Clinical trials: Public Speaking Fear
Public Speaking, Social Fear
Exposure With Acceptance-Based Versus Habituation-Based Rationale for Public Speaking Anxiety
The purpose of this study is to compare two exposure-based behavioral group treatments for public speaking anxiety. Specifically, exposure within the context of psychological acceptance will be compared to exposure within a…
- Trial name
- NCT00842946
- Testing
- Exposure w/ Acceptance-Based Rationale, Exposure w/ Habituation-Based Rationale
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 45 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Drexel University
Public Speaking, Speech Anxiety
Multisite Virtual Reality Intervention for Speech Anxiety
Exposure-based cognitive behavior therapy is an efficacious treatment for speech anxiety and has been delivered effectively in a virtual reality (VR) environment.
- Trial name
- ETC2 (NCT06593847)
- Testing
- Single-session VR exposure intervention
- Where
- 13 sites in United States, Australia and 3 more
- Volunteers
- 1,542 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Boston University Charles River Campus
Social Anxiety Disorder, Public Speaking Fear
Group Exposure Workshops for Socially Anxious Undergraduates
The purpose of the study is to investigate the effects of four versions of a workshop for social anxiety and public speaking stress. All participants are current University of Colorado Boulder undergraduate students.
- Conditions
- Social Anxiety Disorder, Public Speaking Fear, Public Speaking Anxiety, Social Fear
- Trial name
- OASIS (NCT06673407)
- Testing
- Group Exposure for Social Anxiety, Self-Compassion Enhanced Group Exposure Therapy for Social Anxiety, Peer-Enhanced Group Exposure Therapy for Social Anxiety
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 200 people
- Sponsor
- University of Colorado, Boulder
Mental Health Issue, Adolescent Development
VR-based Exposure Training for Adolescents With Fear of Public Speaking
Public speaking anxiety (PSA) is a common anxiety with onset in adolescence and early adulthood. With the advent of consumer Virtual Reality (VR) technology, VR-delivered exposure therapy has previously been shown to be…
- Conditions
- Mental Health Issue, Adolescent Development, Technology
- Trial name
- NCT04396392
- Testing
- VR-based training
- Where
- Norway
- Volunteers
- 100 people
- Sponsor
- Haukeland University Hospital
Voice, Speech
Virtual Reality as a Tool for Training Public Speaking Skills in Higher Education Students
According to the scientific literature, public speaking (PS) is an important skill for students to master. However, a large proportion of students do not feel comfortable speaking in public.
- Conditions
- Voice, Speech, Virtual Reality Simulation, Healthy Adult
- Trial name
- NCT07392554
- Testing
- Indirect Method, Direct Method
- Where
- Belgium
- Volunteers
- 80 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Liege
Social Anxiety
Facing Fears by Focussing on Behaviour, Body, or Mind?
Anxiety problems are a major concern of youth mental health given that the prevalence of anxiety disorders in Dutch adolescents aged 12 to 18 is approximately 10 percent.
- Trial name
- NCT03711513
- Testing
- Cognitive behavioral therapy
- Where
- 4 sites in Netherlands
- Volunteers
- 65 people
- Sponsor
- University of Groningen
Phobias, Claustrophobia
Effects of Low-Level Laser Stimulation With and Without Fear Extinction Training
There are two specific aims for this study. Aim 1 is to test whether low-level laser therapy (LLLT) can enhance the efficacy of fear extinction training in the modification of pathological fear.
- Conditions
- Phobias, Claustrophobia, Social Phobia
- Trial name
- NCT02926352
- Testing
- Extinction Training, Low-Level Laser Therapy
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 112 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Texas at Austin
Public Speaking Anxiety, Public Speaking Fear
Enhancing Generalization of Virtual Reality Exposure for Public Speaking Anxiety
This randomized controlled trial examines whether imagery-based extinction memory updating following a standardized virtual reality (VR) exposure session improves the generalization of exposure effects to novel public speaking…
- Trial name
- VREX2 (NCT07323498)
- Testing
- VR Exposure, Standard Mental Rehearsal, Mental Rehearsal With Extinction Memory Updating
- Where
- Germany
- Volunteers
- 48 people
- Sponsor
- Philipps University Marburg
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
Fear of Public Speaking (Subclinical)
Investigation of the Efficacy of a VR Exposure-based Eye Contact Training to Reduce Fear of Public Speaking
Investigation of the efficacy of an eye contact training App in virtual reality, based on principles of exposure therapy for the treatment for subjects with fear of public speaking.
- Trial name
- ASSIST-2019 (NCT03970187)
- Testing
- Exposure-based eye contact training in Virtual Reality (VR)
- Where
- Switzerland
- Volunteers
- 96 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Prof. Dominique de Quervain, MD
Public Speaking Fear
ACT and Virtual Reality for Public Speaking Fear
Investigation of Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) for the psychological treatment of public speaking fear. Two ACT-based treatment delivery modalities (in vivo exposure vs. virtual reality) were compared.
- Trial name
- NCT05573620
- Testing
- ACT, In vivo exposure:, Virtual Reality
- Where
- Spain
- Volunteers
- 37 people
- Sponsor
- Universidad Europea de Madrid
Public Speaking Fear
Optimizing Exposure Therapy Via Reward-focused Interventions in Individuals With Public Speaking Anxiety
The present study aims to examine whether the efficacy of an exposure treatment in individuals with public speaking anxiety can be enhanced by implementing interventions that target reward processes.
- Trial name
- EXOPAT (NCT06258889)
- Testing
- reward-focused intervention, cognitive flexibility intervention, exposure
- Where
- Germany
- Volunteers
- 40 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Philipps University Marburg
Social Phobia, Anxiety
Virtual Reality Exposure Therapy for Speech Anxiety Using Commercial Hardware and Software
Virtual Reality Exposure Therapy (VRET) is an efficacious treatment of fear and anxiety, but because of the high financial costs and technical complexity of the past generation of VR hardware, there has been no large-scale…
- Conditions
- Social Phobia, Anxiety, Behavior Therapy
- Trial name
- VRETORIK (NCT03001154)
- Testing
- Face-to-face Virtual Reality Exposure Therapy, Internet-administered Virtual Reality Exposure Therapy, Waiting-list
- Where
- Sweden
- Volunteers
- 50 people
- Sponsor
- Stockholm University
Public Speaking, Speech Anxiety
Virtual Reality Intervention for Speech Anxiety
Exposure-based cognitive behavior therapy is an efficacious treatment for speech anxiety and has been delivered effectively in a virtual reality (VR) environment.
- Trial name
- NCT06086756
- Testing
- Exposure intervention plus positive mood induction, Exposure intervention plus negative mood induction
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 48 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Boston University Charles River Campus
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
Public Speaking Anxiety
Online Psychotherapy for Emotional Reasoning Bias in Public Speaking Anxiety
The study aims to develop and implement a self-applied online psychological intervention for the correction of Emotional Reasoning bias for people with public speaking anxiety.
- Trial name
- NCT06552273
- Testing
- Emotional Reasoning bias correction training, Module of Mindfulness of the Transdiagnostic treatment
- Volunteers
- 158 people
- Sponsor
- Universitat Jaume I