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Social Support for Anxiety

N/A
Recruiting
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 18 and 35
healthy adults 18 to 55
Timeline
Screening 3 weeks
Treatment Varies
Follow Up 24 hours following the completion of fear extinction procedures
Awards & highlights

Study Summary

This trial will study whether social support reminders can help reduce fear in people with anxiety disorders.

Who is the study for?
This study is for adults aged 18-55, with or without social anxiety disorder. Healthy participants must have no mental illness history, while anxious ones can also have depression or PTSD but not bipolar, psychosis, substance use disorders. Participants should speak English fluently and not be on mental health meds or pregnant.Check my eligibility
What is being tested?
Researchers at UCLA are testing if reminders of a social support figure can help reduce fear in people with anxiety disorders as it does in healthy individuals. The test involves pairing images of either a support figure or stranger with threatening cues without actual shock to see if this reduces fear over time.See study design
What are the potential side effects?
Since the intervention involves psychological procedures rather than medications, traditional side effects like those seen with drugs are not expected. However, participants may experience stress or discomfort during the fear extinction tasks.

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

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I am between 18 and 35 years old.
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I am a healthy adult between 18 and 55 years old.
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I have been diagnosed with social anxiety disorder and may also have depression, other anxiety disorders, or PTSD.

Timeline

Screening ~ 3 weeks
Treatment ~ Varies
Follow Up ~within experimental session - directly post-extinction procedure
This trial's timeline: 3 weeks for screening, Varies for treatment, and within experimental session - directly post-extinction 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 24 hours post-extinction
Fear response directly post-extinction

Side effects data

From 2020 Phase 2 trial • 49 Patients • NCT03316170
32%
Dizziness
32%
Insomnia
32%
Vomiting or nausea
32%
Weakness
28%
Heartburn
28%
Dry mouth
20%
Skin itchiness
20%
Headache
20%
Breathing difficulty
20%
Burning in throat or mouth
16%
Sore mouth
16%
Diarrhea
16%
Skin redness
12%
Skin irritation
12%
Excessive saliva
12%
Hiccups
12%
Sore throat
8%
Rapid heartbeat
8%
Irregular heartbeat
8%
Skin swelling
100%
80%
60%
40%
20%
0%
Study treatment Arm
Social Support
Social Support + NRT Sampling

Trial Design

1Treatment groups
Experimental Treatment
Group I: Social SupportExperimental Treatment1 Intervention
Treatment
First Studied
Drug Approval Stage
How many patients have taken this drug
Social Support
2022
Completed Phase 2
~3440

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Who is running the clinical trial?

University of California, Los AngelesLead Sponsor
1,525 Previous Clinical Trials
10,279,638 Total Patients Enrolled
31 Trials studying Anxiety
37,546 Patients Enrolled for Anxiety
National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH)NIH
2,775 Previous Clinical Trials
2,673,644 Total Patients Enrolled
82 Trials studying Anxiety
39,000 Patients Enrolled for Anxiety

Media Library

Social Support Clinical Trial Eligibility Overview. Trial Name: NCT04565041 — N/A
Anxiety Research Study Groups: Social Support
Anxiety Clinical Trial 2023: Social Support Highlights & Side Effects. Trial Name: NCT04565041 — N/A
Social Support 2023 Treatment Timeline for Medical Study. Trial Name: NCT04565041 — N/A

Frequently Asked Questions

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

Are there any available slots for participation in this clinical research?

"Per the clinicaltrials.gov website, this experiment is currently enlisting subjects. This research endeavour was published on February 1st 2022 and recently amended in September 15th of the same year."

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How many people are involved in this examination?

"Affirmative. Clinicaltrials.gov provides evidence that this research endeavour is recruiting patients; the trial was posted on February 1st 2022 and revised on September 15th 2022, with a goal of finding 100 participants across one site."

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Does this research protocol accept participants aged 18 or older?

"As per the trial's requirements, individuals who wish to join must be between 18 and 55 years old."

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Am I permitted to register for this experiment?

"This medical study seeks to include 100 people, aged between 18 and 55 who suffer from fear. To be accepted into the trial, participants must not have any history of mental illness (healthy individuals), they should be physically healthy adults between 18 and 35 years old, and those with diagnosed social anxiety disorder are also allowed if they possess co-morbid conditions such as depression, other forms of anxiety or post traumatic stress disorder (PTSD)."

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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
~24 spots leftby Dec 2024