Long-term effectiveness of eye movement desensitization and reprocessing in children and adolescents with medically related subthreshold post-traumatic stress disorder: a randomized controlled trial.
Meentken MG, van der Mheen M, van Beynum IM, Aendekerk EWC, Legerstee JS, van der Ende J, Del Canho R, Lindauer RJL, Hillegers MHJ, Helbing WA, Moll HA, Utens EMWJ. · European journal of cardiovascular nursing · 2021 · Randomized controlled trial
Original publication · Original publication
Recorded summary
Among 74 previously hospitalized children aged 4–15 with subthreshold PTSD, EMDR did not outperform care as usual on the primary PTSD outcome through eight months. Parent-reported blood-injection-injury phobia improved more with EMDR.
Recorded limitations
Subthreshold medically related PTSD differs from diagnosed PTSD after other trauma. Keep this neutral primary result alongside positive trials.
Evidence and provenance
Chapter Trust Factor uses a minimum of three distinct qualifying studies. Publication records retain their own evidence and assessment.
Study design and assessment
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- Randomized controlled trial
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- peer-reviewed
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- Publication identity and reported study design checked. Outcome blinding is not established in the material reviewed; no single- or double-blind RCT classification is assigned.
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https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/33709117/ · https://doi.org/10.1093/eurjcn/zvaa006
- reviewed At
- 2026-10-23
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- score
- 2
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- Paper
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- Publication identity and reported study design checked. Outcome blinding is not established in the material reviewed; no single- or double-blind RCT classification is assigned.
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https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/33709117/ · https://doi.org/10.1093/eurjcn/zvaa006
- review Scope
- Existing publication-specific assessments and bibliographic indexing; no blanket full-text appraisal.
- assessed At
- 2026-10-27
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- Clinical & self-report
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- None recorded
- relationship Note
- Subthreshold medically related PTSD differs from diagnosed PTSD after other trauma. Keep this neutral primary result alongside positive trials.
Topics and recorded topic scores
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- EMDR for children and adolescents
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- Long-term effectiveness of eye movement desensitization and reprocessing in children and adolescents with medically related subthreshold post-traumatic stress disorder: a randomized controlled trial.
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- European journal of cardiovascular nursing
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- 2021
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- Meentken MG, van der Mheen M, van Beynum IM, Aendekerk EWC, Legerstee JS, van der Ende J, Del Canho R, Lindauer RJL, Hillegers MHJ, Helbing WA, Moll HA, Utens EMWJ.
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https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/33709117/ · https://doi.org/10.1093/eurjcn/zvaa006
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- summary
- Among 74 previously hospitalized children aged 4–15 with subthreshold PTSD, EMDR did not outperform care as usual on the primary PTSD outcome through eight months. Parent-reported blood-injection-injury phobia improved more with EMDR.
- limitation
- Subthreshold medically related PTSD differs from diagnosed PTSD after other trauma. Keep this neutral primary result alongside positive trials.
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- 2026-10-23
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- Publication identity and reported study design checked. Outcome blinding is not established in the material reviewed; no single- or double-blind RCT classification is assigned.
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https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/33709117/ · https://doi.org/10.1093/eurjcn/zvaa006
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- 2026-10-23
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https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/33709117/ · https://doi.org/10.1093/eurjcn/zvaa006
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- Long-term effectiveness of eye movement desensitization and reprocessing in children and adolescents with medically related subthreshold post-traumatic stress disorder: a randomized controlled trial.
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https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/33709117/ · https://doi.org/10.1093/eurjcn/zvaa006
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- summary
- Among 74 previously hospitalized children aged 4–15 with subthreshold PTSD, EMDR did not outperform care as usual on the primary PTSD outcome through eight months. Parent-reported blood-injection-injury phobia improved more with EMDR.
- limitation
- Subthreshold medically related PTSD differs from diagnosed PTSD after other trauma. Keep this neutral primary result alongside positive trials.
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https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/33709117/ · https://doi.org/10.1093/eurjcn/zvaa006
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