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Effects of Verbal Instructions on Fear Extinction and Extinction Retrieval

NCT05718271 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 240

Last updated 2024-09-20

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

The goal of this study is to examine if verbal instructions can improve fear extinction learning and extinction retrieval in patients with anxiety disorders (AD) and healthy controls.

Conditions

  • Anxiety Disorder

Interventions

OTHER

Explicit instructions before extinction

"Shocks will no longer be administered during the next phase."

OTHER

Explicit instructions after extinction

"Tomorrow no shocks will be administered."

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Ruhr University of Bochum

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Armin Zlomuzica, PhD · Ruhr University Bochum

  • Marcella L Woud, PhD · Ruhr University Bochum

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
BASIC_SCIENCE
Masking
NONE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Max Age
60 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2023-02-02
Primary Completion
2024-08-14
Completion
2024-08-14

Countries

  • Germany

Study Locations

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