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Social Support for Anxiety

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Research Sponsored by University of California, Los Angeles

Eligibility Criteria Checklist

Specific guidelines that determine who can or cannot participate in a clinical trial

Must have

healthy adults 18 and 35

healthy adults 18 to 55

Must not have

current and regular use of prescription medications related to mental health disorders

Timeline

Screening 3 weeks

Treatment Varies

Follow Up 24 hours following the completion of fear extinction procedures

Awards & highlights

No Placebo-Only Group

Summary

This trial will study whether social support reminders can help reduce fear in people with anxiety disorders.

Who is the study for?

This study is for adults aged 18-55, with or without social anxiety disorder. Healthy participants must have no mental illness history, while anxious ones can also have depression or PTSD but not bipolar, psychosis, substance use disorders. Participants should speak English fluently and not be on mental health meds or pregnant.

What is being tested?

Researchers at UCLA are testing if reminders of a social support figure can help reduce fear in people with anxiety disorders as it does in healthy individuals. The test involves pairing images of either a support figure or stranger with threatening cues without actual shock to see if this reduces fear over time.

What are the potential side effects?

Since the intervention involves psychological procedures rather than medications, traditional side effects like those seen with drugs are not expected. However, participants may experience stress or discomfort during the fear extinction tasks.

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

You may be eligible if you check “Yes” for the criteria below

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I am between 18 and 35 years old.

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I am a healthy adult between 18 and 55 years old.

Exclusion Criteria

You may be eligible for the trial if you check “No” for criteria below:

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I regularly take prescription medication for a mental health disorder.

Timeline

Screening ~ 3 weeks3 visits

Treatment ~ Varies

Follow Up ~ within experimental session - directly post-extinction procedure

Screening ~ 3 weeks

Treatment ~ Varies

Follow Up ~within experimental session - directly post-extinction procedure

This trial's timeline: 3 weeks for screening, Varies for treatment, and within experimental session - directly post-extinction procedure for reporting.