The Effect of Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing Intervention in Hypertension Patient.

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Completed

• Conditions: Heart Rate Variability; Anxiety; Blood Pressure; Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing Intervention
• Interventions: Behavioral: Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing

• Registration Number: NCT05836181
• Lead Sponsor: Miao-Yi Chen

Brief Summary

Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing intervention may improve anxiety, depression, systolic blood pressure and heart rate variability in patients with hypertension.

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2014-02-01
• Primary Completion: 2016-12-10
• Study Completion: 2016-12-28
• Status Verified: 2023-04
• Study First Submitted: 2023-04-18
• Study First Submitted QC: 2023-04-18
• Last Update Submitted: 2023-04-18
• Study First Posted: 2023-05-01
• Last Update Posted: 2023-05-01

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 110

Inclusion Criteria

1. age of 20-80 years,
2. diagnosed with primary hypertension as in SBP ≥130 mmHg or DBP ≥80 mmHg,
3. and able to read and understand Chinese or Taiwanese and willing to participate in this study,

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Exclusion Criteria

1. . Secondary hypertension
2. . Hypertension Crisis.

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Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: PARALLEL

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing intervention	Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing	The goal of EMDR is to help manage physical and mental unpleasant experiences due to hypertension. The intervention group received EMDR therapy included eight phases, each lasting 60-90 minutes, and the intervention consisted of four weekly. In this study, a Nurse practitioner trained in EMDR performs an intervention in an outpatient clinic's quiet, empty room.

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Anxiety	Six month	HADS-A score
depression symptoms	Six month	CESD Scale

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Blood pressure	Six month	Blood pressure

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Chen, miao-yi; 🇨🇳 Taipei, Neihu, Taiwan