NCT07447089

EMDR Integrative Group Protocol and Individual Treatment for Patients With Cancer: A Pilot Study

Combination of the EMDR Integrative Group Protocol and Individual EMDR Treatment in Patients With Advanced Thyroid Cancer: A Pilot Study

• Status: Recruiting
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 25 (estimated)
• Sponsor: Università Cattolica di Milano · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 18 Years – 100 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

The main aim of the present process-outcome study is to evaluate the feasibility and the effects of an EMDR-IGTP-OTS group intervention on a sample of people with cancer, by using a process-outcome study design, with repeated measures.

Detailed description

The diagnosis of cancer represents a potentially life-threatening event that can be considered a unique traumatic stressor. A cancer diagnosis can disrupt a person's life, affecting emotions, cognition, and physical pain impacting the individual sense of identity. Findings from the literature suggest that EMDR can be a valid treatment in the processing of cancer-related traumatic events. With this proposal, the investigators aim to evaluate the feasibility and the effects of a combined EMDR Integrative Group Treatment Protocol and an optional EMDR individual protocol for people with cancer.

Conditions

• Thyroid Neoplasms
• Neoplasm
• Post-traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)
• Psychological Distress

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
BEHAVIORAL	EMDR-IGTP-OTS	The intervention follows the EMDR 8-phase protocol as indicated by Jarero et al. (2018). The group sessions use the IGTP-OTS (Integrative Group Treatment Protocol for Ongoing Traumatic Stress) to provide early stabilization.

Timeline

• Start date: 2025-12-05
• Primary completion: 2026-10-01
• Completion: 2026-12-05
• First posted: 2026-03-03
• Last updated: 2026-03-04

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Italy