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Eye Movement Desensitisation and Reprocessing (EMDR) versus Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) in the treatment of panic disorders with or without agorafobia: A Randomized Controlled Trial.

Eye Movement Desensitisation and Reprocessing (EMDR) versus Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) in the treatment of panic disorders with or without agorafobia: A Randomized Controlled Trial. - EMDR vs. CBT in the treatment of panic disorders: A RCT

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
NL-OMON
Registry ID
NL-OMON34803
Enrollment
160
Registered
2010-02-02
Start date
2010-02-26
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2024-08-12

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

panic disorder with or without agorafobia

Interventions

Two treatments will be compared directly with each other (EMDR vs CBT). A treatment protocol will be used in both group, which exists of 13 weekly treatment sessions which take approximately 45 to 6

Sponsors

Sint Elisabeth Ziekenhuis
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Age
18 Years to 99 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Primary diagnosis of panic disorder with or without agorafobia according to the DSM-IV-TR. Age between 18 and 65. Sufficient fluency in Dutch to complete treatment and research protocol

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Dementia, Psychosis, serious depression, bipolar disorder, personality disorders, substance dependence(alcohol not more than a weekly use of 20 units a week), current use of tranquilizers, and patients who are using anti-depressants

Design outcomes

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
Secondary outcomes are the severity of a panic disorder, measured with the ACQ and BSQ. The seriousness of the agoraphobia measured with the MI and the number of panic attacks, measured with registering form panic attacks.

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Primary outcomes are the symptoms of a panic disorder with or without agoraphobia, measured with the SCID-I, and the quality of life as measured with WHOQOL-Bref.

Countries

Netherlands

Outcome results

None listed

Source: NL-OMON (via WHO ICTRP)