Targeting Negative *Flashforward* Imagery Using EMDR in Children and Adolescents with Social Anxiety Disorder: a Proof-of-Principle RCT

Completed

• Conditions: social anxiety disorder; social phobia; 10002861

• Registration Number: NL-OMON50877
• Lead Sponsor: Rijksuniversiteit Groningen

Brief Summary

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Detailed Description

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Study Timeline

• Last Update Posted: 11 June 2024

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Sex: Not specified
• Target Recruitment: 50

Inclusion Criteria

In order to be eligible to participate in this study, a potential participant
must meet all of the following criteria:
• Aged between 10-17 years old
• Sufficient knowledge of and proficiency in the Dutch language
• Meeting the DSM 5 criteria of social anxiety disorder (based on child and
parent semi-structured interviews), and social anxiety disorder is the focus of
care (also in case of comorbidity, such as comorbid other anxiety disorders,
ASD, AD(H)D, and depression)
• Currently not receiving active treatment for social anxiety disorder (e.g.,
after diagnostic process or when on the waitlist for active treatment). Note
that previous CBT or other previous treatments such as EMDR are no exclusion
criteria, nor is continuation of medication with a stable dosage.

Exclusion Criteria

A potential participant who meets any of the following criteria will be
excluded from participation in this study:
• Absence of permission of legal guardian(s) for youths aged 10-15 years
• Serious concerns that warrant current attention such as suicidality,
psychosis or domestic violence
• Comorbid post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) or partial PTSD after exposure
to DSM 5 criterion A traumatic event(s)
• Not reporting to experience FF imagery during the pre-intervention assessment
(i.e., exclusion from participation in the rest of the treatment study)
• A medical condition that is considered a contra-indication for EMDR with eye
movements such as a form of epilepsy

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
<p>Main study endpoints are (average) social anxiety and avoidance, based on the<br /><br>ratings of social anxiety and avoidance related to the 3 most personally<br /><br>relevant socially anxious situations selected from a list of situations. </p><br>

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
<p>Secondary study endpoints are (average) FF image vividness and average FF image<br /><br>distress, and average FF imagery appraisal as assessed by the imagery<br /><br>interview.</p><br>