Flash Open Trial With Therapists In Training

Not Applicable

• Conditions: Trauma, Psychological
• Interventions: Behavioral: PC-based Flash; Behavioral: EMDR-based Flash

• Registration Number: NCT03271437
• Lead Sponsor: Trauma Institute & Child Trauma Institute

Brief Summary

This study will test the eye movement desensitization and reprocessing (EMDR) based Flash technique and a progressive counting (PC) based variant. EMDR-trained therapists will be trained in the standard Flash, and PC-trained therapists will be trained in PC Flash. In each group they will try it with a minor upsetting memory, and then with two more significant upsetting memories. Participants will use the subjective units of distress scale (SUDS) to rate distress pre- and post-treatment.

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study First Submitted: 2017-08-31
• Study First Submitted QC: 2017-08-31
• Status Verified: 2017-09
• Last Update Submitted: 2017-09-04
• Study First Posted: 2017-09-05
• Last Update Posted: 2017-09-07
• Study Start: 2017-09-15
• Primary Completion: 2017-11-30
• Study Completion: 2017-11-30

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: UNKNOWN
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 200

Inclusion Criteria

• Therapist trained by Trauma Institute & Child Trauma Institute in EMDR or PC

Exclusion Criteria

Not provided

Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: PARALLEL

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
PC-trained therapists	PC-based Flash	-
EMDR-trained therapists	EMDR-based Flash	-

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Change in SUDS following treatment	Pre-treatment, immediately post-treatment, one week post-treatment, and one month post-treatment	Subjective units of distress scale

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Trauma Institute & Child Trauma Institute; 🇺🇸 Northampton, Massachusetts, United States