Efficacy of Eye Movement Desensitization & Reprocessing vs Cognitive Behavioral Therapy in Post-Traumatic Stress and Comorbid Disorders in Pakistan
Efficacy of Eye Movement Desensitization & Reprocessing vs Cognitive Behavioral Therapy in Post-Traumatic Stress and Comorbid Disorders in Pakistan: A Full-fledged Randomized Controlled Trial
Khushal Khan Khattak Univeristy, Karak, Pakistan
200 participants
Aug 15, 2022
INTERVENTIONAL
Conditions
Summary
This Randomized Controlled Trial will check the efficacy of Eye Movement Desensitization \& Reprocessing vs Cognitive Behavioral Therapy in Post-Traumatic Stress and Comorbid Disorders in Pakistan
Eligibility
Inclusion Criteria1
- reverse of the exclusion critera
Exclusion Criteria6
- The following patients will be excluded:
- Patients below the age of 15 years and above 60 years, since this study is neither on children nor on old aged patients;
- Patients who can't move their hands and eyes/or can't perform basic movements;
- Patients who are unconscious for longer periods and unable to recover consciousness;
- Patients not meeting the basic screening criteria of PTSD/ PTSD is not the main problem;
- Patients with severe intellectual impairments, since such patients are difficult to communicate
Interventions
Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) therapy will be administered face-to-face by a psychotherapist in a total of 12 sessions, with one session per week. The efficacy of EMDR therapy will be compared with Cognitive Behavioral Therapy in the treatment of Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder in Pakistan.
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy will be comparatively checked with Eye Movement Desensitization \& Reprocessing Therapy for its efficacy. It will be administered by psychotherapist in 14 sessions (each session per week)
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NCT06435052