Clinical trials: Fear Anxiety
Anxiety, Surgical Fear
Effects of Preoperative Virtual Reality on Surgical Fear and Anxiety in Patients
Preoperative fear and anxiety are common among patients undergoing orthopedic surgery and may adversely affect perioperative outcomes.
- Conditions
- Anxiety, Surgical Fear, Surgical Fear Scale
- Trial name
- NCT07878039
- Testing
- Virtual Reality (VR) Distraction
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 74 people
- Sponsor
- Karabuk University
Dental Anxiety, Dental Fear
Dental Anxiety in Children Attending Emergency Versus Routine Dental Care
The goal of this observational study is to learn whether children who come to a pediatric dental emergency clinic have higher dental anxiety than children who come for routine dental care.
- Trial name
- NCT07882914
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 47 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Marmara University
Social Anxiety Disorder, Social Fear
Transcutaneous Auricular Vagus Nerve Stimulation (taVNS)Therapy for Social Anxiety Disorder
This clinical trial aims to evaluate the efficacy and safety of transcutaneous auricular vagus nerve stimulation (taVNS) in patients with social anxiety disorder (SAD).
- Trial name
- taVNS (NCT07772401)
- Testing
- taVNS
- Where
- 2 sites in China
- Volunteers
- 50 people
- Sponsor
- Second Affiliated Hospital, Zhejiang University, School of Medicine
Fear, Anxiety
Social Support and Reduced Fear Acquisition
University of California, Los Angeles researchers will recruit healthy participants and anxious participants (those diagnosed with social anxiety disorder) age 18-55 years old to participate in a study examining whether the…
- Trial name
- NCT04564976
- Testing
- Social support image
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 100 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of California, Los Angeles
Fear, Anxiety
Social Support and Enhanced Fear Extinction
University of California, Los Angeles researchers will recruit healthy participants and anxious participants (those diagnosed with social anxiety disorder) age 18-55 years old to participate in a study examining whether the…
- Trial name
- NCT04565041
- Testing
- Social Support
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 100 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of California, Los Angeles
Anxiety, Fear
The Effect of a Stress Ball Applied Before Retrograde Intrarenal Surgery
This study was designed as a randomized controlled trial to determine the effect of a stress ball applied before retrograde intrarenal surgery on patients' anxiety levels, surgical fear, and hemodynamic parameters.
- Trial name
- Stressball (NCT07507656)
- Testing
- stress ball
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 66 people
- Sponsor
- Mersin University
Anxiety, Fear
Effectiveness of Multisensoral Nature-based Intervention in Hospitalized Children During Venous Blood Sampling
This randomized controlled trial (RCT) study aims to evaluate the effectiveness of multisensoral nature-based intervention compare to standard care in relieving anxiety, fear and pain in hospitalized child aged 5 to 9 years and…
- Conditions
- Anxiety, Fear, Pain, Satifaction
- Trial name
- NCT05494684
- Testing
- Multisensoral Nature-based Intervention
- Where
- Finland
- Volunteers
- 106 people
- Sponsor
- University of Oulu
Insomnia Due to Anxiety and Fear
The Impact of Attentive System on Sleep Reactivity
Sleep Reactivity is defined as the degree to which a given amount of stress disrupts the sleep system, and it is consistent over time and across different type of stimuli.
- Trial name
- SREEG (NCT06694818)
- Testing
- trauma film paradigm
- Where
- Italy
- Volunteers
- 40 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- IRCCS San Raffaele
Anxiety and Fear, PTSD
K08 VR Fear Conditioning
The goal of this clinical trial is to learn how people respond to fear-related experiences in a virtual reality (VR) environment.
- Conditions
- Anxiety and Fear, PTSD, Veteran
- Trial name
- NCT07216222
- Testing
- Deep Brain Stimulation
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 70 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of California, Los Angeles
Forearm Fractures, Procedural Anxiety
Virtual Reality-Assisted Cast Application in Children With Forearm Fractures
This prospective randomized controlled trial will evaluate whether virtual reality can reduce procedural distress in children undergoing cast application for forearm fractures.
- Conditions
- Forearm Fractures, Procedural Anxiety, Doctor-Related Fear
- Trial name
- VR-CAST (NCT07683715)
- Testing
- Virtual Reality-Based Educational Animation, Standard Care
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 158 people
- Sponsor
- Başakşehir Çam & Sakura City Hospital
Pregnancy, Climate Change Anxiety
Climate Change Education Based on the IMB Model for Pregnant Women
Climate change can affect the health of pregnant women and their babies, for example through extreme heat and air pollution. Many pregnant women worry about these effects but do not know how to protect themselves.
- Conditions
- Pregnancy, Climate Change Anxiety, Risk Perception, Fear of Childbirth
- Trial name
- NCT07871032
- Testing
- IMB-Based Climate Change Education
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 50 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Cukurova University
Anxiety and Fear
Trial of a Voice-Based Generative AI Emotional Support Companion
The investigators conduct a randomized controlled trial (RCT) to study an AI-based emotional support app. The focus in this paper is on two main areas: (1) changes in anxiety levels, and (2) safety.
- Trial name
- NCT07860034
- Testing
- The intervention was the AI-based emotional support app., Psychoeducational Material
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 400 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Cologne
Dental Anxiety, Dental Fear
Virtual Reality Audiovisual Distraction During Pediatric Dental Treatment
Dental anxiety is common in children and may interfere with cooperation during dental treatment. Audiovisual distraction using virtual reality glasses may help redirect attention away from dental stimuli and improve the patient…
- Conditions
- Dental Anxiety, Dental Fear, Pediatric Dentistry
- Trial name
- VR-DENT-PED (NCT07857408)
- Testing
- Audiovisual distraction using virtual reality glasses
- Where
- Spain
- Volunteers
- 79 people
- Sponsor
- Universidad Europea de Madrid
Anxiety, Fear
Smartphone-Based Cartoon Distraction During Cast Removal in Children
Cast removal can cause considerable fear and anxiety in children despite being a generally painless procedure. This randomized controlled trial evaluated whether watching a cartoon on a smartphone during circumferential…
- Trial name
- CAST-REMOVE (NCT07842627)
- Testing
- Smartphone-Based Cartoon Distraction, Standard Cast Removal Care
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 144 people
- Sponsor
- Caner Oguk
Fear of Childbirth, Childbirth-Related Anxiety
Effectiveness of Gestaverso Virtual Reality Birth Preparation in Women With Previous Negative Birth Experiences
A previous negative childbirth experience can increase fear and anxiety about giving birth again. This study aims to determine whether Gestaverso, a virtual reality-based childbirth preparation program, can help reduce fear of…
- Trial name
- Gestaverso (NCT07846306)
- Testing
- Gestaverso, Control group
- Volunteers
- 124 people
- Sponsor
- Fundación de investigación HM
Preoperative Anxiety, Fear
Virtual Reality for Pediatric Perioperative Preparation
This pilot randomized controlled trial will evaluate whether a virtual reality (VR) preparation program can improve the perioperative experience of children aged 3 to 12 years undergoing elective surgery.
- Conditions
- Preoperative Anxiety, Fear, Pediatric Surgery, Preoperative Care
- Trial name
- NCT07650695
- Testing
- NixiKit Virtual Reality Preparation, Standard Nursing Preoperative Preparation
- Where
- Spain
- Volunteers
- 56 people
- Sponsor
- Fundación de investigación HM
Postoperative Pain, Anxiety
Effect of Endorphin Massage on Surgical Fear, Anxiety and Pain Before Mastectomy
This research is planned to investigate the effect of endorphin massage applied before mastectomy surgery on surgical anxiety and fear and pain. This was a randomized, controlled experimental study.
- Conditions
- Postoperative Pain, Anxiety, Fear
- Trial name
- Mastectomy (NCT06755983)
- Testing
- Endorphin massage
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 61 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Ataturk University
Anxiety and Fear
Effect of Music Therapy on the Anxiety Level of Patients During the Administration of Ocular Intravitreal Injections
Introduction Ocular intravitreal injection is a widely used ophthalmic invasive technique to administer medication directly inside the patient's eye.
- Trial name
- NCT05904392
- Testing
- Music
- Where
- Spain
- Volunteers
- 50 people
- Sponsor
- Althaia Xarxa Assistencial Universitària de Manresa
Pain, Fear
The Effect of Two Different Types of Hourglasses on Pain, Fear, and Anxiety
This research will be conducted as a pre-test-post-test parallel group randomized controlled experimental study to determine the effects of two different types of hourglasses (liquid gel-based hourglass and sand-based hourglass)…
- Conditions
- Pain, Fear, Anxiety, Procedural Anxiety
- Trial name
- NCT07312084
- Testing
- Liquid Gel-Based Hourglass, Sand-Based Hourglass
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 120 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Hakkari Universitesi
Procedural Pain, Procedural Fear
Buzzy® and Cognitive Behavioral Intervention Package During Blood Draw in Children
This study evaluated the effects of Buzzy® and a Cognitive Behavioral Intervention Package on pain and fear/anxiety during blood draw in children aged 7-12 years.
- Conditions
- Procedural Pain, Procedural Fear, Procedural Anxiety
- Trial name
- NCT07689370
- Testing
- Cognitive Behavioral Intervention Package, Buzzy®
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 180 people
- Sponsor
- Kocaeli University