Status:
RECRUITING
Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) as a Treatment for Chronic Painful Diabetic Peripheral Neuropathy
Lead Sponsor:
Dijklander Ziekenhuis
Conditions:
Neuropathic Pain
Diabetes Mellitus
Eligibility:
All Genders
18+ years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
The goal of this clinical trial is to investigate the effectiveness of Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) therapy in reducing pain intensity in individuals with chronic painful diabe...
Detailed Description
The study adopts a single-case experimental design, replicated nine times (N-of-1 study). Research on the effectiveness of EMDR therapy for neuropathic pain is limited to studies on phantom pain (and...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Inclusion criteria:
- Age: ≥ 18 years.
- Diagnosis of Diabetes Mellitus.
- Severity of pain in the past month, NRS-pain score ≥ 6.
- Ability to communicate in both written and spoken Dutch.
- Willingness to participate in the study (signed informed consent (IC)).
- Exclusion criteria:
- Severe psychiatric disorders requiring immediate treatment.
- IQ \< 80.
- Initiation of medication within 3 months before the start of the study (medication in use for more than 3 months can be maintained; discontinuation of medication during the study is possible but not desirable).
- Concurrent psychotherapeutic treatment targeting neuropathic pain during the study.
- Substance abuse and/or dependence, unless medically prescribed.
- Inability to complete the questionnaires.
- Co-morbid conditions affecting the lower extremities, such as peripheral arterial disease, severe rheumatoid arthritis, osteoarthritis. Other conditions causing pain in the feet and/or damage to the peripheral nervous system, for example, ulcers.
- Co-morbid chronic pain syndromes.
Exclusion
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
March 1 2024
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ESTIMATED
End Date :
March 31 2025
Estimated Enrollment :
10 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT06171230
Start Date
March 1 2024
End Date
March 31 2025
Last Update
March 12 2024
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Dijklander Ziekenhuis
Hoorn, Netherlands, 1624 NP