Early intervention with eye movement desensitisation and reprocessing (EMDR) therapy to reduce the severity of posttraumatic stress symptoms in recent rape victims: study protocol for a randomised controlled trial

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Figure 1. Flow chart of estimated subject inclusion.

* Based on annual report 2016 Dutch Rape Centres

Table 1. Assessment instruments.

Instrument	Type	Construct	Time of assessment
Primary outcome
Clinician Administered PTSD Scale (CAPS-5)	Interview	PTSD	Post, F1, F2
PTSD Checklist for the DSM 5 (PCL 5)	Questionnaire	PTSD	Pre, Post, F1, F2
Secondary outcomes
The MINI International Neuropsychiatric Interview (MINI Plus 5.0.0)	Interview	Comorbid psychopathological diagnoses	Post, F1, F2
Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HADS)	Questionnaire	Severity of general anxiety and depression symptoms	Pre, Post, F1, F2
Brief Symptom Inventory (BSI)	Questionnaire	Comorbid psychopathological symptoms	Pre, F1, F2
Dissociation Tension Scale (DSS)	Questionnaire	Dissociation pattern	Pre, Post, F1, F2
Amsterdam Hyperactive Pelvic Floor Scale for Women (AHPFS-W)	Questionnaire	Pelvic floor functioning	Pre, F2
Female Sexual Functioning Index (FSFI)	Questionnaire	Sexual functioning	Pre, F2
Additional questions on sexual functioning (based on Tarquinio et al., 2012)	Questionnaire	Sexual functioning in comparison to before the sexual assault	Pre, F2
Questions on guilt or shame (based on Foa et al., 1991)	Questionnaire	Guilt or shame about the sexual assault	Pre, F2
Visual Analogue Scale (VAS)	Questionnaire	Trauma image vividness and emotional intensity of the image	Pre, Post, F1, F2
Trauma Memory Questionnaire (TMQ)	Questionnaire	Trauma memory disorganization	Pre, Post, F1, F2
Tonic Immobility Scale (TIS)	Questionnaire	Tonic Immobility	Pre
Rape and Mental Health Care History	Questionnaire	Prior rape history and mental health care history	F2
Research participation
Reactions to Research Participation Questionnaire Revised	Questionnaire	Research participation	F2

Note. Time of assessment is defined as pretreatment (Pre), posttreatment (Post), follow-up assessment at eight weeks post-assault (F1) and follow-up assessment at 12 weeks post-assault (F2).

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