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Efficacy of an EMDR App for PTSD and SUD | Clinical Trials | Clareo Health

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RECRUITINGNANCT07146633

Efficacy of an EMDR App for PTSD and SUD

The current proposal is aimed to confirm the efficacy of this novel therapeutic method (autonomous eye movement desensitization and reprocessing; A-EMDR) in a patient group (PTSD and SUD), and to asse...

Lead sponsor: Centre for Addiction and Mental Health•1 locations•View source on ClinicalTrials.gov

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Lead Sponsor

Centre for Addiction and Mental Health

This is an open-label pilot randomized, wait-list controlled trial evaluating A-EMDR for the treatment of PTSD in patients with SUD for four weeks with a follow up at week eight. Primary outcomes will be measured at the end of the study (week 4) for both groups and at follow up (week 8) for the A-EMDR group.

Age

18 - No limit years

Sex

ALL

Healthy Volunteers

No

Inclusion Criteria

•Aged 18-years old or older
•Fluent in English
•Diagnosed with PTSD by the PTSD Checklist for DSM-5 (PCL-5 past month version score \>32)
•Diagnosed with past-year substance use disorder other than caffeine by structured clinical interview for DSM-5 (SCID-5)
•Agrees not to participate in other treatments during the study duration (e.g., mindfulness, yoga, biofeedback, self-hypnosis or tai chi) except individuals who have been already on continuous therapies for at least three months

Exclusion Criteria

•Diagnosis of a severe or unstable mental illness that precludes safe participation in the study by a healthcare practitioner such as acute psychosis or mania diagnosed by a healthcare practitioner
•Current suicidality risk as indicated during the conduct of the Columbia Suicide Severity Rating Scale (C-SSRS) (21) with concurrence after a study physician's evaluation if the response to C-SSRS questions 1 or 2 is "yes"

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Data from ClinicalTrials.govLast updated on ClinicalTrials.gov: May 22, 2026Terms

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StatusRECRUITING

PhaseNA

Enrollment24

Start dateJan 2026

Last updatedMay 22, 2026

Condition

Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)Substance Use Disorders

Locations shown

100 Stokes St

Toronto, Ontario

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This clinical trial information is sourced from ClinicalTrials.gov, a service of the U.S. National Institutes of Health.

ClinicalTrials.gov last update: May 22, 2026Data synced to Clareo: June 28, 2026

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