Clinical trials: Anxiety and Fear
Anxiety and Fear
Effect of Music Therapy on the Anxiety Level of Patients During the Administration of Ocular Intravitreal Injections
Introduction Ocular intravitreal injection is a widely used ophthalmic invasive technique to administer medication directly inside the patient's eye.
- Trial name
- NCT05904392
- Testing
- Music
- Where
- Spain
- Volunteers
- 50 people
- Sponsor
- Althaia Xarxa Assistencial Universitària de Manresa
Arthritis, Juvenile, Arthritis, Juvenile Idiopathic
Hypnotherapy for Needle-related Procedural Pain and Anxiety Management in a Pediatric Setting
The proposed study aims to evaluate the effectiveness of hypnotherapy as a non-pharmacological intervention for managing pain and anxiety during needle-related medical procedures in children aged 5 to 17 years.
- Conditions
- Arthritis, Juvenile, Arthritis, Juvenile Idiopathic, Lupus Erythematosus, Systemic, Dermatomyositis, Juvenile
- Trial name
- NCT07349667
- Testing
- Hypnotherapy
- Where
- Denmark
- Volunteers
- 70 people
- Sponsor
- Aarhus University Hospital
Acute Pain, Virtual Reality
Effects of Virtual Reality Glasses, Kaleidoscope and Distraction Cards on Pain and Anxiety During Blood Draw in Children
The study was designed as a randomized controlled experimental research with the purpose of determining the effect of distraction by using Virtual Reality Glasses, Kaleidoscope and Distraction Cards in reducing pain and anxiety…
- Conditions
- Acute Pain, Virtual Reality, Kaleidoscope, Distraction Cards
- Trial name
- NCT06192498
- Testing
- Virtual Reality Glasses, Kaleidoscope, Distraction Cards
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 400 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Burdur Mehmet Akif Ersoy University
Anxiety, Pain
Music and VR Effects on Pain, Anxiety, and Fear During Oral Mucositis Care in Leukaemic Children
Children undergoing leukaemia treatment are exposed to a wide range of chemotherapeutic agents and immunosuppressive therapies during treatment and are therefore at great risk for complications.
- Conditions
- Anxiety, Pain, Fear
- Trial name
- NCT06955338
- Testing
- Music intervention, Virtual reality
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 45 people
- Sponsor
- Ege University
Fear Anxiety, Pulmonary
Preparation Methods on PFT Performance
Background: Successful spirometry in children depends on adequate cooperation and correct performance of respiratory maneuvers. Although several preparation strategies have been proposed, evidence comparing their effects on both…
- Conditions
- Fear Anxiety, Pulmonary, Performance Assessment
- Trial name
- NCT07713225
- Testing
- Verbal Instruction with Demonstration, Animation-Assisted Preparation
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 96 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Selcuk University
Anxiety, Covid-19 Fear
Emotional Freedom Technique (EFT) Effect on Nurses
It has been planned to determine the effect of EFT, which effectiveness has been determined by the studies, on the covid-19 fear and anxiety experienced by the nurses working in the emergency department.
- Trial name
- EFT (NCT04910516)
- Testing
- Emotional Freedom Techniques (EFT)
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 88 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Marmara University
Fear Conditioning
Influence of Escitalopram on Fear Conditioning
The purpose of the study is to learn how differences in learning under mildly-stressful circumstances may be changed by taking an antidepressant medication. This medication is called Lexapro (Escitalopram).
- Trial name
- NCT01398514
- Testing
- Escitalopram
- Volunteers
- 65 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Massachusetts General Hospital
Injection Pain, Local Anesthesia Infiltration
Sweet-Tasting Solution Versus Placebo to Reduce Pain During Local Anesthetic Injection in Children
The goal of this clinical trial is to learn whether applying a sugar-free flavored sweet solution (SFSS) before local anesthesia helps reduce injection pain in children.
- Conditions
- Injection Pain, Local Anesthesia Infiltration, Pain, Injection Pain Prevention
- Trial name
- NCT07279285
- Testing
- Sugar-free-flavored sweet tasting solution
- Where
- Jordan
- Volunteers
- 54 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Jordan
Circumcision, Male
The Effect of Health Riddles on Fear, Anxiety, and Pain in Circumcised Children
This study was designed as a randomized controlled experimental method to examine the effects of health puzzles on the fear, anxiety and pain levels that occur in the pre- and postoperative periods in children who underwent…
- Trial name
- NCT07052955
- Testing
- The Normal Riddles Book, Health Riddles Group
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 120 people
- Sponsor
- Gümüşhane Universıty
Covid19, Chronic Kidney Diseases
Physical Activity Level in Patients with Chronic Kidney Disease During COVID-19 Pandemic
In the literature, there are no studies evaluating fear of COVID-19, anxiety, depression, physical activity, fear of movement and quality of life in patients with chronic kidney disease during COVID-19 pandemic.
- Trial name
- NCT04745923
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 190 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Hacettepe University
Depression, Trauma
Group-integrated Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (Gi-CBT) to Aid Communities' Reintegration of Former Terrorists in Nigeria: A Randomised Control Trial
The project aims to make significant contributions that change the conversation in communities and policy circles through promoting knowledge of nonviolent peace strategies using the Group integrated Cognitive Behavioural Therapy…
- Conditions
- Depression, Trauma, Anxiety, Fear
- Trial name
- NCT05640921
- Testing
- Gi-CBT, Media Orientation
- Volunteers
- 24 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Teesside University
Fear, GAD
Intracranial Neurophysiological Signatures of Fear and Anxiety in Humans
Anxiety disorders such as post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and generalized anxiety disorder (GAD) affect a large number of individuals with a significant portion of patients failing to improve with current treatments.
- Conditions
- Fear, GAD, Emotional Memory, PTSD
- Trial name
- NCT05120635
- Testing
- Deep Brain Stimulation, Virtual and augmented reality tasks
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 80 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Duke University
Anxiety
The Effects of Vibration and Pressure Interventions
This study aimed to evaluate two methods (pressure and vibration intervention) used to reduce pain during IM injections in children.
- Trial name
- NCT05656066
- Testing
- The Vibration Intervention, The Pressure Intervention
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 114 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Ondokuz Mayıs University
Anxiety, Fear
Therapeutic Listening in Patients With Colorectal Cancer
This is a randomized clinical trial that aims to investigate the effect of therapeutic listening anxiety and preoperative fear of patients hospitalized for surgical treatment of colorectal cancer.
- Trial name
- NCT02455128
- Testing
- Therapeutic listening
- Volunteers
- 50 people
- Sponsor
- University of Sao Paulo
Pain, Fear
Effectiveness of Mobile Application Intervention in Day Surgery
In Finland about 50% of surgical operations for all under 16 years of age are made as day surgery which means that the patient comes to the hospital and is discharged on the day of the operation.
- Conditions
- Pain, Fear, Stress, Anxiety
- Trial name
- NCT03774303
- Testing
- Mobile application, current practice
- Where
- Finland
- Volunteers
- 71 people
- Sponsor
- University of Oulu
Fear, PTSD
Investigations of Amygdala Function Using Neurophysiological Recording and Stimulation
This study aims to specifically examine the in vivo electrophysiology and effects of direct stimulation of the human amygdala during conditioned and evoked fear.
- Conditions
- Fear, PTSD, Panic Disorder
- Trial name
- NCT03958903
- Testing
- Amygdala recording and stimulation using Neuropace RNS, Behavioral tasks
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 23 people
- Sponsor
- Stanford University
Bariatric Surgery, Virtual Reality
The Effect of Virtual Forest Bathing on Bariatric Surgery Patients
This study will be conducted at the General Surgery Clinic of City Hospital in Erzurum between August 2025 and April 2026 using a randomized controlled experimental design.
- Conditions
- Bariatric Surgery, Virtual Reality, Anxiety
- Trial name
- NCT07152054
- Testing
- virtual forest bathing
- Volunteers
- 70 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Ataturk University
Anxiety
The Effect of Emotion Recognition and Empathy Focused Education Program Applied to Earthquake Survivors on Anxiety, Rumination and Post-traumatic Growth Levels of Children
Earthquakes cause increased mental health problems in the communities they hit. Few attempts have been made to develop effective psychological care strategies for earthquake survivors.
- Trial name
- NCT05815966
- Testing
- The effect of emotion recognition and empathy focused education program
- Volunteers
- 80 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Gaziantep Islam Science and Technology University
Fear of Childbirth, Primiparous Women
QR-Based Virtual Tour and Childbirth Outcomes
Childbirth is a unique experience that affects maternal health physiologically, emotionally, and socially, and represents a crucial step in the transition to motherhood.
- Conditions
- Fear of Childbirth, Primiparous Women, Vaginal Birth Rate, Childbirth Readiness
- Trial name
- VIRTU-BIRTH (NCT07496879)
- Testing
- Virtual Delivery Room Tour via QR Codes
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 100 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Ataturk University
Hand Massage, Pain
The Effect of Hand Massage on Pain, Anxiety, Fear and Nausea After Surgery in Children
This study was conducted to determine the effect of hand massage on postoperative anxiety, pain, fear, and nausea and vomiting after pediatric surgery. This is a randomized, controlled experimental study.
- Conditions
- Hand Massage, Pain, Anxiety, Fear
- Trial name
- NCT06756529
- Testing
- hand massage
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 107 people
- Sponsor
- Fatma Akıl