Theories of Working Memory and Consolidation/RECOnsolidation in the Process of Resorption of Post-traumatic Symptoms.

Launched by UNIVERSITY OF LORRAINE · Jun 19, 2024

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ClinConnect Summary

This clinical trial is looking at a therapy called EMDR, which stands for Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing. EMDR is used to help people who have experienced trauma, such as post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), anxiety, or depression. The goal of this trial is to see if a specific technique called Alternating Bilateral Stimulations (ABS) can help reduce the emotional intensity of negative thoughts that often come up for those with these conditions. During the therapy, patients will focus on their distressing thoughts while engaging in movements or sounds that alternate between the left and right sides of their body.

To participate in this study, you would need to be between 18 and 65 years old, speak and understand French, and have symptoms of psychological distress, like feeling anxious or upset. You should not have started therapy yet and need to be able to see, hear, and follow certain instructions on a computer. If eligible, you would work with a therapist to help manage your thoughts and feelings in a supportive environment. It's important to know that this trial is not yet recruiting participants, so you might need to wait until it officially starts.

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ALL

Eligibility criteria

• Inclusion Criteria:
• • Present symptoms of acute stress (score between 22 and 35 on the Impact Event Scale-Revised, IES-R) and/or PTSD (higher score or equal to 36 on the IES-R), but at least present moderate to high psychological distress (score equal to or greater than 8 on the Kessler Abbreviated Psychological Distress Scale, K6);
• • Being in need of psychotherapeutic follow-up but not having started it yet;
• • Be aged between 18 and 65 years inclusive;
• • Speak and write French (be able to understand information and complete questionnaires independently);
• • Have good vision (being able to follow the movement of a white point on a screen);
• • Have good hearing and tactile abilities (being able to perceive auditory and tactile tones);
• • Have a computer equipped with a webcam;
• • Be informed and sign informed consent.
• Exclusion Criteria:
• • Be an adult protected under guardianship or curatorship;
• • Be a person subject to a judicial safeguard measure;
• • Present a lack of autonomy implying an impossibility in terms of administering questionnaires and filling out questionnaires;
• • Have a vision defect implying an impossibility of visual tracking of a white dot;
• • Present a hearing defect and/or tactile abilities implying an impossibility of perception;
• • Have a neurological condition constituting measurement biases (muscular dysfunctions, perceptual dysfunctions, etc.);
• • Suffer from psychotraumatic and dissociative disorders of complex type (respectively evaluated with regard to the anamestistic data of the patients and with a score greater than 25 on the dissociative experiences scale (Dissociative Experiences Scale, DES);
• • Do not present psychological distress (score less than 8 on the Kessler Abbreviated Psychological Distress Scale, K6) ;
• • Have a drug or alcohol dependence;
• • Benefit from ongoing psychotherapeutic monitoring;
• • Have already benefited from psychotherapeutic follow-up or have participated in studies in the last 6 months, both involving EMDR therapy.