Clinical trials: Anxiety and Fear
Anxiety Disorders
Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation and Fear Extinction
Psychiatric disorders characterized by pathological fear and anxiety are common and often disabling. Despite their limitations, exposure therapies are among the most efficacious treatments for these disorders.
- Trial name
- NCT03907917
- Testing
- tDCS
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 67 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Thomas Adams
Pain, Acute, Child Behavior
The Effect of "Quantum-Touch" on Pain, Fear, and Anxiety of the Children
This research is a randomized controlled experimental study designed to determine the effect of the Quantum-Touch method applied during the vascular access procedure in children aged 7-12 years, on the level of pain, fear and…
- Conditions
- Pain, Acute, Child Behavior, Anxiety and Fear, Venipuncture Site Reaction
- Trial name
- NCT05828264
- Testing
- Quantum touch
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 113 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Trakya University
Phobias
The Effect of Intravenous Anesthetics on Fear Learning and Memory
People often develop fearful responses to things, but have no conscious control over the fear. This is a basic form of unconscious memory, called "fear conditioning." Intravenous anesthetic drugs have remarkable effects on…
- Trial name
- NCT00767767
- Testing
- Propofol 0.45mcg/mL, Propofol 0.90mcg/mL, Thiopental 1.5mcg/mL
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 67 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Weill Medical College of Cornell University
Endoscopy, Breathing Exercises
The Effect of Stress Ball and 4-7-8 Breathing Technique on Fear, Anxiety and Physiological Parameters
The study aimed to examine the effects of two different applications (stress ball and 4-7-8 breathing technique) before Upper GI Endoscopy on patients' fear, anxiety and physiological parameters before the procedure.
- Conditions
- Endoscopy, Breathing Exercises, Cognitive Therapy, Stress
- Trial name
- NCT06645457
- Testing
- stress ball, 4-7-8 breathing technique
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 75 people
- Sponsor
- Kafkas University
Dental Fear and Anxiety, Dental Anxiety
Mobile Application Versus Tell-show-do Technique for Improved Behavior Management of Dental Anxiety in Children Aged 7-11 Years: a Multicenter Randomized Control Trial in Karachi-Pakistan
This study aims to compare the effectiveness of a mobile application versus the conventional tell-show-do (TSD) technique in reducing dental anxiety among children aged 7-11 years attending their first dental visit.
- Trial name
- NCT07553156
- Testing
- Mobile Application, Tell-Show-Do Technique
- Where
- 3 sites in Pakistan
- Volunteers
- 114 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Aga Khan University Hospital, Pakistan
Childbirth Problems, Perinatal Depression
Daring Birth - Digital Coaching Solution to Improve Childbirth Experience
The aim of the study is to investigate the effectiveness of the Daring Birth digital coaching solution (the Natal Mind app) in enhancing the experience of childbirth.
- Conditions
- Childbirth Problems, Perinatal Depression, Anxiety in Pregnancy, Pregnancy Related
- Trial name
- NCT06585839
- Testing
- Digital coaching solution to improve childbirth experience, Application for the control group
- Where
- Finland
- Volunteers
- 200 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Aalto University
Stroke, Cognition Disorder
The Effects of Cognitive Rehabilitation on Motor Performance, Balance and Fear of Falling in Stroke Patients
One of the most common complications in stroke patients is cognitive impairment. Cognitive impairment affects a large part of the life of stroke patients.
- Conditions
- Stroke, Cognition Disorder, Fear Anxiety
- Trial name
- NCT05490628
- Testing
- Cognitive Rehabilitation, Conventional Therapy
- Volunteers
- 24 people
- Sponsor
- Istanbul University - Cerrahpasa
Anxiety, Fear of Pain
Home-Initiated Programme to Prepare for Operation (HIPPO) Study
A hospital admission and surgical operation commonly triggers great fear and anxiety to young children. This is caused by either lack of knowledge or misconception.
- Conditions
- Anxiety, Fear of Pain, Child Behavior
- Trial name
- HIPPO (NCT04271553)
- Testing
- Video
- Where
- Singapore
- Volunteers
- 130 people
- Sponsor
- KK Women's and Children's Hospital
Pain Management
The Effect of Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction Training Before Mastectomy on Postoperative Pain in Early Period
This research aims to investigate the effect of mindfulness-based stress reduction training given before mastectomy on postoperative early period pain and the fear of movement caused by pain.
- Trial name
- NCT06349395
- Testing
- MBSR surgical nursing care
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 40 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Istanbul Nisantasi University
Fear
Focus on Experienced Anxiety Related to an Emergency Department Visit
The aim of the present study is to determine the prevalence of anxiety in adult patients attending the ED of the Medical Centre Leeuwarden.
- Trial name
- FEAR-ED (NCT06202729)
- Testing
- Questionnaire
- Where
- Netherlands
- Volunteers
- 139 people
- Sponsor
- Frisius Medisch Centrum
Preoperative Anxiety
Effect of Virtual Tour of the Operating Theater on Fear and Anxiety of Preoperative Children
Experiences such as hospitalization, medical or surgical procedures are stressful, complex and threatening, especially for children and their families.
- Trial name
- NCT05401539
- Testing
- Cardboard VR
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 105 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Manisa Celal Bayar University
Cesarean Section
The Effect of Pre-Cesarean Section Guided Imagery
The aim of this study is to evaluate the effect of guided imagery applied before cesarean section on preoperative anxiety, fear and physiological parameters. The study will be carried out in two different groups.
- Trial name
- NCT05790954
- Testing
- Guided imagery
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 60 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Menekşe Nazlı AKER
Insomnia Due to Anxiety and Fear
Therapeutic Effect of Self-administered Auricular Acupressure on Insomnia Induced by Anxiety
This is a sham-controlled randomized trial to identify the effectiveness of treating insomnia induced by anxiety with self-administered auricular acupressure in Malaysia.
- Trial name
- NCT05152095
- Testing
- Vaccaria seed (Wang Bu Liu Xing) pre-attached to adhesive tape used for auricular acupressure, Plain ear adhesive tape
- Where
- Malaysia
- Volunteers
- 112 people
- Sponsor
- IMU University, Malaysia
Fear Anxiety
The Effect of Distraction During Blood Collection on the Fear and Anxiety Levels of Children
The project is a randomized controlled trial. The population of the research will consist of children aged 4-6 years old who applied to Erzincan Mengücek Gazi Training and Research Hospital Pediatric Blood Collection Unit between…
- Trial name
- NCT06476418
- Testing
- distraction
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 90 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Ataturk University
Fear, Anxiety
Social Support and Reduced Fear Acquisition
University of California, Los Angeles researchers will recruit healthy participants and anxious participants (those diagnosed with social anxiety disorder) age 18-55 years old to participate in a study examining whether the…
- Trial name
- NCT04564976
- Testing
- Social support image
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 100 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of California, Los Angeles
Anxiety and Fear-Related Disorders
Personalized and Accelerated Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation for Treatment-resistant Anxiety Related Disorders
This proposal seeks to carry out an open-label single arm study to examine the neurobehavioral changes induced by personalized, causal network mapping guided accelerated intermittent theta burst stimulation (aiTBS) in patients…
- Trial name
- I2Start (NCT07801391)
- Testing
- Individually Neuronavigated accelerated intermittent theta burst stimulation with MagPro X100
- Where
- Singapore
- Volunteers
- 24 people
- Sponsor
- National University Hospital, Singapore
Pain, Local Infiltration
Pain Perception With a Comfort-ın Jet Injection and Conventional Dental Injection
The investigators aimed to compare the effectiveness of the Comfort-in system, which is a jet injection type, and infiltrative anesthesia with a traditional injector, and to measure the effect of children's anxiety on the…
- Conditions
- Pain, Local Infiltration, Anesthesia, Fear
- Trial name
- NCT04682080
- Testing
- Needle-free injection
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 94 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Tokat Gaziosmanpasa University
Dental Anxiety, Dental Fear
Storybook and Animation Video Adjuncts to Tell-Show-Do in Pediatric Dentistry
This study is designed to evaluate strategies for reducing dental anxiety in pediatric patients. The commonly applied "Tell-Show-Do" method involves explaining and demonstrating dental procedures before they are performed.
- Conditions
- Dental Anxiety, Dental Fear, Child Behavior, Cooperation During Dental Treatment
- Trial name
- NCT07209696
- Testing
- Tell-Show-Do, Storybook Preparation, Animation Video Preparation
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 90 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Inonu University
Fear of Childbirth, Pregnancy Related
Investigating the Effect of Art Therapy on Women With Fear of Childbirth During Pregnancy: A Mixed Method Study
Childbirth is a multifaceted experience and could involve both positive and negative feelings. Feelings of limited capability in the face of childbirth may result in a condition termed as Fear of Childbirth (FOC), which…
- Conditions
- Fear of Childbirth, Pregnancy Related, Anxiety and Fear, Anxiety
- Trial name
- NCT06257186
- Testing
- Art Therapy
- Where
- Singapore
- Volunteers
- 100 people
- Sponsor
- KK Women's and Children's Hospital
Literacy, Anxiety and Fear
The Effect of Financial Literacy Education on Financial Literacy and Future Anxiety in Final-Year Nursing Students
This study aims to evaluate the effect of financial literacy education on financial literacy levels and future anxiety among senior-year nursing students.
- Conditions
- Literacy, Anxiety and Fear, Nursing Students, Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice
- Trial name
- FLANURSE (NCT07092956)
- Testing
- Financial Literacy Education
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 68 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Saglik Bilimleri Universitesi