A randomised pilot feasibility study of eye movement desensitisation and reprocessing recent traumatic episode protocol, to improve psychological recovery following intensive care admission for COVID-19.

COVID Critical care EMDR PTSD R-TEP anxiety depression early EMDR intervention feasibility intensive care psychology

Journal

Journal of the Intensive Care Society
ISSN: 1751-1437
Titre abrégé: J Intensive Care Soc
Pays: England
ID NLM: 101538668

Informations de publication

Date de publication:
Aug 2023
Historique:
medline: 25 9 2023
pubmed: 25 9 2023
entrez: 25 9 2023
Statut: ppublish

Résumé

Approximately 50% of intensive care survivors experience persistent psychological symptoms. Eye-movement desensitisation and reprocessing (EMDR) is a widely recommended trauma-focussed psychological therapy, which has not been investigated systematically in a cohort of intensive care survivors: We therefore conducted a randomised pilot feasibility study of EMDR, using the Recent Traumatic Episode Protocol (R-TEP), to prevent psychological distress in intensive care survivors. Findings will determine whether it would be possible to conduct a fully-powered clinical effectiveness trial and inform trial design. We aimed to recruit 26 patients who had been admitted to intensive care for over 24 h with COVID-19 infection. Consenting participants were randomised (1:1) to receive either usual care plus remotely delivered EMDR R-TEP or usual care alone (controls). The primary outcome was feasibility. We also report factors related to safety and symptom changes in post-traumatic stress disorder, (PTSD) anxiety and depression. We approached 51 eligible patients, with 26 (51%) providing consent. Intervention adherence (sessions offered/sessions completed) was 83%, and 23/26 participants completed all study procedures. There were no attributable adverse events. Between baseline and 6-month follow-up, mean change in PTSD score was -8 (SD = 10.5) in the intervention group versus +0.75 (SD = 15.2) in controls ( Remotely delivered EMDR R-TEP met pre-determined feasibility and safety objectives. Whilst we achieved group separation in PTSD symptom change, we have identified a number of protocol refinements that would improve the design of a fully powered, multi-centre randomised controlled trial, consistent with currently recommended rehabilitation clinical pathways. ClinicalTrials.gov: NCT04455360.

Sections du résumé

Background UNASSIGNED
Approximately 50% of intensive care survivors experience persistent psychological symptoms. Eye-movement desensitisation and reprocessing (EMDR) is a widely recommended trauma-focussed psychological therapy, which has not been investigated systematically in a cohort of intensive care survivors: We therefore conducted a randomised pilot feasibility study of EMDR, using the Recent Traumatic Episode Protocol (R-TEP), to prevent psychological distress in intensive care survivors. Findings will determine whether it would be possible to conduct a fully-powered clinical effectiveness trial and inform trial design.
Method UNASSIGNED
We aimed to recruit 26 patients who had been admitted to intensive care for over 24 h with COVID-19 infection. Consenting participants were randomised (1:1) to receive either usual care plus remotely delivered EMDR R-TEP or usual care alone (controls). The primary outcome was feasibility. We also report factors related to safety and symptom changes in post-traumatic stress disorder, (PTSD) anxiety and depression.
Results UNASSIGNED
We approached 51 eligible patients, with 26 (51%) providing consent. Intervention adherence (sessions offered/sessions completed) was 83%, and 23/26 participants completed all study procedures. There were no attributable adverse events. Between baseline and 6-month follow-up, mean change in PTSD score was -8 (SD = 10.5) in the intervention group versus +0.75 (SD = 15.2) in controls (
Conclusion UNASSIGNED
Remotely delivered EMDR R-TEP met pre-determined feasibility and safety objectives. Whilst we achieved group separation in PTSD symptom change, we have identified a number of protocol refinements that would improve the design of a fully powered, multi-centre randomised controlled trial, consistent with currently recommended rehabilitation clinical pathways.
Trial registration UNASSIGNED
ClinicalTrials.gov: NCT04455360.

Identifiants

pubmed: 37744073
doi: 10.1177/17511437221136828
pii: 10.1177_17511437221136828
pmc: PMC9679313
doi:

Banques de données

ClinicalTrials.gov
['NCT04455360']

Types de publication

Journal Article

Langues

eng

Pagination

309-319

Informations de copyright

© The Author(s) 2022.

Déclaration de conflit d'intérêts

The author(s) declared no potential conflicts of interest with respect to the research, authorship, and/or publication of this article.

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Auteurs

Andrew Bates (A)

NIHR Southampton Biomedical Research Centre, University Hospitals Southampton National Health Service Foundation Trust, Southampton, UK.
Faculty of Medicine, University of Southampton, Southampton, UK.

Hannah Golding (H)

NIHR Southampton Biomedical Research Centre, University Hospitals Southampton National Health Service Foundation Trust, Southampton, UK.

Sophie Rushbrook (S)

Intensive Psychological Therapies Service, Dorset Healthcare University National Health Service Foundation Trust, Poole, UK.

Elan Shapiro (E)

Independent EMDR Europe Consultant Practitioner, Haifa, Israel.

Natalie Pattison (N)

School of Health and Social Work, University of Hertfordshire, Hatfield, UK.

David S Baldwin (DS)

Faculty of Medicine, University of Southampton, Southampton, UK.
Southern Health NHS Foundation Trust, Southampton, UK.

Michael P W Grocott (MPW)

NIHR Southampton Biomedical Research Centre, University Hospitals Southampton National Health Service Foundation Trust, Southampton, UK.
Faculty of Medicine, University of Southampton, Southampton, UK.

Rebecca Cusack (R)

NIHR Southampton Biomedical Research Centre, University Hospitals Southampton National Health Service Foundation Trust, Southampton, UK.
Faculty of Medicine, University of Southampton, Southampton, UK.

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