RCT Archives

Eye movement desensitization and reprocessing (EMDR) therapy or supportive counseling prior to exposure therapy in patients with panic disorder: Study protocol for a multicenter randomized controlled trial (IMPROVE) (BMC Psychiatry)

The goal is to investigate whether EMDR therapy plus exposure therapy improves efficacy/tolerability in patients with panic disorder.

بررسي تاثير حساسيتزدايي با حرکات چشم و پردازش مجدد بر اضطراب مرگ بيماران مبتلا به سرطان دستگاه گوارش: يک مطالعه کارآزمايي باليني (كومش)

نتيجهگيري: با توجه به نتايج بهدست آمده، حساسيتزدايي با حرکات چشم و پردازش مجدد ميتواند به عنوان يک روشموثر در کاهش اضطراب مرگ بيماران مبتلا به سرطان دستگاه گوارش استفاده گردد

Design and rational of the REStoring mood after early life trauma with psychotherapy (RESET-psychotherapy) study: A multicenter randomized controlled trial on the efficacy of adjunctive trauma-focused therapy (TFT) versus treatment as usual (TAU) for adult patients with major depressive disorder (MDD) and childhood trauma (BMC Psychiatry)

This novel treatment strategy could pave the way for a more personalized and targeted treatment for those with depression & childhood trauma.

A randomized study to compare the effects of EMDR added to TAU on substance memory in a residential addiction setting (Journal of Substance Use)

Study suggests that EMDR and treatment as usual in substance use disorder inpatient in a residential setting may reduce substance craving.

The PerPAIN trial: A pilot randomized controlled trial of personalized treatment allocation for chronic musculoskeletal pain – a protocol (Pilot Feasibility Studies)

The therapy of chronic musculoskeletal pain is complex and the treatment results are often insufficient despite numerous therapeutic options.

Testing an attachment- and trauma-informed intervention approach for parents and young children after interparental violence: Protocol for a randomized controlled trial (BMC Trials)

Effective treatment combinations for traumatized parents and their young children after interparental violence.

Trauma-focused therapies for post-traumatic stress in psychosis: Study protocol for the RE.PROCESS randomized controlled trial (BMC Trials)

The first RCT to compare the effects of cognitive restructuring (CR), prolonged exposure (PE), and EMDR in individuals with psychosis & PTSD.

Efficacy of virtual reality exposure therapy and eye movement desensitization and reprocessing therapy on symptoms of acrophobia and anxiety sensitivity in adolescent girls: A randomized controlled trial (Frontiers in Psychology)

Study shows that virtual reality exposure therapy (VRET) and EMDR can improve symptoms of acrophobia & anxiety in female adolescents.

Effectiveness of time-limited eye movement desensitization reprocessing therapy for parents of children with a rare life-limiting illness: A randomized clinical trial (BMC Orphanet Journal of Rare Diseases)

EMDR reduces PTSD symptoms, psychological comorbidity, and stress in parents of children with a rare progressive life-limiting illness.

Randomized trial on the effects of a group EMDR intervention on narrative complexity and specificity of autobiographical memories: A path analytic and supervised machine-learning study (International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health)

EMDR proved to be an effective treatment to overcome traumatic experiences and to promote coherent autobiographical narratives in children.

Psychological intervention in women victims of childhood sexual abuse: An open study-protocol of a randomized controlled clinical trial comparing EMDR psychotherapy and trauma-based cognitive therapy (International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health)

Women victims of childhood sexual abuse receive either EMDR psychotherapy or trauma-focused cognitive behavioral therapy.

The effectiveness of eye movement desensitization for post-traumatic stress disorder in Indonesia: A randomized controlled trial (Frontiers in Psychology)

EMD saw reductions in PTSD, anxiety and depression, and improvements in quality of life, though eye movements did not add to the efficacy.

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