EMDR Group Intervention for Ukrainian refugees with post-traumatic stress disorder

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

DRKS

Registry ID

DRKS00031921

Enrollment

Registered

2023-05-19

Start date

2023-05-22

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2025-04-07

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Conditions

F43.1

Interventions

Group 1: Group intervention over 4 sessions (3 h each, 1 session per week) following Shapiro's GTEP protocol for a maximum of 8 participants per group. Group 2: Group intervention over 4 sessions (1

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Age

18 Years to No maximum

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Adult refugees from Ukraine with PTSD, diagnosis using a self-report questionnaire (Post-traumatic Diagnostic Scale, PDS). The willingness to process these events with an interpreter-assisted EMDR group intervention or to participate in the stabilization group and be randomly assigned to one of these groups is also a prerequisite. Inclusion in the study subject to voluntary and informed consent to participate in the study.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Participants who report active suicidal tendencies, self-injurious behavior, current alcohol/drug abuse or psychotic symptoms. This will be assessed by a detailed medical history before inclusion in the study.

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Symptom burden of post-traumatic stress disorder with questionnaire "Posttraumatic Diagnostic Scale" (PDS) and "International Trauma Questionnaire" (ITQ). PDS will be collected before inclusion (T1), after the end of the intervention (T5), and at follow-up (FU) 4 weeks after T5. ITQ will be collected at T1, before each intervention session except the first (T2, T3, T4), after the end of the study (T5), and at follow-up (FU).	—

Measure

Time frame

Symptom burden of post-traumatic stress disorder with questionnaire "Posttraumatic Diagnostic Scale" (PDS) and "International Trauma Questionnaire" (ITQ). PDS will be collected before inclusion (T1), after the end of the intervention (T5), and at follow-up (FU) 4 weeks after T5. ITQ will be collected at T1, before each intervention session except the first (T2, T3, T4), after the end of the study (T5), and at follow-up (FU).

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Secondary

Measure	Time frame
Symptom burden depression and generalized anxiety disorder using the Patient Health Questionnaire-4 (PHQ-4), somatization disorder (SSD-12), psychological well-being (WHO-5), stress (stress thermometer). These will be collected before inclusion in the study (T1), after the end of the intervention (T5) and at follow-up (FU) 4 weeks after T5.	—

Countries

Germany

Contacts

Public ContactIrja Rzepka

Universitätsklinik Heidelberg, Allgemeine Innere Medizin und Psychosomatik

irja.rzepka@med.uni-heidelberg.de062215634453

Outcome results

None listed

Source: DRKS (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026