RCT Archives

EMDR treatment in patients with personality disorders. Should we fear symptom exacerbation? (European Journal of Psychotraumatology)

This study explores trajectories of change in patients with a personality disorder (PD) without comorbid posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) during EMDR therapy or waiting time.

Eye movement desensitization and reprocessing therapy as an adjunct to pain management during dental extraction in children – a randomized control trial (Journal of Dental Anesthesia and Pain Medicine)

This study aimed to assess the trends in pain in pediatric dental patients with and without EMDR therapy during local anesthesia (LA) and extraction.

Coping styles in refugees with PTSD: Results from a randomized trial comparing EMDR therapy and stabilization (PLoS ONE)

This study aims to examine if baseline coping styles for refugees are related to treatment response after EMDR therapy or stabilization, and if coping styles change during these treatments.

Reducing intrusive memories and promoting posttraumatic growth with Traveler: A randomized controlled study (Applied Psychology: Health and Wellbeing)

This randomized controlled trial tests a computerized game, Traveler, developed for managing posttraumatic responses immediately after trauma that includes elements of EMDR.

Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing for Posttraumatic Stress Disorder: A pilot blinded, randomized study of stimulation type (Psychotherapy and Psychosomatics)

PTSD patients received EMDR with 3 different stimulations: intermittent alternating right-left, intermittent simultaneous bilateral & continuous bilateral.

Eye movements desensitization and reprocessing with finger movements and Elite mobile health software on guilt feeling of parents of children with autism: A randomized trial (Journal of Psychiatric and Mental Health Nursing)

This randomized controlled trial (RCT) examined the impact of different ways to reduce guilt in parents of autistic children, including EMDR therapy.

EMDR and standard psychotherapy for paediatric cancer patients and their families: A pilot study (Frontiers in Psychology)

This article compares EMDR with standard psychotherapy for PTSD in pediatric oncology patients early in cancer treatment.

Randomized trial on the effects of an EMDR intervention on traumatic and obsessive symptoms during the COVID-19 quarantine: A psychometric study (Frontiers in Psychiatry)

This randomized controlled trial investigated body perception, disgust, emotions of guilt and shame, mental contamination, posttraumatic and obsessive-compulsive symptoms before and after EMDR intervention.

Cost-effectiveness analysis of the treatment of posttraumatic stress disorder related to childhood abuse: Comparison of phase-based treatment and direct trauma-focused treatment (Frontiers in Psychology)

This study compared the cost-effectiveness of a phased-based treatment approach with direct trauma-focused treatment in patients with PTSD and a history of childhood abuse.