Use of Safety Behaviors in Exposure Therapy for Arachnophobia

NACompletedINTERVENTIONAL
Enrollment

59

Participants

Timeline

Start Date

February 28, 2019

Primary Completion Date

April 6, 2020

Study Completion Date

April 6, 2020

Conditions
Specific PhobiaArachnophobiaSpider Phobia
Interventions
BEHAVIORAL

Exposure with faded safety behaviors

Exposure therapy will involve three, 10-minute trials in which participants encounter a spider. Participants in this group will wear protective gear during the first two trials, and will remove the protective gear during the last trial.

BEHAVIORAL

Exposure without safety behaviors

Exposure therapy will involve three, 10-minute trials in which participants encounter a spider. Participants in this group will not wear protective gear during any of the exposure therapy trials.

BEHAVIORAL

Exposure with unfaded safety behaviors

Exposure therapy will involve three, 10-minute trials in which participants encounter a spider. Participants in this group will wear protective gear during all three exposure therapy trials.

Trial Locations (1)

89557

University of Nevada, Reno, Reno

All Listed Sponsors
lead

University of Nevada, Reno

OTHER

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