The OptiMUM-study: EMDR therapy in pregnant women with posttraumatic stress disorder after previous childbirth and pregnant women with fear of childbirth: design of a multicentre randomized controlled trial

Figures & data

Figure 1. Procedure of inclusion.

WDEQ-A: Wijma delivery expectations/experience questionnaire; PCL-5: PTSD checklist for DSM-5; FoC: fear of childbirth; PTSD: posttraumatic stress disorder.

Figure 2. Study design.

Table 1. Timing of instruments.

			In between sessions		t1		t2
	Screening	t0	EMDR	CAU	EMDR	CAU	EMDR	CAU
Instruments
Clinical interview
CAPS(+LEC-5)	-	x*	-	-	x*	x *	-	-
MINI-plus	-	x	-	-	x	x	-	-
Self-report questionnaires
PCL-5	x	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
PSS-SR*	-	x	x	x	x	x	x	x
HADS	-	x	-	-	x	x	x	x
Satisfaction scale	-	-	-	-	-	-	x	x
WDEQ
version A	x	-	x	-	x	x	-	-
version B	-	-	-	-	-	-	x	x

CAPS: clinician-administered PTSD scale; CAU: care-as-usual; EMDR: eye movement desensitization and reprocessing therapy; HADS: hospital anxiety and depression scale; LEC-5: life events checklist; MINI-plus: mini international neuropsychiatric interview-plus; PCL-5: PTSD checklist for DSM-5; PSS-SR: PTSD symptom scale; PTSD: posttraumatic stress disorder; WDEQ-A/B: Wijma delivery expectations/experiences questionnaire

*Only if experienced a traumatic event.