CompletedNot Applicable

Effects of Stress on Exposure Therapy

Germany48 participantsStarted 2018-04-20

Plain-language summary

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

Who can participate

Age range18 Years – 40 Years

SexFEMALE

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Inclusion Criteria: * Women using oral contraceptives (OC) * Specific phobia (spider phobia) Exclusion Criteria: * Body Mass Index (BMI) \< 19 or \> 27 * Pregnancy * Any acute or chronic mental, somatic, endocrine, or metabolic disease * Psychological, psychiatric, neurological or pharmacological treatment * Shift work * Smoking more than 5 cigarettes per month * Vaccination in the past 2 month * Drug or alcohol abuse

What they're measuring

Change in the Behavioral Approach Test (BAT) with spiders (treated fear stimulus)

Timeframe: Pretreatment, Posttreatment, Follow-up (with approx. 1 day between pre- and posttreatment and 4 weeks between pretreatment and follow-up)

Change in the Behavioral Approach Test with Cockroaches (untreated fear stimulus)

Timeframe: Pretreatment, Follow-up (with approx. 4 weeks between pretreatment and follow-up)

Trial details

NCT IDNCT03505437

SponsorRuhr University of Bochum

Sponsor typeOTHER

Study typeINTERVENTIONAL

Primary completion2019-05-30

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