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Hostile Bias Modification Training for Stress

N/A
Waitlist Available
Led By Madhavi K Reddy, PhD
Research Sponsored by Walter Reed Army Institute of Research (WRAIR)
Eligibility Criteria Checklist
Specific guidelines that determine who can or cannot participate in a clinical trial
Must have
Be between 18 and 65 years old
Timeline
Screening 3 weeks
Treatment Varies
Follow Up average of 45 minutes post-intervention
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Study Summary

This trial will compare the effectiveness of real HBMT versus placebo on reducing HAB and aggression.

Eligible Conditions
  • Stress
  • Aggression
  • Anger

Timeline

Screening ~ 3 weeks
Treatment ~ Varies
Follow Up ~average of 45 minutes post-intervention
This trial's timeline: 3 weeks for screening, Varies for treatment, and average of 45 minutes post-intervention for reporting.

Treatment Details

Study Objectives

Outcome measures can provide a clearer picture of what you can expect from a treatment.
Primary outcome measures
Essay Feedback Questionnaire
Taylor Aggression Paradigm (TAP)

Trial Design

4Treatment groups
Experimental Treatment
Placebo Group
Group I: Hostile Bias Modification (HBM) Training plus Unambiguous FeedbackExperimental Treatment1 Intervention
Volunteers will complete a novel computer-based hostile bias modification training where they are instructed to respond to word fragments (words with missing letters) based on whether the word fragments can be completed to form aggressive or positive/neutral words. They are instructed not to respond if only an aggressive word can be formed. They will receive unambiguously hostile feedback to an essay.
Group II: Hostile Bias Modification (HBM) Training plus Ambiguous FeedbackExperimental Treatment1 Intervention
Volunteers will complete a novel computer-based hostile bias modification training where they are instructed to respond to word fragments (words with missing letters) based on whether the word fragments can be completed to form aggressive or positive/neutral words. They are instructed not to respond if only an aggressive word can be formed. They will receive ambiguously hostile feedback to an essay.
Group III: Other training plus Ambiguous FeedbackPlacebo Group1 Intervention
Volunteers will complete a computer-based task where they are instructed to respond to word fragments (words with missing letters) regardless of whether the fragments can make hostile or ambiguous words. They will receive ambiguously hostile feedback to an essay.
Group IV: Other training plus Unambiguous FeedbackPlacebo Group1 Intervention
Volunteers will complete a computer-based task where they are instructed to respond to word fragments (words with missing letters) regardless of whether the fragments can make hostile or ambiguous words. They will receive unambiguously hostile feedback to an essay.
Treatment
First Studied
Drug Approval Stage
How many patients have taken this drug
Hostile Bias Modification Training
2021
N/A
~170

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Who is running the clinical trial?

Walter Reed Army Institute of Research (WRAIR)Lead Sponsor
107 Previous Clinical Trials
36,599 Total Patients Enrolled
Madhavi K Reddy, PhDPrincipal InvestigatorWalter Reed Army Institute of Research (WRAIR)
Margeaux V Auslander, PhDPrincipal InvestigatorWalter Reed Army Institute of Research (WRAIR)

Frequently Asked Questions

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Is this research program currently recruiting participants?

"Affirmative. According to clinicaltrials.gov, this research is actively recruiting participants and was initially listed on August 12th 2021 with the most recent update being September 19th 2022. The trial requires 200 subjects from a single medical centre."

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Does the trial encompass minors or only those of legal age?

"This research project is seeking participants between the ages of 18 and 39."

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Am I eligible to enroll in this research project?

"This clinical trial has an upper age limit of 39 and is looking for participants with a diagnosis of anger. There are 200 slots open in total."

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How many participants are being included in the trial?

"Affirmative. According to clinicaltrials.gov, this research project is currently in search of participants and was initially posted on August 12th 2021 with the latest update being September 19th 2022. The goal is to recruit 200 people from a single medical site."

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~46 spots leftby Mar 2025