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Behavioral Intervention

Cognitive Bias Modification - Interpretation training for Anxiety

Phase 2
Recruiting
Led By Bethany Teachman, PhD
Research Sponsored by University of Virginia
Eligibility Criteria Checklist
Specific guidelines that determine who can or cannot participate in a clinical trial
Must have
Be older than 18 years old
Timeline
Screening 3 weeks
Treatment Varies
Follow Up baseline, and after sessions 1,2, 3, 4, 5 (sessions will be spaced ~1 week apart) & at 2-month follow-up (~2 months after session 5). session 1 occurs ~0-7 days after baseline. measure will be completed immediately following that day's training session.
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Summary

This trial will compare two methods of delivering cognitive behavioral therapy for insomnia (CBT-I) - via computer or mobile phone - to see which is more effective. They will also test if adding minimal human contact for participants at risk of dropout improves retention and outcomes.

Eligible Conditions
  • Anxiety

Timeline

Screening ~ 3 weeks
Treatment ~ Varies
Follow Up ~baseline, and after sessions 1,2, 3, 4, 5 (sessions will be spaced ~1 week apart) & at 2-month follow-up (~2 months after session 5). session 1 occurs ~0-7 days after baseline. measure will be completed immediately following that day's training session.
This trial's timeline: 3 weeks for screening, Varies for treatment, and baseline, and after sessions 1,2, 3, 4, 5 (sessions will be spaced ~1 week apart) & at 2-month follow-up (~2 months after session 5). session 1 occurs ~0-7 days after baseline. measure will be completed immediately following that day's training session. for reporting.

Treatment Details

Study Objectives

Study objectives can provide a clearer picture of what you can expect from a treatment.
Primary study objectives
Change in Brief Bodily Sensations Interpretations Questionnaire
Change in Depression, Anxiety, Stress Scales-Short Form: Anxiety Subscale
Change in Overall Anxiety Severity and Impairment Scale
+1 more
Secondary study objectives
Change in Alcohol Use Comorbid symptoms
Anxiety
Comorbidity
+8 more

Trial Design

4Treatment groups
Experimental Treatment
Active Control
Group I: CBM-I, low attritionExperimental Treatment1 Intervention
Computer- or phone-based Cognitive Bias Modification - Interpretation training
Group II: CBM-I, high attrition, no coachExperimental Treatment1 Intervention
Computer- or phone-based Cognitive Bias Modification - Interpretation training
Group III: CBM-I, high attrition, coachExperimental Treatment2 Interventions
Computer- or phone-based Cognitive Bias Modification - Interpretation training + Coaching
Group IV: PsychoeducationActive Control1 Intervention
Online psychoeducation about anxiety
Treatment
First Studied
Drug Approval Stage
How many patients have taken this drug
Coaching
2016
Completed Phase 3
~5600

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Who is running the clinical trial?

University of VirginiaLead Sponsor
771 Previous Clinical Trials
1,283,457 Total Patients Enrolled
4 Trials studying Anxiety
1,314 Patients Enrolled for Anxiety
Bethany Teachman, PhDPrincipal InvestigatorUniv. of Virginia
1 Previous Clinical Trials
233 Total Patients Enrolled
1 Trials studying Anxiety
233 Patients Enrolled for Anxiety
~128 spots leftby Sep 2025