Handling (Psychology), Intervention Study
Conditions
Keywords
Traumatic memories, comparative study, single session, EMDR, Beck inventory
Brief summary
Comparatively studied the effects of Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) bilateral brain stimulation in trauma therapy. A randomized, parallel, before-after, blind study was performed.
Detailed description
Comparatively studied the effects of Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) bilateral brain stimulation in trauma therapy. A randomized, parallel, before-after, blind study was performed. Thirty nine subjects were randomly distributed to two groups: one session of EMDR psychotherapy standard and other with EMDR standard protocol without its typical brain bilateral stimulation. The results of the Beck scales for anxiety, depression and hopelessness and the impact of events test were compared between groups.
Interventions
BEHAVIORALEMDR standard protocol
Patient have only one standard EMDR session about a traumatic situation remembered by him.
BEHAVIORALprotocol without brain stimulation
Patient have only one standard EMDR session about a traumatic situation remembered by him, however, without the bilateral brain stimulation.
Sponsors
Sao Jose do Rio Preto Medical School
Ciclo de Mutação
Study design
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
HEALTH_SERVICES_RESEARCH
Masking
DOUBLE (Subject, Outcomes Assessor)
Masking description
All participants was invited to one session of brief Psychotherapy with a new model. To the outcome assessor was said to study if was significant difference between those data from two groups α e β.
Intervention model description
A randomized, parallel, before-after, blind study was performed. Thirty nine subjects were randomly distributed to two groups: one session of EMDR psychotherapy standard and other with EMDR standard protocol without its typical brain bilateral stimulation. The results of the Beck scales for anxiety, depression and hopelessness and the impact of events test were compared between groups.
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
18 Years to No maximum
Healthy volunteers
Yes
Inclusion criteria
* Inclusion criteria for the study were to be a university student, over 18 years old, to have a complaint associated to a traumatic life event and to have accepted to participate of the study.
Exclusion criteria
*
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Impact of Events Test | Before and immediately after the psychotherapy session, which has average of 1:30 hours. | Self-administered questionnaire to measure Impact of the traumatic event, which the patient have selected for this intervention |
| Beck scale for anxiety | Before and immediately after the psychotherapy session, which has average of 1:30 hours. | Self-administered questionnaire to measure anxiety, in this case, when the patient are thinking about that specific traumatic event, which he or she selected for this intervention. |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Change from baseline Beck scale for depression at the final of session | Before and immediately after the conclusion of the session, which has average of 1:30 hours | Self-administered questionnaire to measure depression, in this case, when the patient are thinking about that specific traumatic event, which he or she select for this intervention. |
| Change from baseline Beck scale for hopelessness at the final of session | Before and immediately after the conclusion of the session, which has average of 1:30 hours | Self-administered questionnaire to measure hopelessness |
Countries
Brazil
Outcome results
None listed