Panic Disorders Clinical Trials

The human brain is constantly bombarded with sensory information from the external world. This series of studies aim to explore the effects of reducing environmental stimulation using specially designed floatation pools that minimize visual, auditory, tactile, proprioceptive, and thermal input to the brain. Previous research has shown that "floating" in ...

Impairing anxiety affects 33% of the population by adolescence and can become chronic, leading to depression, substance abuse, school-drop out and even suicide. To reduce anxiety and prevent its sequelae, patients must be effectively treated early; yet, the first line intervention, cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT), has a heterogeneous response with ...

The main purpose of the present study is to look at relationships and changes over time but not to compare treatment outcomes (i.e. it is not an efficacy trial). The associations and interpretation measures are listed as primary outcomes because these are the measures of main interest.

The effectiveness of a Rumination Focused Cognitive-Behavioral Treatment (RF-CBT) will be compared with a wait list control group using a randomized control trial (RCT) design in a culture where this has not been tested before. The treatment approach was design to specifically target repetitive negative thinking (e.g., rumination and worries). ...

This study uses functional MRI in people with anxiety and stress-related disorders to evaluate the neural correlates of fear conditioning and extinction. During fear conditioning participants see a picture of a face that predicts a mild electrical shock to the wrist. Participants then return the next day to the scanner ...

Study Visits/Contacts/Interventions Procedures for Participants in the Collaborative Care Intervention In the hospital, participants randomized to CC will work with the care manager to: (a) define specific goals related to their psychiatric condition, health behaviors, and self-care, (b) initiate care for their psychiatric condition, and (c) make a plan for ...

Cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT), which includes cognitive therapy (CT) and behavioral therapy (BT), is the first-line treatment for patients with panic disorder (PD). However, the neural mechanism of CBT is unknown. The exploration of mechanism is of great significance for clinical strategy formulation. This study is proposed on the basis ...

The effectiveness of a transdiagnostic intervention will be compared with a wait list control group using a randomized control trial (RCT) design in a culture where this has not been tested before. The treatment approach is mainly emotion-focus, teaching participants how to confront and experience uncomfortable emotions, and how more ...

Novel preclinical research evidence suggests extinction learning as the core mechanism of action of exposure-based therapies and provides according strategies to improve the effectiveness of treatment by optimized extinction. A translational research agenda is suggested to examine whether enhanced extinction learning components derived from preclinical research, applied within an "intensified" ...

The purpose of this study is trying to find out whether our newly developed brief version of biofeedback is an effective treatment approach for panic disorder. At the same time, the investigators want to clarify the change of bio- and psycho- indices present through the process. Patient recently experienced panic ...