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Text Message Safety Behavior Fading for Pathological Worry

United States300 participantsStarted 2026-03-01

Plain-language summary

The current study aims to explore the efficacy of a text message-based Safety Behavior Fading Intervention compared to a PMR control condition.

Who can participate

Age range18 Years – 65 Years

SexALL

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Inclusion Criteria: \- Elevated worry as defined by a score of 60 or higher on the PSWQ. Exclusion Criteria: * Score of 59 or lower on the PSWQ * If applicable, unstable psychiatric medication usage any time over the past 4 weeks * Failing attention checks in baseline data collection * Pregnancy

What they're measuring

Penn State Worry Questionnaire (PSWQ; Meyer et al., 1990)

Timeframe: Day 0, Day 28, Day 56

Worry Behaviors Inventory (Mahoney et al., 2016)

Timeframe: Day 0, Day 28, Day 56

Generalized Anxiety Disorder Scale-7 (GAD-7; Spitzer et al., 2006)

Timeframe: Day 0, Day 28, Day 56

Credibility and Expectancy Questionnaire (Devilly & Borkovec, 2000).

Timeframe: Day 0

Theoretical Framework of Acceptability Questionnaire (TFA; Sekhon et al., 2022)

Timeframe: Day 28

Trial details

NCT IDNCT07391020

SponsorFlorida State University

Sponsor typeOTHER

Study typeINTERVENTIONAL

Primary completion2027-02

Contact for this trial

Matthew Sala, B.S.

850-645-8729 sala@psy.fsu.edu

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