Status:
COMPLETED
One-session Treatment for Spider Fears
Lead Sponsor:
University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
Conditions:
Spider Phobia
Eligibility:
All Genders
18+ years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
Despite the efficacy of exposure and response prevention (ERP) for anxiety and phobias, recent theoretical research on fear extinction via inhibitory learning suggests that cognitive restructuring (CR...
Detailed Description
Recent conceptualizations of the mechanisms by which exposure therapy (EXP; i.e., confronting one's fear in a systematic and therapeutic way) works in the treatment of phobias focus on the importance ...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Participants must
- be 18 years or older,
- be fluent in English, and
- meet DSM-5 criteria for specific (spider) phobia to be considered eligible
Exclusion
- Participants will be deemed ineligible if they do not meet the above inclusion criteria or
- are allergic to spiders or bee stings,
- are experiencing current psychosis, mania, or substance abuse, or
- successfully complete 10 of 13 possible BAT steps in the pretreatment appointment (to ensure that participants are indeed spider phobic at pretreatment).
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
January 20 2018
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
April 8 2020
Estimated Enrollment :
51 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT03410264
Start Date
January 20 2018
End Date
April 8 2020
Last Update
March 8 2021
Active Locations (1)
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University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Chapel Hill, North Carolina, United States, 27514