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Test of an Inhibitory Learning Model of Extinction in Treatment of Anxious Youth

NCT03372915 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 28

Last updated 2020-12-17

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Summary

Recently, basic research conducted in adults has revealed that fear extinction, or the weakening of a learned fear response, may be best explained by principles of "inhibitory learning." New guidelines for the clinical practice of exposure therapy for anxiety disorders have arisen from research on inhibitory learning, but these guidelines have not yet been empirically tested in youth with anxiety disorders. The overall goal of this research is to investigate the acceptability, feasibility, and efficacy of conducting exposure therapy for anxiety disorders in youth according to clinical guidelines developed from basic research on inhibitory learning principles, using a pilot randomized controlled trial design.

Conditions

  • Anxiety Disorders

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

Standard Exposure

Exposure therapy conducted according to standard clinical care practices

BEHAVIORAL

Exposure + Inhibitory Learning

Exposure therapy conducted according to practice recommendations based derived from research on inhibitory learning theories of fear extinction

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • University of Colorado, Denver

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Jessica Hawks, PhD · University of Colorado, Denver

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
SINGLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
7 Years
Max Age
17 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2018-01-31
Primary Completion
2020-12-01
Completion
2020-12-01

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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