Clinical trials: Specific Phobia
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
Specific Phobia, Other
Counseling Intervention on Severe Nomophobia Among Health Care Providers
Assess the effect of a counseling intervention adopted from heath belief model merged with multiple smart phone-based action cues on the level of nomophobia among participants with severe nomophobia Assess the effect of a…
- Trial name
- NCT06550557
- Testing
- counselling sessions
- Where
- Egypt
- Volunteers
- 22 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Cairo University
Social Anxiety, Major Depression Mild
Transdiagnostic REBT Prevention Program for Adolescents
Anxiety and depressive disorders are common in adolescents, however they are often unrecognized. Rational emotive behavioral therapy (REBT), a form of cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) is efficient for children and adolescents.
- Conditions
- Social Anxiety, Major Depression Mild, Panic Disorder, Specific Phobia
- Trial name
- NCT02756507
- Testing
- video-based transdiagnostic REBT, Wait list
- Where
- Romania
- Volunteers
- 381 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Babes-Bolyai University
Specific Phobia
Effectiveness of a Projection-based Augmented Reality Exposure System in Treating Cockroach Phobia.
The main aim of this study is to validate and test the clinical effectiveness of the projection-based augmented reality system in cockroach phobia exposure therapy through an RCT that includes three conditions: (i)…
- Trial name
- NCT04563390
- Testing
- Projection-based augmented reality exposure therapy (P-ARET)., In vivo exposure therapy
- Where
- Spain
- Volunteers
- 96 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Universitat Jaume I
Height Phobia, Fear of Heights
Changes in Brain Activity (Functional MRI Study) Before and After Behavioral Therapy of Height Phobia
We are interested in investigating the functional brain abnormalities of height phobia. Subjects will be have a functional MRI scan before and after a course of treatment with behavioral therapy.
- Trial name
- NCT00302978
- Testing
- Behavior therapy
- Volunteers
- 40 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- New York State Psychiatric Institute
Posttraumatic Stress Disorder, Panic Disorder
Study of Brain Circuitry in Anxiety Disorders
A diverse body of research has implicated the amygdalo-cortical circuitry in the pathophysiology of anxiety disorders. For example, one model of PTSD posits exaggerated amygdala responsivity to threat-related stimuli as well as…
- Conditions
- Posttraumatic Stress Disorder, Panic Disorder, Specific Phobias
- Trial name
- NCT01849432
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 42 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Mclean Hospital
Exercise Training, Photobiomodulation Therapy
Effects of Different Exercise Programs Plus Photobiomodulation on Non-specific Low-back Pain.
The present project aims to examine the effects of different exercise programs (Pilates and multicomponent) combined with photobiomodulation therapy (PBMT) on pain intensity, postural balance, perceived disability, kinesiophobia…
- Conditions
- Exercise Training, Photobiomodulation Therapy, Low Back Pain
- Trial name
- NCT04887987
- Testing
- Pilates training + active PBMT, Multicomponent training + active PBMT
- Where
- Brazil
- Volunteers
- 80 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Universidade Norte do Paraná
Anxiety, Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder
Virtual Reality System for Anxiety and OCD
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy with fear provoking exposures is the most effective therapy for anxiety disorders. The investigators aim to enhance this therapy with the use of virtual reality exposures.
- Trial name
- NCT03636022
- Testing
- VR System, Control
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 45 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Minnesota HealthSolutions
Autism, Asperger's Syndrome
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Anxiety Disorders in Adolescents With Autism
Due to the considerable prevalence of anxiety in youth with autism spectrum disorders, this study seeks to establish the efficacy of a modified cognitive behavioral therapy protocol in 50 adolescents versus other available…
- Conditions
- Autism, Asperger's Syndrome, Pervasive Developmental Disorder Not Otherwise Specified, Generalized Anxiety Disorder
- Trial name
- NCT01563003
- Testing
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Treatment as usual
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 31 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of South Florida
Specific Phobia, Anxiety Disorder
Online Psychological Treatment for Rat Phobia Guided by a Virtual Assistant
The research work proposes an exposure treatment through a virtual therapeutic assistant called Thera, that interacts verbally with the patient, to guide and control exposure therapies for phobias to small animals delivered…
- Trial name
- NCT05081323
- Testing
- Self-applied treatment for phobias
- Volunteers
- 30 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Universidad Autonoma de Baja California
Phobia, Specific
Influence of Valproic Acid on Extinction-based Therapy in Patients With Fear of Spiders.
The purpose of this study is to evaluate whether valproic acid in combination with fear memory reactivation is useful to enhance treatment stability of exposure therapy for specific phobia.
- Trial name
- VALPRO (NCT02789813)
- Testing
- Valproic Acid, Fear reactivation, No fear reactivation
- Where
- Switzerland
- Volunteers
- 100 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Prof. Dominique de Quervain, MD
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
Autism, Asperger's Syndrome
Exposure-Focused Family-Based CBT for Youth With ASD and Comorbid Anxiety
Autism spectrum disorders affect as many as 1 out of 88 children and are related to significant impairment in social, adaptive, and school functioning.
- Conditions
- Autism, Asperger's Syndrome, Pervasive Developmental Disorder Not Otherwise Specified, Generalized Anxiety Disorder
- Trial name
- NCT01919970
- Testing
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Treatment as usual
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 32 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of South Florida
Anxiety Disorders, Social Anxiety Disorder
Dimensional Brain Behavior Predictors of CBT Outcomes in Pediatric Anxiety
Anxiety is among the most prevalent, costly and disabling illnesses and tends emerge early in childhood. Cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) is the first-line treatment for early life anxiety, but as many as 40% of young patients…
- Conditions
- Anxiety Disorders, Social Anxiety Disorder, Social Phobia, Generalized Anxiety Disorder
- Trial name
- Anxiety-CBT (NCT02810171)
- Testing
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Relaxation Therapy
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 207 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Michigan
Specific Phobia
Enhancing Exposure Therapy for Snake and Spider Phobias
This study tests whether exposure therapy for fear of snakes or spiders is enhanced by the addition of a brief fear retrieval trial prior to treatment, and the use of compound extinction during treatment.
- Trial name
- Snake/Spider (NCT02160470)
- Testing
- Exposure Therapy with Retrieval, Exposure Therapy with Compound Extinction, Exposure Therapy with Retrieval and Compound Extinction
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 120 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Texas at Austin
Phobias
fMRI Study Examining Effects of D-cycloserine in Specific Phobia
The research team hopes to use brain imaging and mental testing to learn more about specific phobias and the treatment of phobia.
- Trial name
- NCT00591825
- Testing
- D-cycloserine
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 54 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Kansas Medical Center
Non-specific Chronic Low Back Pain, Healthy Volunteer
Behavioral Indicators of Pain Representation
The goal of this observational study is to compare the postural response to the mental simulation of everyday situations identified as painful in participants with non-specific low back pain and healthy volunteers.
- Trial name
- ICOR (NCT06669767)
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 34 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Universite de Picardie Jules Verne
Phobic Disorders
Study of Escitalopram in the Treatment of Specific Phobia
This pilot study is designed to assess the efficacy of escitalopram in the treatment of specific phobia in adult outpatients.
- Trial name
- NCT00121069
- Testing
- Escitalopram
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 12 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Connor, Kathryn M., M.D.
Anxiety Disorders
Transdiagnostic Treatment for Anxiety Disorders in Two Cities of México
This study evaluates the effectiveness of The Unified Transdiagnostic Protocol, a psychological treatment for the intervention of a broad range of anxiety disorders.
- Trial name
- NCT03916315
- Testing
- Transdiagnostic Treatment
- Where
- 2 sites in Mexico
- Volunteers
- 74 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Universidad Autonoma de Baja California
Autism Spectrum Disorders, Autism
Psychotherapy for Anxiety in Children With Autism Spectrum Disorder
Anxiety disorders affect 40 to 50% of children with autism spectrum disorders (ASD), contributing to substantial distress and impairment.
- Conditions
- Autism Spectrum Disorders, Autism, Asperger's Syndrome, Pervasive Developmental Disability - Not Otherwise Specified
- Trial name
- TAASD (NCT02028247)
- Testing
- Personalized Cognitive-behavioral therapy, Standard Practice Cognitive-behavioral therapy, Treatment as Usual
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 214 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of South Florida