Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) in children with a medically related trauma
- Conditions
- EMDR, PTSS, PTSD, medical trauma, trauma, congenital heart disease, emergency department, aangeboren hartafwijking, SEH
- Registration Number
- NL-OMON29358
- Lead Sponsor
- ErasmusMC Sophia Children's Hospital Rotterdam, the Netherlands
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Pending
- Sex
- Not specified
- Target Recruitment
- 128
Inclusion Criteria
The target group of this study consists of:
1) children and adolescents (6-16 years old) suffering from a partial (subclinical) PTSD due to one, sudden and unforeseen event, that occurred at least 4 weeks up to maximally three years ago, such as a traffic accident or severe acute illness. We include children who -after consultation at the emergency department at our hospital-, were hospitalized for the first time and underwent invasive diagnostic procedures and/or treatment; and
Exclusion Criteria
1) Mental retardation.
2) Inability to read or write Dutch.
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method PTSD symptoms (SVLK >60 percentile)
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Anxiety (SCARED-NL)<br /><br>Depression (CDI-II)<br /><br>Quality of Life (TACQOL)<br /><br>Sleep (SSR)<br /><br>Self-Perception (SPPC)<br /><br>Attention problems (CBCL, TRF)<br /><br>School functioning (CBCL, TRF)<br /><br>Medical consumption/adherence