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Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) for Police Personnel
Led by Pakistan Institute of Living and Learning · Updated on 2024-05-17
80
Participants Needed
1
Research Sites
162 weeks
Total Duration
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Sponsors
P
Pakistan Institute of Living and Learning
Lead Sponsor
U
University of Manchester
Collaborating Sponsor
AI-Summary
What this Trial Is About
Objectives: 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. To test whether reducing stress and psychological trauma reduces suicidal ideation in police officers. 3. To explore participants' experiences with EMDR Intervention. Study design and setting: The study will be a mixed-method feasibility randomized controlled trial of EMDR as an intervention in treating symptoms such as stress, trauma and suicidal ideation in police officers. The study will be conducted in five major cities in Pakistan: Rawalpindi, Karachi, Peshawar, Quetta, and Lahore. Sample size: A total of N=80 eligible police officers will be recruited and randomized in the study.
CONDITIONS
Official Title
Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) for Police Personnel
Who Can Participate
Eligibility Criteria
You may qualify if you...
- 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 will not qualify if you...
- Less than 12 months' experience as a police officer
- Active suicidal ideation scored as 2 on item no 4 of BSSI; these participants will be referred to psychiatric services
- Current use of hard or 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
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Trial Site Locations
Total: 1 location
1
Prison settings Peshawar
Peshawar, KPK, Pakistan, 25000
Actively Recruiting
Research Team
M
MUQADDAS ASIF
CONTACT
T
Tayyeba Kiran
CONTACT
How is the study designed?
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Masking
SINGLE
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Model
PARALLEL
Primary Purpose
TREATMENT
Number of Arms
2
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