Clinical trials: Fear Anxiety
Hospice, End of Life
Tandem VR: Synchronized Nature-Based Experiences in Virtual Reality for Hospice Patients and Their Caregivers
Background: Nature-based virtual reality (VR) and other outdoor experiences in head-mounted displays (HMDs) offer powerful, non-pharmacological tools for hospice teams to help patients undergoing end-of-life (EOL) transitions.
- Conditions
- Hospice, End of Life, Palliative Care, Pain
- Trial name
- NCT06186960
- Testing
- Tandem Virtual Reality
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 26 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Prisma Health-Upstate
PTSD, Cardiac Arrest
Stellate Ganglion Blockade to Reduce Cardiac Anxiety and PTSD Symptoms in Cardiac Arrest Survivors
This is a pilot randomized controlled trial (RCT) to gain preliminary evidence regarding the acceptability, tolerability, safety, and efficacy of a combined intervention of Stellate Ganglion Blockade (SGB) and psychoeducation on…
- Conditions
- PTSD, Cardiac Arrest, Anxiety and Fear, Sleep Disturbance
- Trial name
- SGB-PsychoED (NCT04582396)
- Testing
- stellate ganglion block injection, Normal saline injection, Psychoeducation
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 1 people
- Sponsor
- Columbia 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
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
Prostate Disease, Malignancy
Self-Administered Nitrous Oxide (SANO) During Transrectal Prostate Biopsy to Reduce Patient Anxiety and Pain
Transrectal prostate biopsy is a commonly performed ambulatory procedure for diagnosing prostate cancer. Prostate biopsy are associated with pain or anxiety.
- Conditions
- Prostate Disease, Malignancy, Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia, Prostate Cancer
- Trial name
- NCT05803096
- Testing
- Self-Administered Nitrous Oxide, Oxygen
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 143 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
Posttraumatic Stress Disorder, Anxiety Disorder
Pilot Study of Pharmaceutical and Behavioral Interventions to Treat Anxiety Disorders
The aim of this project is to create fear conditioning paradigm within which the relative strengths of various novel pharmacological and behavioral interventions can be tested.
- Trial name
- NCT01631682
- Testing
- Propranolol, Reactivation, Mifepristone
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 186 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Massachusetts General Hospital
Social Anxiety Disorder
Brief Intervention to Reduce Fear of Public Speaking
The study will test the efficacy of propranolol or placebo, administered after retrieval of a previously acquired public speaking fear, in reducing fear and avoidance of public speaking.
- Trial name
- NCT02790736
- Testing
- propranolol
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 6 people
- Sponsor
- New York State Psychiatric Institute
Phobia
Treating Phobia With Multivoxel Neuro-reinforcement
Specific phobias and other anxiety disorders represent a major mental health problem, and present a significant challenge to researchers because effective treatment usually involves repeated exposure to feared stimuli, and the…
- Trial name
- NCT03655262
- Testing
- Unconscious Neuro-reinforcement
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 23 people
- Sponsor
- University of California, Los Angeles
COVID-19 Pandemic
Analysing the Psychosocial Effects of COVID-19 Pandemic on Dental Professionals Using the Turkish Version of the Fear of COVID-19 and Coronavirus Anxiety Scales
The aims of this study were to (i) assess fear and anxiety of COVID-19 in a Turkish sample dental professionals using the Turkish FCV-19S and CAS; (ii) explore factors associated with FCV-19S and CAS; and (iii) examine the…
- Trial name
- NCT04674644
- Testing
- The psychosocial effects of COVID-19 pandemic on dental professionals
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 850 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Suleyman Demirel University
Anxiety, Fear
Effect of rTMS on Anxiety
Given the overall lack of treatment adherence/efficacy, side effects of drugs, and the substantial burden of anxiety disorders on the individual and on the national healthcare system, there is a critical need for mechanistic…
- Conditions
- Anxiety, Fear, Anxiety and Fear
- Trial name
- NCT03993509
- Testing
- rTMS to the right dlPFC
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 68 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Pennsylvania
Anxiety Disorders, Public Speaking Fear
Reward Processes and Rehearsal in Exposure Therapy
The purpose of this study is to 1) examine the importance of self-reported relief following exposure and 2) test whether positive-focused rehearsal following exposure can improve treatment outcomes for participants who endorse…
- Trial name
- NCT06132425
- Testing
- Exposure, Rehearsal
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 88 people
- Sponsor
- University of California, Los Angeles
Healthy Volunteers
Effects of Arousal and Stress in Anxiety
This study has several parts. One part will examine the influence of factors such as personality and past experience on reactions to unpleasant stimuli.
- Trial name
- NCT00026559
- Testing
- Shock Device, Auditory Startle Device
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 1,418 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH)
Patient Diagnosed With OCD and Resistant to SSRI Treatment, Failed SSRI Over 12 Weeks at Appropriate Doses
Study to Evaluate the Effect of AFQ056 in Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD) Patients Resistant to Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitor (SSRI) Therapy
The purpose of this study is to determine whether AFQ056 as an add on therapy to SSRIs can have beneficial effects by reducing the total score of Y-BOCS (Yale and Brown Obsessive Compulsive Scale) in OCD patients resistant to…
- Trial name
- NCT01813019
- Testing
- AFQ056
- Where
- 15 sites in United States, Bulgaria and 3 more
- Volunteers
- 50 people
- Sponsor
- Novartis Pharmaceuticals
Anxiety Disorders, Fear
Brain Imaging Changes in Fear and Anxiety
The purpose of this study is to use brain imaging technology to investigate brain changes in people exposed to predictable versus unpredictable unpleasant stimuli.
- Trial name
- NCT00047853
- Testing
- Shock device, Acoustic startle
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 1,080 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH)
Acute Coronary Syndrome, Fear Anxiety
The Reducing Exercise Sensitivity With Exposure Training (RESET) Study
This study investigates the feasibility of conducting a home-based reducing exercise sensitivity with exposure training (RESET) intervention among acute coronary syndrome (ACS) survivors.
- Conditions
- Acute Coronary Syndrome, Fear Anxiety, Physical Inactivity
- Trial name
- RESET (NCT05099926)
- Testing
- Reducing Exercise Sensitivity with Exposure Training
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 4 people
- Sponsor
- Columbia University
Alcoholism
Repurposing alpha1 Noradrenergic Antagonists for Alcoholism Treatment
Double-blind, placebo-controlled, cross-over design study examining the effects of a norepinephrine alpha1 receptor antagonist (prazosin) on stress reactivity in a laboratory stressor task.
- Trial name
- NCT02966340
- Testing
- Prazosin
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 70 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Wisconsin, Madison
Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder
Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation Potentiation of Fear Extinction in OCD
The investigators want to learn more about how human beings learn not to fear and the impact of changing the fear network in the brain using transcranial Direct Current Stimulation (tDCS) in individuals with obsessive compulsive…
- Trial name
- NCT05521074
- Testing
- Active tDCS
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 86 people
- Sponsor
- Massachusetts General Hospital
Acute Coronary Syndrome, Coronary Artery Disease
Remote-delivered MBCT for SCAD Survivors
Spontaneous coronary artery dissection (SCAD) is an important cause of cardiac events, primarily affecting young healthy women with no cardiovascular risk factors.
- Conditions
- Acute Coronary Syndrome, Coronary Artery Disease, Anxiety, Sleep
- Trial name
- NCT04983680
- Testing
- MBCT
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 19 people
- Sponsor
- Massachusetts General Hospital
Child Anxiety, Anxiety Disorders
Kids FACE FEARS Comparative Effectiveness Research
The Kids FACE FEARS (Kids Formats of Anxiety Care Effectiveness study For Extending the Acceptability and Reach of Services) is a large-scale, streamlined, pragmatic Randomized Controlled Trial (RCT) evaluating Therapist-Led CBT…
- Conditions
- Child Anxiety, Anxiety Disorders, Anxiety, Anxiety Symptoms
- Trial name
- NCT03707158
- Testing
- Therapist-Led CBT (telehealth, office-based, or hybrid), Guided Online CBT
- Where
- 8 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 305 people
- Sponsor
- Boston Medical Center
Anxiety Disorders in Youth With Autism, Asperger's Syndrome, and Pervasive Developmental Disorder Not Otherwise Specified
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) for Anxiety Disorders in Autism: Adapting Treatment for Adolescents
Comorbid anxiety disorders affect as many as 80% of youth with autism spectrum disorders, causing substantial distress and impairment over and above the autism spectrum diagnosis alone.
- Trial name
- NCT01177969
- Testing
- Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy, Wait-list
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 33 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of South Florida