Status:
COMPLETED
Use of Safety Behaviors in Exposure Therapy for Arachnophobia
Lead Sponsor:
University of Nevada, Reno
Conditions:
Specific Phobia
Arachnophobia
Eligibility:
All Genders
18+ years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
This study examines the impact of safety behaviors (i.e., unnecessary protective actions) on outcomes of exposure therapy for spider phobia. Researchers will compare exposure therapy with (a) no safet...
Detailed Description
Some studies suggest that safety behaviors might undermine the efficacy of exposure therapy (Powers et al., 2010), whereas other studies suggest that there is no difference in exposure therapy outcome...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Fluent in English
- Displays sufficiently high fear of spiders, as indicated by responses on (a) a self report questionnaire (the Fear of Spiders Questionnaire) at prescreening, and (b) Behavioral Avoidance Tests at baseline
Exclusion
- younger than 18 years old
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
February 28 2019
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
April 6 2020
Estimated Enrollment :
59 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT04470882
Start Date
February 28 2019
End Date
April 6 2020
Last Update
October 18 2021
Active Locations (1)
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University of Nevada, Reno
Reno, Nevada, United States, 89557