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Effects of Stress on Exposure Therapy

NCT03505437 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 48

Last updated 2019-09-11

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

This study investigates whether stress can augment exposure therapy outcome in patients with specific phobia (spider phobia).

Conditions

  • Specific Phobia

Interventions

OTHER

Cold water condition

Cold water condition of the SECPT. Participants immerse their hand into ice-cold water (0-3°C). During the SECPT, participants are videotyped and monitored. After the SECPT, participants will receive 45 minutes of in-vivo exposure to spiders

OTHER

Warm water condition

Warm water condition of the SECPT. Participants immerse their hand into warm water (36-37°C). Participants are neither videotyped nor monitored during the whole procedure. After the SECPT, participants will receive 45 minutes of in-vivo exposure to spiders.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Ruhr University of Bochum

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Armin Zlomuzica, PhD · Ruhr-University Bochum

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
OTHER
Masking
SINGLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Max Age
40 Years
Sex
FEMALE
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2018-04-20
Primary Completion
2019-05-30
Completion
2019-08-30

Countries

  • Germany

Study Locations

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