Effect of EMDR for Reduction of Pain Interference in Children With Sickle Cell Disease
RecruitingNot applicableNCT07001631
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This study has no listed site in Canada in this snapshot. It is included as part of the worldwide chronic pain corpus.
Brief summary (from the registry)
Children with sickle cell disease may experience frequent painful episodes. This, together with the traumatic experiences during a hospitalization, can lead to the development of posttraumatic stress reactions. As the stress can trigger painful episodes (pain crisis) in children with sickle cell disease, the investigators think that treating these stress symptoms can reduce the pain-related problems in their lives. Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) is proven to be an effective trauma treatment for posttraumatic stress disorder. Research studies show that EMDR can reduce pain in adults. The investigators want to study now if EMDR effective is in reducing pain-related problems in children with sickle cell disease.
Study details
- Official title
- Effect of EMDR for Reduction of Pain Interference in Children With Sickle Cell Disease
- Conditions
- Sickle Cell Disease
- Pain
- Pain, Chronic Disease
- Interventions
- Other: Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR)
- Sponsor
- Academisch Medisch Centrum - Universiteit van Amsterdam (AMC-UvA)
- Start date
- 2024-09-20
- Primary completion
- 2026-07-01
- Sex
- All
- Age range
- from 6 Years to 18 Years
- Results posted
- No results posted in this snapshot
- Countries
- Netherlands
- Total sites listed
- 1
Eligibility criteria
Show eligibility criteria (verbatim from the registry)
Inclusion Criteria: * Medical diagnosis of SCD * Age between 6 and 18 years old * Elevated pain interference scores: Reporting above the clinical cut-off T-score of 49 on PROMIS Pain Interference (parent-proxy version for children from 6-7 years and self-report version for children from 8 years). * Having sufficient knowledge of the Dutch or English languages to complete the assessments Exclusion Criteria: * Undergone successful stem cell transplantation * Pregnant adolescents * Current unsafety that is likely to interfere with psychological therapy for example ongoing domestic violence * Major interfering acute medical or psychiatric condition, such as psychosis, substance dependence, current severe self-harm or high risk for suicide requiring immediate treatment * Receiving psychological (trauma) treatment by another therapist at the same time * IQ estimated to be \< 80 based on information contained in the medical history or information from educational services/school
Source: ClinicalTrials.gov (US National Library of Medicine), snapshot October 2026. Check the registry for current recruiting status. Record: https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT07001631