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EMpower Parents: Effectiveness of EMDR Treatment for Parental PTSD Related to Their Child's Medical Condition.
Sponsor: Academisch Medisch Centrum - Universiteit van Amsterdam (AMC-UvA)
Summary
The goal of this clinical trial is to learn if short EMDR treatment offered in two modalities (face to face and remote) is effective in reducing PTSD symptoms and comorbid symptoms for parents of children with diverse chronic and acute medical conditions. The main question is: • Is short EMDR treatment effective in reducing PTSD symptoms in parents of children with chronic or acute medical conditions? Researchers will compare in person and remote EMDR treatment to a waiting list group to see if the treatment is effective. Participants in the intervention conditions will participate in four in person or remote EMDR sessions, each lasting 1.5 hours, spread across two half-days. Participants in the waiting list condition will receive this treatment after a period of 3 months.
Official title: EMpower Parents: Effectiveness of EMDR Treatment for Parental PTSD Related to Their Child's Medical Condition: a Randomized Controlled Trial
Key Details
Gender
All
Age Range
Any - Any
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Enrollment
60
Start Date
2025-01
Completion Date
2026-04
Last Updated
2025-01-15
Healthy Volunteers
No
Interventions
Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR)
Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) treatment. EMDR is one of the first-choice evidence based treatments for PTSD. During an EMDR session, the traumatic memory is brought to the surface including associated images, thoughts, feelings and body sensations, while simultaneously focusing on an external distracting stimulus (e.g., lateral eye movements).