NCT00716638

Trauma-focused CBT Versus EMDR in the Treatment of Posttraumatic Stress Disorder

Trauma-focused CBT vs. EMDR in the Treatment of Posttraumatic Stress Disorder

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 30 (actual)
• Sponsor: VU University of Amsterdam · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 18 Years – 70 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

This study will evaluate the effectiveness of trauma-focused cognitive behaviour therapy (TF-CBT) versus eye movement desensitization and reprocessing (EMDR) in the treatment of trauma survivors with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). Patients will be randomly assigned to TF-CBT or EMDR. Follow-up assessments will be conducted at 3 and 12 months post-treatment. In addition to comparing the efficacy of the two protocols, an additional focus will lie on identifying predictors for treatment outcome.

Conditions

• Stress Disorders, Post-Traumatic

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
BEHAVIORAL	Trauma-focused Cognitive Behavior Therapy	This intervention comprises 10 sessions of trauma-focused cognitive behavior therapy for PTSD with the components (a) prolonged imaginal exposure, (b) in vivo exposure, and (c) cognitive restructuring.
BEHAVIORAL	Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR)	This intervention comprises 10 sessions of EMDR according to the standard protocol.

Timeline

• Start date: 2008-07-01
• Primary completion: 2015-11-01
• Completion: 2015-11-01
• First posted: 2008-07-16
• Last updated: 2018-09-13

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Netherlands