Effectiveness of a two-day EMDR treatment programme for parents of MPS III patients: a randomized controlled pilot trial

Completed

Conditions: Posttraumatische stress en psychologische comorbiditeit ten gevolge van het zorgen voor een ernstig ziek kind.
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Registration Number: NL-OMON55023

Lead Sponsor: Academisch Medisch Centrum

Brief Summary: Not available

Detailed Description: Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status: Completed

Sex: Not specified

Target Recruitment: 14

Inclusion Criteria

- Reporting at least an increased score (moderately or higher) on one symptom
in each cluster (B, C, D or E) or met 3 of the 4 PTSD criteria (1 B symptom, 1
C symptom, 2 D symptoms and 2 E symptoms) measured by the PTSD Check List for
DSM-5 (PCL-5) or having at least an increased score (>24) on the PCL-5.
- Being motivated for a short, intensive EMDR treatment programme.
- Parenting a child with MPS III under treatment by a metabolic paediatrician
in the Emma
Children*s Hospital/Amsterdam UMC.
- Having sufficient knowledge of the Dutch language to complete the assessments.
- Willingness to give a written informed consent in advance.

Exclusion Criteria

- Major interfering acute medical and/or psychiatric condition, such as
psychosis, substance dependence or high risk for suicide.
- Insufficient fluency of the Dutch language.
- Receiving psychological (trauma) treatment by another therapist at the same
time.

Study & Design

Study Type: Interventional

Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
<p>Post-traumatic stress (symptoms) will be measured by the PTSD Check List for<br /><br>DSM-5 (PCL-5). The PCL-5 is a self-reported questionnaire which assesses PTSD<br /><br>symptoms and is one of the most frequently used self-reported questionnaires<br /><br>for PTSD. The PCL-5 measures the 20 DSM-5 PTSD symptoms (divided in the<br /><br>clusters intrusions (B), avoidance (C), alterations in arousal and reactivity<br /><br>(D), negative alterations in cognitions and mood (E)) over the last week and is<br /><br>answered on a five-point Liker scale, ranging from 0 not at all to 4<br /><br>extremely. A provisional PTSD diagnosis can be made by counting each item<br /><br>rated 2 (moderately) or higher and then applying the DSM 5 rules (one B<br /><br>symptom, one C symptom, two D symptoms and two E symptoms). The PCL-5 test<br /><br>scores demonstrated good internal consistency (* = .96), test*retest<br /><br>reliability (r = .84), and convergent and discriminant validity. </p><br>

Secondary Outcome Measures