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Can eye movement therapy help HIV patients heal trauma?

NCT ID NCT03848858

Symptom relief Sponsor: Parc de Salut Mar Source: ClinicalTrials.gov ↗

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First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026

Summary

This study tested whether Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) therapy, a proven treatment for trauma, can help people recently diagnosed with HIV. Forty participants were split into two groups: one received standard medical care plus weekly EMDR for up to 6 months, the other received standard care alone. The goal was to see if EMDR reduces psychological trauma, anxiety, and depression, and improves quality of life and HIV outcomes.

What this could mean

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Active substance
Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) therapy
What this could lead to
If it works, this could point toward a way to help people recently diagnosed with HIV cope with trauma and possibly improve their HIV treatment outcomes.
What could go wrong
This is a small pilot study with only 40 participants, so results may not apply to everyone. It also relies on self-reported trauma scales, which can be subjective.

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Study facts

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Phase

Not a phased trial

Phase numbers describe drug development. The registry uses this when they do not apply, as it does for trials of devices, procedures or behaviour changes, and for observational studies.

Participants

40 people

The number who actually took part.

Started

Feb 2019

Finished

Sep 2022

Lead sponsor

Other sponsor

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Who can take part

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Ages

18 to 65 years

Sex

Anyone

Healthy volunteers

Not accepted

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Inclusion Criteria: * Diagnosed with HIV within last 1 month * Aged 18 - 65 * Impact of Events Scale-Revised score of higher than 0 related to HIV diagnosis * Fluency in Spanish * Initiating antiretroviral medication Exclusion Criteria: * Diagnosis of severe mental disorder or neurological disorder * Current suicidal ideation * Current substance use disorder * Have received a structured therapy for trauma in the past 2 years (for part 2 of the study only) * Clinical diagnosis of AIDS.

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Conditions

The condition(s) this trial relates to.

AIDS HIV infectious disease post-traumatic stress disorder Psychological Trauma

As listed by the trial registrant

The condition terms exactly as the trial's registrant entered them.

HIV/AIDS Psychological trauma PTSD

Contacts and locations

Locations

  • Parc de Salut Mar

    Barcelona, 08019, Spain

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