Anxiety Skills Study

Purpose

The purposes of this study are: (1) to identify baseline predictors of relative success in cognitive, behavioral, and mindfulness-based treatments for anxiety, (2) explore who benefits from a brief, video-based skill training compared to receiving 4 sessions of therapy, and (3) to evaluate how durable these effects are over 1 year.

Conditions

  • Anxiety
  • Anxiety Acute
  • Anxiety Chronic
  • Anxiety and Mood Disorders
  • Social Anxiety Disorder
  • Panic Disorder (With or Without Agoraphobia)
  • Generalized Anxiety Disorder
  • Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder
  • Specific Phobia

Eligibility

Eligible Ages
Over 18 Years
Eligible Sex
All
Accepts Healthy Volunteers
No

Inclusion Criteria

  • Presence of clinically elevated anxiety - Living in Ohio

Exclusion Criteria

  • No access to a smartphone - Presence of conditions that would necessitate alternative care

Study Design

Phase
N/A
Study Type
Interventional
Allocation
Randomized
Intervention Model
Parallel Assignment
Primary Purpose
Treatment
Masking
Single (Participant)

Arm Groups

ArmDescriptionAssigned Intervention
Active Comparator
Cognitive therapy
  • Behavioral: Cognitive therapy
    Cognitive therapy involves identifying and challenging negative automatic thoughts.
Active Comparator
Behavioral therapy
  • Behavioral: Behavioral therapy
    Behavioral therapy involves identifying emotional urges and acting opposite to those urges.
Active Comparator
Mindfulness-based therapy
  • Behavioral: Mindfulness-based therapy
    Mindfulness-based therapy involves cultivating nonjudgmental present-moment awareness of thoughts, feelings, and behaviors.

Recruiting Locations

More Details

Status
Recruiting
Sponsor
Ohio State University

Study Contact

Study Coordinator, PhD
614-398-1624
anxietyskillsstudy@gmail.com