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Extinction Generalization in Exposure Therapy

NCT03031002 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 77

Last updated 2017-01-25

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Summary

Patients with anxiety disorders oftentimes express fear responses to more than only one fear-inducing object. The principal aim of this study is to examine whether the beneficial effects of exposure on fear reduction in spider phobia can extend to stimuli which are conceptually similar to spiders (i.e. cockroaches), but have never been presented during the respective treatment.

Conditions

  • Specific Phobia

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

Exposure treatment for spider fear

Two sessions (each session = 60 minutes) of in-vivo exposure treatment (including psychoeducation) with two different spiders. Exposures comprise a hierarchy of 7 steps, to be completed with both spiders.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Ruhr University of Bochum

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Armin Zlomuzica, Dr. · Ruhr University of Bochum

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Max Age
65 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2015-02-28
Primary Completion
2016-07-31
Completion
2016-07-31

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