Posttraumatic stress disorder
Conditions
Interventions
In this study we use a cross over design. Patients are exposed to three different conditions namely distraction with a positieve (P), neutral (N) or exposure only (O) condition. The draw for all six p
Sponsors
none
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: In order to be eligible to participate in this study a subject must meet all of the following inclusion criteria: (1) Patients have a posttraumatic stress disorder, according DSM-5 criteria. This is determined by the Dutch translation of the PTSD diagnostic Scale for DSM-5 (PDS-5) (Foa, 2013). (2) Patients are indicated for a treatment with EMDR or TF cognitive therapy and (3) the treatment is at the point of beginning or has begun until a maximum of three months and (4) the patients has not been treated for these the current complaints with TF cognitive therapy or EMDR in the last two years. (5) Age between 18 and 65 years old (6) being able to understand and speak Dutch (7) A stable use of psychotropic medication (8) informed consent to participate in the study.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Patients were excluded when they suffered from severe emotional or psychosocial problems defined as: acute crisis, suicidality, psychosis or addiction to alcohol or drugs.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
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| The primary outcome measures are the difference scores on the two VAS scales that are determined at the beginning (pre-measurement) and the end post measurement) of each intervention block. These blocks takes four minutes. Each patient is exposed to the three different conditions (P, N,O). Total of 12 minutes.The patients are exposed to the three conditions two times. Total duration of intervention is 24 minutes.We also have measurements between the blocks. These difference scores within and between the blocks will be tested per variable, brightness/living condition and emotionality/unpleasantness with three-way. | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
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| We expect that patients with a relative greater working memory will benefit more from the treatment compared to patients with less working memory capacity when the impact of the trauma is high.We also expect that patients with a relative limited working memory capacity will benefit when the impact of the trauma is light. Afterwards we investigate whether the relationship between the experienced impact of the traumatic memory and the capacity of the working memory is different in the positive condition compared to the neutral condition. We also investigate whether the amount of self-esteem is a predictor of the effectiveness of dual tasking in both treatment conditions. | — |
Contacts
Public ContactJohn Molenaar
GGZ Delfland
Outcome results
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