EMDR-treatment of fear-inducing auditory-verbal hallucinations

Recruiting

Conditions: auditory-verbal hallucinations
voice-hearing
10039628

Registration Number: NL-OMON50512

Lead Sponsor: niversiteit Utrecht

Brief Summary: Not available

Detailed Description: Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status: Recruiting

Sex: Not specified

Target Recruitment: 66

Inclusion Criteria

Hearing voices at least once a week, fear as predominant response to
voice-hearing, negative impact of voice-hearing on patient's life

Exclusion Criteria

Unable to participate in structured treatment / to fill out questionnaires (due
to severe problems in reality testing, self-regulation, cognition, intellect of
speech), insufficient mastery of the Dutch language, estimated IQ <75, auditory
or visual impairment, severe suicidality, unable to restrict substance use
right before and after intervention, inpatient treatment while starting study
participation

Study & Design

Study Type: Interventional

Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
<p>Primary parameters:<br /><br>-The amount of change on the 'Negative Impact' subscale of the Voices Impact<br /><br>Scale (Strauss et al, 2018).<br /><br>-The amount of change on the PTSD Checklist for the DSM-5 (PCL-5) (Weathers et<br /><br>al, 2013). </p><br>

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
<p>Secondary parameters:<br /><br>-The amount of change on the Beliefs About Voices Questionnaire - Revised<br /><br>subscales (Chadwick et al, 2000).<br /><br>-Change in other voice characteristics will be measured with visual-analogue<br /><br>scales, and a question about the number and frequency of voice hearing. </p><br>