Use of Safety Behaviors in Exposure Therapy for Arachnophobia

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Conditions studied: Specific Phobia, Arachnophobia, Spider Phobia

In brief

This study examines the impact of safety behaviors (i.e., unnecessary protective actions) on outcomes of exposure therapy for spider phobia. Researchers will compare exposure therapy with (a) no safety behaviors, (b) safety behaviors faded toward the end of treatment, and (c) unfaded safety behaviors.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT04470882

Run by

University of Nevada, Reno

People needed

59

Starts

2019-02-28

Expected to finish

2020-04-06

Last updated by the study team

2021-10-18

Who can join

Age: 18 and older. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Fluent in English
• Displays sufficiently high fear of spiders, as indicated by responses on (a) a self report questionnaire (the Fear of Spiders Questionnaire) at prescreening, and (b) Behavioral Avoidance Tests at baseline

You may not qualify if…

• younger than 18 years old

Where it is running

• University of Nevada, Reno — Reno, Nevada, United States

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