially on a treadmill
- Current severe alcohol and/or substance dependence according to DSM-IV (patients are allowed to enter after initial treatment of this disorder).
- Acute psychosis.
- Patients must be stable on their current psychotropic medication for a period of 4 weeks before entering the trial and agree to not make changes in dosages or add any new medications during the course of the 3MDR treatment.
Design
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In other registers
| Register | ID |
|---|---|
| NTR-new | NL5126 |
| NTR-old | NTR5258 |
| Other | Commissie Medische Ethiek (CME) Leiden University Medical Center : P14.325 |