The objective of the current study is to eveluate whether EMDR is effective in reducing PD symptoms.
ID
Source
Brief title
Condition
- Other condition
- Personality disorders and disturbances in behaviour
Synonym
Health condition
Posttraumatische stressstoornis
Research involving
Sponsors and support
Intervention
Outcome measures
Primary outcome
PD symptoms as measured by the Structured Clinical Interview for DSM-5
Personality Disorders (SCID-5-PD).
Secondary outcome
Jeugd Trauma Vragenlijst (JTV)
Clinician-Administered PTSD Scale for DSM-5 (CAPS-5)
PTSD Check List (PCL)
Brief Posttraumatic Cognition Inventory (PTCI-9)
Life Events Checklist for the DSM-5 (LEC-5)
Level of Personality Functioning Scale - Brief Form 2.0 (LPFS)
Difficulties in Emotion Regulation Scale (DERS)
Brief State Paranoia Checklist (BSPC)
Outcome Questionnaire-45 (OQ-45)
Euro-Quality of Life 5 dimension 5 level version (EQ-5D-5L)
Treatment inventory Cost In Psychiatric Patients (TiC-P)
Mental Health Quality of Life questionnaire (MHQoL)
Background summary
Patients with a personality disorder (PD) often experienced traumatic events in
their childhood. Treatment for PD is costly and lengthy. EMDR is effective for
the treatment of posttraumatic stres disorder and even seems to act quicker.
Research indicates that EMDR might reduce PD symptoms.
Study objective
The objective of the current study is to eveluate whether EMDR is effective in
reducing PD symptoms.
Study design
A single-blind randomized controlled trial with two arms: a waiting list
condition (control) and EMDR-treatment (experimental).
Intervention
The experimental group receives ten EMDR sessions of ninety minutes.
Study burden and risks
Recent studies have demonstrated the safety of EMDR in PD patients (Slotema et
al., 2019; de Jongh et al., 2020; Hafkemeijer et al., submitted), so there is
no reason to expect disadvantageous effect. Participation will obviously cost
time, but this is justified by the potential advantageous therapeutic effects.
If emotions and distress due to traumatic memories increase in the days after
an EMDR-session, participants can discuss this with the researchers and
therapists. No increase in suicidal behavior nor selfmutilation is expected.
For participants in the control condition no treatment is offered in the first
three months of the study. This period is lower than the regular waiting time
for treatment for PD, which ranges 6 to 12 months.
Lijnbaan 4
Den Haag 2512VE
NL
Lijnbaan 4
Den Haag 2512VE
NL
Listed location countries
Age
Inclusion criteria
1: Age eighteen years or older.
2: PD classified with the aid of the Structured Clinical Interview for DSM-5
for PD.
3. Distress due to traumatic memories
Exclusion criteria
1. Estimated IQ below seventy
2. Lacking adequate competence in the Dutch language
Design
Recruitment
Followed up by the following (possibly more current) registration
No registrations found.
Other (possibly less up-to-date) registrations in this register
No registrations found.
In other registers
| Register | ID |
|---|---|
| CCMO | NL73628.078.20 |