Clinical trials: Phobic Fear
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
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
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