Examining the efficacy of a two-session cognitive-behavioral therapy treatment in a large group format with clinically relevant panic disorder with and without agoraphobia

Examining the efficacy of a two-session cognitive-behavioral therapy treatment in a large group format with clinically relevant panic disorder with and without agoraphobia - Don’t panic

Status

Recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

DRKS

Registry ID

DRKS00035725

Enrollment

Registered

2024-12-12

Start date

2024-12-16

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2025-04-07

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Conditions

F41.0 F40.0

Interventions

Group 1: Two-session large group intervention, atleast 75 participants, 5 hours on day 1 and 6 hours on day 2, exposure therapy (interoceptive and situation-related)

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Age

18 Years to No maximum

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: clinically relevant panic disorder with and without agoraphobia

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Psychiatric exclusion diagnoses (I.e.: severe post-traumatic stress disorder; psychotic disorder; bipolar disorder; disorders from the schizophrenia spectrum; suicidal tendencies and seere addiction) and somatic factors (I.e.: pregnancy, severe infectious diseases, cardiopulmonary diseases, severe respiratory diseases (e.g. asthma), cardiovascular diseases, epilepsy and stroke, thyroid diseases, metabolic diseases).

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
1) Reduction in the severity of the symptom burden - Captured by the instruments of the AKV battery (BSQ, MI and ACQ (if agoraphobic symptoms are present)) - Collection of these measures will occur after the consultation (T0), immediately before the first day of training (T1), immediately after the first day of training (T2), immediately after the second day of training (T3) and two (T4) and six months (T5) after training 2) Remission of clinically relevant panic disorder as a result of the training - Recorded via the presence of the diagnosis “panic disorder” with and without “agoraphobia” using the Mini-DIPS: (Diagnostic Interview in Mental Disorders) at T0 and T5.	—

Measure

Time frame

1) Reduction in the severity of the symptom burden - Captured by the instruments of the AKV battery (BSQ, MI and ACQ (if agoraphobic symptoms are present)) - Collection of these measures will occur after the consultation (T0), immediately before the first day of training (T1), immediately after the first day of training (T2), immediately after the second day of training (T3) and two (T4) and six months (T5) after training 2) Remission of clinically relevant panic disorder as a result of the training - Recorded via the presence of the diagnosis “panic disorder” with and without “agoraphobia” using the Mini-DIPS: (Diagnostic Interview in Mental Disorders) at T0 and T5.

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Secondary

Measure	Time frame
3) Reduction in perceived symptom burden due to training: Will be captured by the DASS (Depression-Anxiety-Stress scales). Collection of these measures will occur after the consultation (T0), immediately before the first day of training (T1), immediately after the first day of training (T2), immediately after the second day of training (T3) and two (T4) and six months (T5) after training.	—

Countries

Germany

Contacts

Public ContactAndré Wannemüller

Forschungs- und Behandlungszentrum der Ruhr-Universität Bochum

andre.wannemueller@rub.de+49 234 3223106

Outcome results

None listed

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