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Smartphone-assisted exposure therapy for panic disorder and agoraphobia: an effectiveness study

Smartphone-assisted exposure therapy for panic disorder and agoraphobia: an effectiveness study - SAET

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Phase 2
Study type
Interventional
Source
DRKS
Registry ID
DRKS00022204
Enrollment
111
Registered
2020-10-29
Start date
2020-11-17
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2026-03-30

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

F41.0 F40.0

Interventions

Group 1: App is based on exposition Group 2: App is based on meditation and mindfulness Group 3: Passive control group

Sponsors

Klinik und Poliklinik für Psychiatrie und Psychotherapie Universitätsklinikum Bonn
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
All
Age
18 Years to 60 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Age between 18 and 60 years, fulfilment of the diagnostic criteria for a panic disorder and/or agoraphobia as defined in the DSM-5, at least 2 panic attacks within the last 2 weeks

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Acute psychosis, pregnancy, insufficient knowledge of the german language, instable cardiovascular deseases/uncontrolled high blood pressure, other medical conditions that conflict the conduction of an exposure therapy

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
After a 5-week intervention, the severity of the anxiety symptoms will be recorded by means of the questionnaires AKV, PAS, DASS, ASI, TSMS, SWE, WHOQOL-BREF, which are digitized and available in SosciSurvey. Furthermore, the app usage behaviour and user satisfaction is evaluated by means of the respective app.

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
In the follow-up measurement after 8 weeks, the primary outcome parameters are again determined using the same instruments.

Countries

Germany

Contacts

Public ContactAnnika Wiebe

Universitätsklinikum Bonn, Klinik für Psychiatrie und Psychotherapie, VR-Labor

annika.wiebe@ukbonn.de0228-287-16947

Outcome results

None listed

Source: DRKS (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Apr 4, 2026