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Completed No phase listed Observational Accepts healthy volunteers

Fear Conditioning Using Computer-Generated Virtual Reality

NCT00025844
Conditions
Anxiety Disorder
Interventions
Not listed
Lead sponsor
National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH)
NIH
Eligibility
7 Years to 50 Years
Enrollment
202 participants
Healthy volunteers
Accepts healthy volunteers
Timeline
2001 – 2012
U.S. locations
1
States / cities
Bethesda, Maryland
Conditions
Healthy
Interventions
Not listed
Lead sponsor
National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH)
NIH
Eligibility
20 Years to 40 Years
Enrollment
180 participants
Healthy volunteers
Accepts healthy volunteers
Timeline
2007 – 2009
U.S. locations
1
States / cities
Bethesda, Maryland
Conditions
Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder
Interventions
Active tDCS, Sham tDCS
Device
Lead sponsor
Massachusetts General Hospital
Other
Eligibility
18 Years to 60 Years
Enrollment
86 participants
Healthy volunteers
Healthy volunteers not accepted
Timeline
2022 – 2025
U.S. locations
1
States / cities
Boston, Massachusetts
Conditions
Sarcopenia
Interventions
Multicomponent Training Intervention
Behavioral
Lead sponsor
Geisinger Clinic
Other
Eligibility
65 Years and older
Enrollment
20 participants
Healthy volunteers
Healthy volunteers not accepted
Timeline
2024
U.S. locations
1
States / cities
Scranton, Pennsylvania
Conditions
Insomnia, PTSD
Interventions
Suvorexant, Placebo
Drug
Lead sponsor
VA Office of Research and Development
Federal
Eligibility
18 Years to 75 Years
Enrollment
40,120 participants
Healthy volunteers
Healthy volunteers not accepted
Timeline
2026 – 2032
U.S. locations
2
States / cities
San Francisco, California • Charleston, South Carolina
Conditions
Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder
Interventions
Continuous theta burst stimulation (cTBS), Sham continuous theta burst stimulation (cTBS)
Other
Lead sponsor
Emory University
Other
Eligibility
18 Years to 65 Years
Enrollment
66 participants
Healthy volunteers
Healthy volunteers not accepted
Timeline
2022 – 2028
U.S. locations
2
States / cities
Atlanta, Georgia
Recruiting Not applicable Interventional Accepts healthy volunteers

Fear and Avoidance in PTSD Patients

NCT04770584
Conditions
Post Traumatic Stress Disorder
Interventions
Fear Conditioning, Avoidance conditioning, Pavlovian fear extinction learning, Willingness to pay to avoid shock
Behavioral · Other
Lead sponsor
The University of Texas Health Science Center, Houston
Other
Eligibility
18 Years to 70 Years
Enrollment
300 participants
Healthy volunteers
Accepts healthy volunteers
Timeline
2021 – 2028
U.S. locations
1
States / cities
Houston, Texas
Conditions
Epilepsy, Mental Disorders
Interventions
Electrical Pulse Train Stimulation
Procedure
Lead sponsor
University of Alabama at Birmingham
Other
Eligibility
18 Years and older
Enrollment
30 participants
Healthy volunteers
Healthy volunteers not accepted
Timeline
2023 – 2027
U.S. locations
1
States / cities
Birmingham, Alabama
Conditions
Post Traumatic Stress Disorder
Interventions
Dexamethasone, Placebo
Drug
Lead sponsor
Emory University
Other
Eligibility
18 Years to 65 Years
Enrollment
165 participants
Healthy volunteers
Healthy volunteers not accepted
Timeline
2011 – 2015
U.S. locations
1
States / cities
Atlanta, Georgia
Conditions
PTSD
Interventions
NK1 Antagoist (GR205171), Psychophysiology (Trauma Script), Psychophysiology (Verbal Threat), Psychophysiology (Fear Conditioning), Psychophysiology (Affective Modulation), Psychophysiology (Heart rate variability), Lumbar Puncture, 24-hour plasma sampling, MRI
Drug · Procedure
Lead sponsor
Baylor College of Medicine
Other
Eligibility
18 Years to 65 Years
Enrollment
47 participants
Healthy volunteers
Healthy volunteers not accepted
Timeline
2006 – 2009
U.S. locations
2
States / cities
Bethesda, Maryland • New York, New York
Conditions
Neural Dynamics of the Acquisition and Retention of Fear Learning and Active Avoidance Learning
Interventions
Conditioning and active avoidance paradigm (CAAP)
Behavioral
Lead sponsor
The University of Texas Health Science Center, Houston
Other
Eligibility
18 Years to 70 Years
Enrollment
150 participants
Healthy volunteers
Accepts healthy volunteers
Timeline
2024 – 2026
U.S. locations
1
States / cities
Houston, Texas
Conditions
Posttraumatic Stress Disorder
Interventions
Duloxetine
Drug
Lead sponsor
Yale University
Other
Eligibility
18 Years to 65 Years · Male only
Enrollment
26 participants
Healthy volunteers
Healthy volunteers not accepted
Timeline
2007 – 2009
U.S. locations
1
States / cities
West Haven, Connecticut
Completed No phase listed Observational Accepts healthy volunteers

Neurobiology of Generalized Fear-Conditioning & Avoidance in Anxiety Disorders

NCT03033056
Conditions
Anxiety Disorders
Interventions
Test of fear conditioning
Behavioral
Lead sponsor
University of Minnesota
Other
Eligibility
18 Years to 60 Years
Enrollment
208 participants
Healthy volunteers
Accepts healthy volunteers
Timeline
2017 – 2021
U.S. locations
1
States / cities
Minneapolis, Minnesota
Conditions
Experimental, Placebo Contol
Interventions
Cognitive Anxiety Sensitivity Treatment, Physical Health Education Training
Behavioral
Lead sponsor
Florida State University
Other
Eligibility
18 Years and older
Enrollment
180 participants
Healthy volunteers
Healthy volunteers not accepted
Timeline
2018
U.S. locations
1
States / cities
Tallahassee, Florida
Completed Not applicable Interventional Accepts healthy volunteers Results available

Effects of Arousal and Stress in Anxiety

NCT00026559
Conditions
Healthy Volunteers
Interventions
Shock Device, Auditory Startle Device
Device
Lead sponsor
National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH)
NIH
Eligibility
18 Years to 50 Years
Enrollment
1,418 participants
Healthy volunteers
Accepts healthy volunteers
Timeline
2001 – 2022
U.S. locations
1
States / cities
Bethesda, Maryland
Conditions
Anatomic Stage III Breast Cancer AJCC v8, Anatomic Stage IV Breast Cancer AJCC v8, Endometrial Carcinoma, Endometrial Endometrioid Adenocarcinoma, Female Reproductive System Neoplasm, Stage II Ovarian Cancer AJCC v8, Stage III Ovarian Cancer AJCC v8, Stage III Vaginal Cancer AJCC v8, Stage III Vulvar Cancer AJCC v8, Stage IV Ovarian Cancer AJCC v8, Stage IV Vaginal Cancer AJCC v8, Stage IV Vulvar Cancer AJCC v8, Triple-Negative Breast Carcinoma
Interventions
Behavioral Intervention, Educational Intervention, Internet-Based Intervention, Interview, Survey Administration, Virtual Technology Intervention
Behavioral · Other
Lead sponsor
City of Hope Medical Center
Other
Eligibility
18 Years and older · Female only
Healthy volunteers
Healthy volunteers not accepted
Timeline
2026
U.S. locations
12
States / cities
Arcadia, California • Duarte, California • Irvine, California + 8 more
Completed Early Phase 1 Interventional Accepts healthy volunteers

Cannabinoid Augmentation of Fear Response in Humans

NCT01665573
Conditions
Fear Conditioning
Interventions
PF-04457845, Placebo
Drug
Lead sponsor
Yale University
Other
Eligibility
18 Years to 65 Years
Enrollment
31 participants
Healthy volunteers
Accepts healthy volunteers
Timeline
2012 – 2015
U.S. locations
1
States / cities
West Haven, Connecticut
Completed No phase listed Observational Accepts healthy volunteers

Epi-Genetic Modulators of Fear Extinction in Alcohol Dependence

NCT02438969
Conditions
Fear, Stress, Alcohol Dependence
Interventions
Not listed
Lead sponsor
National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA)
NIH
Eligibility
21 Years to 65 Years
Enrollment
96 participants
Healthy volunteers
Accepts healthy volunteers
Timeline
2015 – 2022
U.S. locations
1
States / cities
Bethesda, Maryland
Conditions
Anxiety, Depression, Suicide
Interventions
Psychoeducation and Cognitive Bias Modification
Behavioral
Lead sponsor
Florida State University
Other
Eligibility
18 Years to 65 Years
Enrollment
300 participants
Healthy volunteers
Healthy volunteers not accepted
Timeline
2013 – 2017
U.S. locations
1
States / cities
Tallahassee, Florida
Terminated Not applicable Interventional Accepts healthy volunteers Results available

Human Behaviors Related to the Expectation of Pain

NCT03739645
Conditions
Fear Pain
Interventions
Skin conductance levels and slopes over time in conditioned fear as metrics.as metrics for anxiety
Behavioral
Lead sponsor
Johns Hopkins University
Other
Eligibility
16 Years to 88 Years
Enrollment
32 participants
Healthy volunteers
Accepts healthy volunteers
Timeline
2020 – 2023
U.S. locations
1
States / cities
Baltimore, Maryland
Completed Not applicable Interventional Accepts healthy volunteers Results available

Expectation of Unpleasant Events in Anxiety Disorders

NCT00055224
Conditions
Anxiety Disorders
Interventions
Threat of shock
Device
Lead sponsor
National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH)
NIH
Eligibility
18 Years to 50 Years
Enrollment
921 participants
Healthy volunteers
Accepts healthy volunteers
Timeline
2003 – 2022
U.S. locations
1
States / cities
Bethesda, Maryland
Completed No phase listed Observational Accepts healthy volunteers

Effect of D-cycloserine on Extinction of Fear Conditioning

NCT00352586
Conditions
Fear
Interventions
Not listed
Lead sponsor
National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH)
NIH
Eligibility
18 Years to 50 Years
Enrollment
160 participants
Healthy volunteers
Accepts healthy volunteers
Timeline
2002 – 2008
U.S. locations
1
States / cities
Bethesda, Maryland
Terminated No phase listed Observational

Social Anxiety Virtual Reality Study

NCT04288180
Conditions
Social Anxiety Disorder
Interventions
No intervention
Other
Lead sponsor
Stanford University
Other
Eligibility
18 Years and older
Enrollment
4 participants
Healthy volunteers
Healthy volunteers not accepted
Timeline
2020
U.S. locations
1
States / cities
Palo Alto, California
Completed No phase listed Observational Accepts healthy volunteers

Spatial Context and Fear Learning

NCT02423044
Conditions
Anxiety Disorders
Interventions
Not listed
Lead sponsor
National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH)
NIH
Eligibility
18 Years to 50 Years
Enrollment
82 participants
Healthy volunteers
Accepts healthy volunteers
Timeline
2015 – 2018
U.S. locations
1
States / cities
Bethesda, Maryland