Investigating the effects of dropout and avoidance prevention strategies in a one-session large group treatment of clinically relevant fear of flying.

Status

Recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

DRKS

Registry ID

DRKS00033132

Enrollment

125

Registered

2023-11-28

Start date

2023-11-25

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2025-04-07

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Conditions

F40.2 F40.0

Interventions

Group 1: App-Group (App-condition): Preparation for the fear of flying training using the fear of flying app "PassengerGuard". N = 50. Group 2: Positive mental health group (PMH-condition): Preparatio

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Age

18 Years to No maximum

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Clinically relevant fear of flying in the form of a specific phobia or agoraphobia.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Psychiatric exclusion diagnoses (I.e.: manic or hypomanic episodes; illnesses from the schizophrenia spectrum and severe post-traumatic stress disorders) and somatic factors (I.e.: pregnancy, severe infectious diseases, otitis media, cardiovascular diseases, epilepsy and stroke, physical or mental disability).

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
1) Reduction of the subjective level of fear of flying as a result of the training: This is recorded using the FFB (fear of flying questionnaire), the FSB (fear of flying screening questionnaire), the AES (anxiety expectation questionnaire for air travel), GES (risk expectation assessment for air travel) and a one-item measure. These measures are recorded after the consultation (T0), directly before training (T1), after training (T2) and two (T3) and six months (T4) after the training day. 2) Reduction of clinically relevant fear of flying as a result of the training: Is recorded via the presence of the diagnosis "specific phobia" or "agoraphobia" using the Mini-Dip: (Diagnostic Interview for Mental Disorders) at T0 and T4	—

Measure

Time frame

1) Reduction of the subjective level of fear of flying as a result of the training: This is recorded using the FFB (fear of flying questionnaire), the FSB (fear of flying screening questionnaire), the AES (anxiety expectation questionnaire for air travel), GES (risk expectation assessment for air travel) and a one-item measure. These measures are recorded after the consultation (T0), directly before training (T1), after training (T2) and two (T3) and six months (T4) after the training day. 2) Reduction of clinically relevant fear of flying as a result of the training: Is recorded via the presence of the diagnosis "specific phobia" or "agoraphobia" using the Mini-Dip: (Diagnostic Interview for Mental Disorders) at T0 and T4

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Secondary

Measure	Time frame
Percentage of "no-shows" on the training day.	—

Countries

Germany

Contacts

Public ContactAndre Wannemüller

Forschungs- und Behandlungszentrum für psychische Gesundheit der Ruhr-Universität Bochum

Andre.Wannemüller@rub.de+49 234 3223106

Outcome results

None listed

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