Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) for Police Personnel

NCT05171868 | Recruiting DMC

• 1 other identifier: SAHAR M-EMDR-001
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 80
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

Objectives:

1. 1.To examine the feasibility of Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) as an intervention to reduce psychological trauma and stress amongst police officers in Pakistan.
2. 2.To test whether reducing stress and psychological trauma reduces suicidal ideation in police officers.
3. 3.To explore participants' experiences with EMDR Intervention.

Conditions

Suicidal Ideation; Psychological Trauma; Stress

Keywords

Forensic settings; EMDR; Trauma; Police Personnel; Suicidal Ideation; Stress; Pakistan; Feasibility

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (3)

• Feasibility of recruitment

  The feasibility will be determined by collecting data on recruitment rates. The success criterion of feasibility will be to recruit \> 50% of eligible participants.

  From baseline to 8th week (at the end of intervention)

• Acceptability measure

  Intervention acceptability will be assessed using data on intervention attendance. The criterion for acceptability is the intervention attendance rate of \> 5 sessions.

  From baseline to 8th week (at the end of intervention)

• Feasibility of Retention

  The feasibility of retention will be determined by collecting data on retention rates. The success criterion of feasibility of retention will be to retain \> 50% participants.

  From baseline to 8th week (at the end of intervention)

Secondary Outcomes (6)

• Beck Scale for Suicide Ideation

  Change in problem scores from baseline to 8th week

• The International Trauma Questionnaire

  Change in problem scores from baseline to 8th week

• Depression Anxiety and Stress Scale

  Change in problem scores from baseline to 8th week

• Beck Hopelessness Scale

  Change in problem scores from baseline to 8th week

• Sleep Quality Questionnaire

  Change in problem scores from baseline to 8th week

Study Arms (2)

EMDR receiving group

EXPERIMENTAL

EMDR is a psychotherapeutic approach that emphasizes the role of the brain's information processing system in perfecting the psychological consequences of distressing events. EMDR is an eight-phase treatment protocol, including procedure that focuses on the memories underlying current problems and those that must be specifically addressed to bring the client to a robust state of psychological health. One of its distinguishing aspects is its use of bilateral physical stimulation, such as side-to-side eye movements, alternating hand taps, or alternating auditory tones while the person undergoing treatment is mentally focusing on aspects of various life experiences.

Behavioral: Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR)

Waiting list Control Group

NO INTERVENTION

The control group will receive their routine care as usual. Once the trial is completed they will be invited for EMDR sessions

Interventions

Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) BEHAVIORAL

Each participant in the intervention group will receive 8 individual, weekly EMDR sessions over 8 weeks. Each session will take approximately 60-90 minutes. The sessions will be delivered at a place convenient to the participant. Trained EMDR therapists will deliver the intervention.

EMDR receiving group

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 18 Years - 60 Years
• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: No
• Age Groups: Adult (18-64)

You may qualify if:

• Having suicidal ideation measured as a score \> 2 on Beck scale of suicidal ideation
• Aged 18 years - 60 years' old
• Police officer with psychological trauma measured with the International Trauma Questionnaire and stress measured with stress subscale of Depression, Anxiety and Stress scale

You may not qualify if:

• Less than 12 months' experience in the police officer.
• Participants reporting active suicidal ideation measured as a score of 2 on item no 4 of BSSI will be excluded and referred to a psychiatric service.
• With current history of use of hard/psychoactive substances (excluding tobacco and caffeine).
• Unable to provide consent due to severe mental or physical illness.
• Unlikely to be available for the entire duration of the study.

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Pakistan Institute of Living and Learning: lead
• University of Manchester: collaborator

Study Sites (1)

Prison settings Peshawar

Peshawar, KPK, 25000, Pakistan

RECRUITING

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Suicidal Ideation; Psychological Trauma; Wounds and Injuries

Interventions

Eye Movement Desensitization Reprocessing

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Suicide; Self-Injurious Behavior; Behavioral Symptoms; Behavior; Stress Disorders, Traumatic; Trauma and Stressor Related Disorders; Mental Disorders

Intervention Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Desensitization, Psychologic; Behavior Therapy; Psychotherapy; Behavioral Disciplines and Activities

Study Officials

• Nusrat Husain

  University of Manchester

  PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

• Nasim Chahudhry

  Pakistan Institute of Living and Learning

  PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Central Study Contacts

MUQADDAS ASIF

CONTACT

042-35842310; muqaddas.asif@pill.org.pk

Tayyeba Kiran

CONTACT

021-36703712; tayyeba.kiran@pill.org.pk

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: not applicable
• Allocation: RANDOMIZED
• Masking: SINGLE
• Who Masked: OUTCOMES ASSESSOR
• Purpose: TREATMENT
• Intervention Model: PARALLEL
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: SPONSOR

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: December 11, 2021
• First Posted: December 29, 2021
• Study Start: May 20, 2022
• Primary Completion: December 30, 2024
• Study Completion: June 30, 2025
• Last Updated: May 17, 2024

Record last verified: 2024-05

Data Sharing

• IPD Sharing: Will not share

Locations

PA (1)