ArticleFrontiers in psychiatry2016
Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing vs. Treatment-as-Usual for Non-Specific Chronic Back Pain Patients with Psychological Trauma: A Randomized Controlled Pilot Study.
Article in Frontiers in psychiatry, 2016. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to 2 registered trials, which are not on this map. Cited by 21 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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Localized and Generalized Musculoskeletal Pain: Psychobiological Mechanisms and Implications for Treatment (LOGIN) - Subgroups Characterized by Psychological Trauma, Mental Comorbidity, and Psychobiological Patterns and Their Specialized Treatment - Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) in Non-specific Chronic Back Pain
A Multicenter Phase II Rater-Blinded Randomized Controlled Trial to Compare the Effectiveness of Eye Movement Desensitization Reprocessing Therapy vs. Treatment as Usual in Patients With Substance Use Disorder and History of Psychological Trauma
Who cites it
21 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 52 citations in OpenAlex.
- Psychological intervention in patients with central sensitization syndromes and comorbid psychosocial trauma: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Scientific reports · 2025Pooled it
- Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) treatment in the medical setting: a systematic review.European journal of psychotraumatology · 2024Pooled it
- The Effects of a Life Stress Emotional Awareness and Expression Interview for Women with Chronic Urogenital Pain: A Randomized Controlled Trial.Pain medicine (Malden, Mass.) · 2019Trial
- A study design for modulating two components of the risk architecture of chronic pain: adverse life events and pain catastrophising.Frontiers in psychology · 2026Article
- Effect of eye movement desensitization and reprocessing on intensity of primary dysmenorrhea: a randomized controlled trial.Discover mental health · 2025Article
- [Eye movement desensitization and reprocessing (EMDR) in pain therapy : Potentials, mechanisms and clinical applications for chronic pain with traumatic background].Schmerz (Berlin, Germany) · 2025Review
- B.R.E.A.S.T. Study protocol: Benefits of R-TEP EMDR protocol in Addressing diStress and Trauma in breast cancer patients.Frontiers in psychology · 2025Article
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- The Use of Holographic Memory Resolution® to Improve the Physical and Biopsychosocial Symptoms of Chronic Pain: A Feasibility, Mixed Methods Study.Psychiatric research and clinical practice · 2024Article
- Towards international collaboration of clinical research networks for EMDR: the EMDR Pain Network Germany.Frontiers in psychology · 2024Article
- Group eye movement desensitization and reprocessing (EMDR) in chronic pain patients.Frontiers in psychology · 2024Review
- Editorial: Present and future of EMDR in clinical psychology and psychotherapy, volume II.Frontiers in psychology · 2023Article
- Sensory stimulations potentializing digital therapeutics pain control.Frontiers in pain research (Lausanne, Switzerland) · 2023Review
- The PerPAIN trial: a pilot randomized controlled trial of personalized treatment allocation for chronic musculoskeletal pain-a protocol.Pilot and feasibility studies · 2022Article
- Chronic Fatigue Syndrome: A Case Report Highlighting Diagnosing and Treatment Challenges and the Possibility of Jarisch-Herxheimer Reactions If High Infectious Loads Are Present.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2021Article
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- [EMDR as a psychotherapeutic approach in the treatment of chronic pain : Is Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing an effective therapy for patients with chronic pain who do not suffer from posttraumatic stress disorder?]Schmerz (Berlin, Germany) · 2017Review
- EMDR beyond PTSD: A Systematic Literature Review.Frontiers in psychology · 2017Article
- The AIP Model of EMDR Therapy and Pathogenic Memories.Frontiers in psychology · 2017Article
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Abstract
objectiveEye movement desensitization and reprocessing (EMDR)-an evidence-based approach to eliminate emotional distress from traumatic experiences-was recently suggested for the treatment of chronic pain. The aim of this study was to estimate preliminary efficacy of a pain-focused EMDR intervention for the treatment of non-specific chronic back pain (CBP).
designRandomized controlled pilot study.
methods40 non-specific CBP (nsCBP) patients reporting previous experiences of psychological trauma were consecutively recruited from outpatient tertiary care pain centers. After baseline assessment, patients were randomized to intervention or control group (1:1). The intervention group received 10 sessions standardized pain-focused EMDR in addition to treatment-as-usual (TAU). The control group received TAU alone. The primary outcome was preliminary efficacy, measured by pain intensity, disability, and treatment satisfaction from the patients' perspective. Clinical relevance of changes was determined according to the established recommendations. Assessments were conducted at the baseline, posttreatment, and at a 6-month follow-up. Intention-to-treat analysis with last observation carried forward method was used. Registered with http://ClinicalTrials.gov (NCT01850875).
resultsEstimated effect sizes (between-group, pooled SD) for pain intensity and disability were
conclusionThere is preliminary evidence that pain-focused EMDR might be useful for nsCBP patients with previous experiences of psychological trauma, with benefits for pain intensity maintained over 6 months.
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