Anxiety & Depression Association of America

Attention Training for COVID-19 Related Distress

Purpose

The study aims to test whether attention training (attention bias modification or attention control training) reduces distress or COVID-19 related anxiety compared to a neutral condition.

Condition

Anxiety

Eligibility

Eligible Ages: Over 18 Years
Eligible Genders: All
Accepts Healthy Volunteers: No

Inclusion Criteria

COVID-19 Anxiety Syndrome Scale > 7 and/or COVID-19 related loss

Exclusion Criteria

Does not speak English Fluently

Study Design

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

Arm Groups

Arm	Description	Assigned Intervention
Experimental Attention Bias Modification		Behavioral: Attention Bias Modification Training attention away from threat
Active Comparator Attention Control Training		Behavioral: Attention Control Training Training attention control
Placebo Comparator Neutral Training		Behavioral: Neutral training Attention training with Neutral stimuli

Recruiting Locations

More Details

Status: Recruiting
Sponsor: Palo Alto University

Study Contact

Mikael Rubin, PhD
650-433-3805
mrubin@paloaltou.edu

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