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Social Support for Anxiety

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Research Sponsored by University of California, Los Angeles
Eligibility Criteria Checklist
Specific guidelines that determine who can or cannot participate in a clinical trial
Must have
Healthy adults aged 18 to 35
Be between 18 and 65 years old
Timeline
Screening 3 weeks
Treatment Varies
Follow Up same session - directly post-acquisition (approximately 5 minutes post procedure)
Awards & highlights

Study Summary

This trial will study whether social support reminders can prevent the acquisition of fear in healthy people and those with anxiety disorders.

Who is the study for?
This study is for adults aged 18-55, including healthy individuals and those with social anxiety disorder. Healthy participants must not have any mental health disorders, while anxious participants can also have depression or PTSD. Participants should speak English fluently and cannot be on mental health medications or pregnant.Check my eligibility
What is being tested?
Researchers at UCLA are testing if reminders of social support figures can prevent fear learning in both healthy people and those with social anxiety disorder. The test involves associating a neutral image with a mild shock in the presence of supportive images.See study design
What are the potential side effects?
Since this trial uses non-invasive methods like images and mild electric shocks, side effects may include temporary discomfort from the shock or emotional distress related to the fear acquisition procedure.

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

You may be eligible if you check “Yes” for the criteria below
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I am a healthy adult between 18 and 35 years old.

Timeline

Screening ~ 3 weeks
Treatment ~ Varies
Follow Up ~during acquisition procedure
This trial's timeline: 3 weeks for screening, Varies for treatment, and during acquisition procedure for reporting.

Treatment Details

Study Objectives

Outcome measures can provide a clearer picture of what you can expect from a treatment.
Primary outcome measures
Fear response during acquisition indicated by elevated Galvanic Skin Response (GSR)
Fear response post-acquisition indicated by elevated GSR

Trial Design

1Treatment groups
Experimental Treatment
Group I: Social SupportExperimental Treatment1 Intervention

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Who is running the clinical trial?

University of California, Los AngelesLead Sponsor
1,530 Previous Clinical Trials
10,278,102 Total Patients Enrolled
31 Trials studying Anxiety
37,546 Patients Enrolled for Anxiety
National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH)NIH
2,785 Previous Clinical Trials
2,689,255 Total Patients Enrolled
82 Trials studying Anxiety
39,000 Patients Enrolled for Anxiety

Media Library

Social support image Clinical Trial Eligibility Overview. Trial Name: NCT04564976 — N/A
Anxiety Research Study Groups: Social Support
Anxiety Clinical Trial 2023: Social support image Highlights & Side Effects. Trial Name: NCT04564976 — N/A
Social support image 2023 Treatment Timeline for Medical Study. Trial Name: NCT04564976 — N/A

Frequently Asked Questions

These questions and answers are submitted by anonymous patients, and have not been verified by our internal team.

What are the eligibility criteria for taking part in this research?

"Patients aged 18–55 and suffering from acute fear are being recruited for this clinical trial. To be eligible, applicants must not have a prior history of mental illness (including but not limited to anxiety, depression, phobia or any other psychiatric disorder) and should also meet the criteria set by diagnosing clinicians for social anxiety disorder (co-morbid disorders such as depression, other anxiety conditions and PTSD may still qualify)."

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Is enrollment in this research endeavor still available to participants?

"Clinicaltrials.gov reports that this particular medical trial is actively recruiting participants, having been posted on the 9th of February 2022 and last updated on 19 May."

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What is the sample size of this medical experiment?

"Affirmative. Records on clinicaltrials.gov verify that this study, which was initially published on February 9th 2022 is still actively recruiting participants. Approximately 100 patients must be enrolled from a single location."

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Are elderly persons excluded from the eligibility criteria for this experiment?

"This trial's requirements specify that participants must be between 18 and 55 years of age. Further, there are 153 studies for minors and 444 investigations available to those over 65."

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Who else is applying?

What state do they live in?
California
How old are they?
18 - 65
What site did they apply to?
UCLA Department of Psychology
What portion of applicants met pre-screening criteria?
Met criteria
Recent research and studies
clinicaltrials.govStudy
Social Support and Reduced Fear Acquisition
Naomi Eisenberger 2022. "Social Support and Reduced Fear Acquisition". ClinicalTrials.gov. https://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT04564976.
~21 spots leftby Dec 2024
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