Clinical trials: Speech Anxiety
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
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
Depression / Major Depressive Disorder, Anxiety
Activating Voice Journaling for Mental Health With Voice Biomarkers
This retrospective observational study evaluated the relationship between voice characteristics and self-reported mental health symptoms using longitudinal data collected through the Kintsugi Voice Journaling app.
- Trial name
- NCT07789808
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 50,000 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Kintsugi Mindful Wellness, Inc.
Depressive Symptoms, Anxiety Disorders and Symptoms
One Talk at a Time: A Racial-ethnic Socialization Intervention for Diverse Families
This study is a randomized effectiveness trial that tests the online delivery of a video-based intervention (One Talk at a Time (OTAAT)) relative to a control group over a one-year span.
- Conditions
- Depressive Symptoms, Anxiety Disorders and Symptoms, Behavioral Symptoms, Ethnic-Racial Socialization
- Trial name
- OTAAT (NCT05454293)
- Testing
- One Talk at a Time: Race, One Talk at a Time: General
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 312 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of North Carolina, Greensboro
Social Anxiety
Arousal Training for Social Anxiety Disorder
The primary objective of the study is to examine the safety, usability and preliminary efficacy of a novel arousal-based biofeedback system in alleviating social anxiety.
- Trial name
- NCT02493010
- Testing
- Arousal-based biofeedback system
- Where
- Singapore
- Volunteers
- 50 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Duke-NUS Graduate Medical School
Social Phobia
Treatment of Childhood Social Phobia
This 4-year study will compare the long-term effectiveness of behavioral treatment, fluoxetine (Prozac®), and placebo for treatment of social phobia in children and adolescents.
- Trial name
- NCT00043537
- Testing
- Social Effectiveness Therapy for Children (SET-C), Fluoxetine
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 139 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Central Florida
Depression - Major Depressive Disorder, Anxiety
AcceXible Speech-Based Screening for Depression and Anxiety in University Students (BUAP, Mexico)
Major depressive disorder (MDD) and anxiety are increasingly prevalent among university student populations, yet early detection remains reliant on psychometric instruments tied to diagnostic criteria (e.g., PHQ-9, GAD).
- Trial name
- NCT07553130
- Testing
- AcceXible
- Where
- Mexico
- Volunteers
- 785 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Accexible
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, Anxiety
The Effect of Breath Therapy and Emotional Freedom Technique on Public Speaking Anxiety
Introduction Public Speaking Anxiety (PSA), also referred to as public speaking anxiety, is a costly (Lépine, 2002) and disabling fear (Blöte et al., 2009), with prevalence rates ranging from 21 (Pollard and Henderson, 1988) to…
- Conditions
- Public Speaking, Anxiety, Emotional Stress
- Trial name
- NCT04391530
- Testing
- emotional freedom technique, breathing therapy
- Volunteers
- 76 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Istanbul Medeniyet University
Depression - Major Depressive Disorder, Anxiety
AcceXible Speech-Based Screening for Depression and Anxiety in University Students (UAQ, Mexico)
Major depressive disorder (MDD) and anxiety are increasingly prevalent among university student populations, yet early detection remains reliant on psychometric instruments tied to diagnostic criteria (e.g., PHQ-9, GAD).
- Trial name
- NCT07578142
- Testing
- Accexible
- Where
- Mexico
- Volunteers
- 80 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Accexible
Obsessive Compulsive Disorder
Neural Mechanisms of CBT Response in Hoarding Disorder
The purpose of this research is to measure changes in brain activity with functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) before and after cognitive-behavioral therapy for compulsive hoarding.
- Trial name
- NCT01956344
- Testing
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 128 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Hartford Hospital
Public Speaking, Social Anxiety
Virtual Reality Exposure Therapy for Public Speaking Anxiety
Virtual Reality exposure therapy (VRET) is an efficacious treatment for anxiety disorders but has yet to be implemented in regular care settings.
- Conditions
- Public Speaking, Social Anxiety, Social Anxiety Disorder, Performance Only
- Trial name
- VRETA (NCT03885414)
- Testing
- In-session Virtual Reality exposure therapy, Internet-administered transition program
- Where
- Sweden
- Volunteers
- 23 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Stockholm University
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
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
Depression - Major Depressive Disorder, Anxiety
Validation of Accexible Screening and Self-Administered Activities for Emotional Well-Being in a University Hospital (UaDEC)
Major depressive disorder (MDD) and anxiety are increasingly prevalent among university student populations, yet early detection remains reliant on psychometric instruments tied to diagnostic criteria (e.g., PHQ-9, GAD).
- Trial name
- NCT07578155
- Testing
- AcceXible
- Where
- Mexico
- Volunteers
- 902 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Accexible
Selective Mutism
Evaluating Intensive Group Behavioral Treatment for Children With Selective Mutism
This goal of this study is to evaluate an intensive group behavioral treatment (IGBT) program for children with selective mutism, a low base-rate childhood anxiety disorder.
- Trial name
- NCT03612102
- Testing
- Intensive Group Behavioral Treatment (IGBT)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 29 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Florida International University
Stuttering, Childhood, Anxiety Disorders
Stuttering and Anxiety
Stuttering was defined as a common neurodevelopmental speech disorder characterized by repetitions, prolongations, and interruptions in the flow of speech.
- Trial name
- NCT03160586
- Testing
- Stuttering severity instrument-3, Child Behavior Checklist for age 4-18
- Where
- Egypt
- Volunteers
- 100 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Assiut University
Anxiety Disorders
Medication Enhanced Rapid Therapy
The purpose of this research study is to determine whether taking a one-time dose of a combination of putatively learning-enhancing medications can improve treatment response to a brief learning-based psychotherapy for public…
- Trial name
- MERiT (NCT02099825)
- Testing
- d-cycloserine and mifepristone
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 15 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Washington University School of Medicine
Schizophrenia Spectrum and Other Psychotic Disorders, Bipolar and Related Disorders
Ascertaining Diagnosis Classification With Elicited Speech
Cross-sectional observational study of the relationship between speech patterns and psychiatric symptoms and disorders.
- Conditions
- Schizophrenia Spectrum and Other Psychotic Disorders, Bipolar and Related Disorders, Depressive Disorder, Anxiety Disorders
- Trial name
- ACES (NCT05601063)
- Testing
- Winterlight Speech Assessment
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 255 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Northwell Health
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