Clinical trials: Arachnophobia
Specific Phobia
Effects of Stress on Exposure Therapy
This study investigates whether stress can augment exposure therapy outcome in patients with specific phobia (spider phobia).
- Trial name
- NCT03505437
- Testing
- Cold water condition, Warm water condition
- Where
- Germany
- Volunteers
- 48 people
- Sponsor
- Ruhr University of Bochum
Specific Phobia
Spider Phobia Opposite Action Treatment Study
This study tests the effectiveness of exposure therapy for fear of spiders as enhanced by the use of antagonistic or opposite actions during treatment.
- Trial name
- NCT02905279
- Testing
- Biofeedback Relaxation Training, Exposure Therapy, Exposure with Threat-Relevant Opposite Actions
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 44 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Texas at Austin
Phobia, Specific
Virtual Reality Immersive Method for Spider (Phobia) Exposure Therapy (VIMSE)
The aim of this study is to examine the efficacy of virtual reality exposure therapy as a treatment for specific phobia (spiders).
- Trial name
- VIMSE (NCT02533310)
- Testing
- OST treatment with in-vivo spiders, VR-OST treatment with virtual spiders
- Where
- Sweden
- Volunteers
- 100 people
- Sponsor
- Stockholm University
Fear of Spiders
Efficacy of a Gamified Augmented Reality Exposure-based Application in Subjects With Fear of Spiders
Investigation of the efficacy of a gamified augmented reality exposure app in individual with fear of spiders.
- Trial name
- GARET2019 (NCT04162509)
- Testing
- AR app
- Where
- Switzerland
- Volunteers
- 60 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Prof. Dominique de Quervain, MD
Fear of Spiders
Neural Mechanisms of Imaginal and in Vivo Exposure
Imaginal exposure is a widely used and effective psychological treatment technique. Recent research suggests that neural activations and emotional responses during imaginal exposure are similar to those elicited during in vivo…
- Trial name
- NCT05193383
- Testing
- Imaginal exposure, Exposure, Approach-avoidance conflict
- Where
- Sweden
- Volunteers
- 87 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Uppsala University
Anxiety, Anxiety Disorders
In Vivo Exposure vs. Videochat-Based Vicarious Exposure
After screening (including parts of the Mini-DIPS), participants will receive a pre-assessment with a baseline heartrate measurement, self-report measures and two BATs (with the treated spider and the non-treated spider).
- Trial name
- NCT07432945
- Testing
- In Vivo Exposure Training (IVET), Vicarious Exposure Training (VicET)
- Where
- Germany
- Volunteers
- 72 people
- Sponsor
- Ruhr University of Bochum
Claustrophobia, Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder
Efficacy of Targeted Memory Reactivation for Enhancing Exposure Therapy
This study evaluates whether a scent applied during exposure therapy and during subsequent sleep will increase the durability of treatment effects for individuals with fear of spiders, contamination, and enclosed spaces.
- Conditions
- Claustrophobia, Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder, Arachnophobia
- Trial name
- NCT04663672
- Testing
- Experimental Scent, Control Scent, No-Scent Control
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 158 people
- Sponsor
- University of Texas at Austin
Specific Phobias
tDCS-Augmented Exposure Therapy for Pathological Fear
This double-blind randomized controlled clinical trial aims to test whether transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) can be used to modulate fear extinction learning during exposure therapy for pathological fear, including…
- Trial name
- NCT03095482
- Testing
- Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation (tDCS), In vivo exposure therapy
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 49 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Texas at Austin
Spider Phobia
EMDR in Spider Phobia: Work Mechanisms and Treatment Outcome
The goal of this study is to increase the efficiency of exposure in virtual reality (VR). Based on the EMDR research the investigators would like to show that the implementation of eye movements during the VR exposure results in…
- Trial name
- NCT02973919
- Testing
- Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing Therapy, Virtual Reality Exposure Therapy
- Volunteers
- 53 people
- Sponsor
- University of Regensburg
Fear of Spiders
The Neural Mechanisms of Imaginal Extinction
Imaginal exposure is a widely used and effective psychological treatment technique in which patients are exposed to fearful stimuli and situations using mental imagery.
- Trial name
- NCT05168592
- Testing
- Threat conditioning, Imaginal extinction
- Where
- Sweden
- Volunteers
- 87 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Uppsala University
Phobic Disorders
The Role of Treatment Expectation in Exposure Training With Spider Fearful Participants
This study evaluates the role of treatment success expectation in spider fearful individuals on the actual treatment success. Half of participants will have positive treatment success expectations, while the other half will have…
- Trial name
- NCT03012035
- Testing
- positive treatment expectations, neutral treatment expectations
- Where
- Switzerland
- Volunteers
- 70 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University Hospital, Basel, Switzerland
Spider Phobia
One-session Treatment for Spider Fears
Despite the efficacy of exposure and response prevention (ERP) for anxiety and phobias, recent theoretical research on fear extinction via inhibitory learning suggests that cognitive restructuring (CR)--the explicit challenging…
- Trial name
- NCT03410264
- Testing
- CR-EXP, EXP-CR, Stress Management
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 51 people
- Sponsor
- University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
Fear of Spiders, Acute Stress Reaction
The Effects of Propranolol and Hydrocortisone on Military-Relevant Performance Outcomes
This clinical trial aims to evaluate the nature and duration of effects of three FDA-approved medications (propranolol and hydrocortisone) on military-relevant cognitive, emotional, and motor performance following an exposure to…
- Trial name
- NCT06982183
- Testing
- Propranolol, Hydrocortisone
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 88 people
- Sponsor
- Walter Reed Army Institute of Research (WRAIR)