Psychological Trauma
Conditions
Brief summary
To implement an EMDR (Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing)intervention to treat the trauma symptoms among Syrian Refugees.
Detailed description
In this project we aim to treat the posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) symptoms among Syrian refugees through an effective psycho-therapy technique called Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR). Randomly selected refugees will be assessed through MINI PLUS for the diagnose of PTSD. Eighty refugees with PTSD will be randomly allocated to either 7 sessions EMDR or wait-list control group.Symptoms of PTSD (MINI PLUS, HTQ, IES-R) and depression and anxiety (BDI, HSCL)will be assessed at pre- and post-treatment and 4 weeks follow-up. However, to our knowledge this is one of the first intervention studies which will be conducted in a refugee camp. Therefore we expect to have some practical and logical problems. In order to see the feasibility and efficacy of EMDR among Syrian refugees, before the main study we aim to run a pilot study with less participants. In the pilot we will assess the posttraumatic stress symptoms with Impact of Event Scale-Revised (IES-R) and the depressive symptoms through Beck Depression Inventory (BDI-II).
Interventions
Sponsors
Istanbul Sehir University
Study design
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
SINGLE (Outcomes Assessor)
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
18 Years to 65 Years
Healthy volunteers
No
Inclusion criteria
* trauma symptoms
Exclusion criteria
* pregnancy * current or past psychotic disorder * current or past substance abuse or dependence * serious physical illness * active suicidal ideation
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| score on Harvard Trauma Questionnaire (at the main study) | before and after the treatment,an expected average of 7 weeks of EMDR treatment | The change in HTQ score will be assessed after the EMDR treatment has finished after 7 weeks(estimated). |
| Impact of Event Scale Revised (at the pilot study and the main study) | pre- and post treatment | The change in IES-R score will be assessed after the EMDR treatment has finished after 7 weeks(estimated). |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| score on HSCL for depressive and anxiety symptoms (at the main study) | before and after the treatment, an expected average of 7 weeks of EMDR treatment | The change in HSCL score will be assessed after the EMDR treatment has finished in 7 weeks in average. |
| Score on BDI-II (pilot study and the main study) | before and after EMDR treatment, an expected average of 7 weeks of EMDR treatment | A change in BDI-II will be assessed after the EMDR treatment has completed in 7 weeks. |
Countries
Turkey (Türkiye)
Contacts
Primary ContactCeren Acarturk, PhD
Outcome results
None listed