EMDR Integrative Group Protocol and Individual Treatment for Patients With Cancer: A Pilot Study
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In plain language
An automatic summary of structured registry data. It is an orientation aid, not a substitute for the official protocol or a physician assessment.
- What is being studied
- The protocol lists: EMDR-IGTP-OTS.
- Who it may be relevant to
- Registry conditions: Thyroid Neoplasms, Neoplasm, Post-traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD), Psychological Distress. Basic parameters: 18 years — 100 years · All.
- What needs checking
- Age, condition and sex are only basic indicators. Prior treatment, laboratory values and other mandatory requirements appear in the eligibility criteria below.
- Where it takes place
- Italy
- Next step
- Save the trial, show it to the treating physician, and confirm current recruitment with the study center. Costs, documents and travel →
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Official title
Combination of the EMDR Integrative Group Protocol and Individual EMDR Treatment in Patients With Advanced Thyroid Cancer: A Pilot Study
Overview
The main aim of the present process-outcome study is to evaluate the feasibility and the effects of an EMDR-IGTP-OTS group intervention on a sample of people with cancer, by using a process-outcome study design, with repeated measures.
Detailed description
The diagnosis of cancer represents a potentially life-threatening event that can be considered a unique traumatic stressor. A cancer diagnosis can disrupt a person's life, affecting emotions, cognition, and physical pain impacting the individual sense of identity. Findings from the literature suggest that EMDR can be a valid treatment in the processing of cancer-related traumatic events. With this proposal, the investigators aim to evaluate the feasibility and the effects of a combined EMDR Integrative Group Treatment Protocol and an optional EMDR individual protocol for people with cancer.
Interventions
- Behavioral EMDR-IGTP-OTS
The intervention follows the EMDR 8-phase protocol as indicated by Jarero et al. (2018). The group sessions use the IGTP-OTS (Integrative Group Treatment Protocol for Ongoing Traumatic Stress) to provide early stabilization.
Primary outcome measures
- Impact of Event Scale-Revised (IES-R) [Time frame: Baseline (T1) and Post-intervention (T2, approximately 1 month), Follow-up (T3, approximately 3 month)]
Eligibility criteria
Inclusion criteria
- cancer diagnosis
- PTSD (IES-R > 32)
Exclusion criteria
- receiving specialized trauma therapy
- receiving current psychiatric pharmacological treatment, unless the dosage has been stable for at least 2 months prior to enrollment
Criteria are shown verbatim from the registry (in English). Final eligibility is always assessed by the study center.
Healthy volunteers: No
Study design
- Allocation
- N/A
- Model
- Single group
- Masking
- Open label
- Primary purpose
- Treatment
Study locations
Italy · 1 center
- Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore — Milan
Publications
- Quaranta-Leech, A., Zaporozhets, O., Jarero, I., & Holland, D. (2025). Randomized Controlled Trial on the Provision of the EMDR-IGTP-OTS-R for Reduction of Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Symptomology with Mental Health Professionals in Ukraine during the War. Journal of EMDR Practice and Research, 19, 0007.
- Jarero, I., Artigas, L., Uribe, S., & García, L. E. (2016). The EMDR integrative group treatment protocol for patients with cancer. Journal of EMDR Practice and Research, 10(3), 199-207.
- Jarero, I., Givaudan, M., & Osorio, A. (2018). Randomized controlled trial on the provision of the EMDR integrative group treatment protocol adapted for ongoing traumatic stress to female patients with cancer-related posttraumatic stress disorder symptoms. Journal of EMDR Practice and Research, 12(3), 94-104.
Identifiers
NCT: NCT07447089 · CET 435-2025