F40.2
Conditions
Interventions
Group 1: Habituation-based exposure intervention (the study design of an adaptive trial allows that arm 1 can be replaced by arm 2 or 3, in case one of these shows significant superiority, and that a
Sponsors
Institut für Translationale Psychiatrie
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Age
18 Years to 65 Years
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: diagnosis of spider phobia (DSM-5) right-handed fluent in German Score > 19 in the Spider Phobia Questionnaire
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: pregnancy lifetime diagnoses of any current and lifetime comorbid mental disorder, except for a mild to moderate depression and nicotine dependency psychopharmacological medication neurological abnormalities organic mental disorders dementia brain injuries MRI contraindications
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| An in-vivo BAT with a bird spider is used to assess avoidance behaviour of all participants. The participants are instructed to draw a bird spider in a plastic box with a lit from 3 meter distance as close as possible towards themselves. The primary study outcome is the individual change in BAT-distance from pre- to post-intervention depending on the treatment arm (interaction effect time*condition). | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Self-reported symptom severity assessed with the Spider Phobia Questionnaire (SPQ). The secondary study outcome is the individual change in SPQ-score from pre to post-treatment depending on the treatment arm (interaction effect time*condition). | — |
Countries
Germany
Contacts
Public ContactElisabeth Leehr
Institut für Translationale Psychiatrie
Outcome results
None listed