Trials / Completed
CompletedNCT00302978
Changes in Brain Activity (Functional MRI Study) Before and After Behavioral Therapy of Height Phobia
The Effects of in Vivo Exposure Therapy on the Neural Correlates of Height Phobia: a Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging Study Using a Fear Provocation Paradigm.
- Status
- Completed
- Phase
- N/A
- Study type
- Interventional
- Enrollment
- 40 (planned)
- Sponsor
- New York State Psychiatric Institute · Academic / Other
- Sex
- All
- Age
- 18 Years – 40 Years
- Healthy volunteers
- Accepted
Summary
We are interested in investigating the functional brain abnormalities of height phobia. Subjects will be have a functional MRI scan before and after a course of treatment with behavioral therapy.
Detailed description
The purpose of this study is to investigate the effects of in vivo exposure therapy on the functional brain activity of subjects with height phobia using a fear provocation paradigm. We expect differential activation of the fear circuitry in height phobics compared to non-phobic controls, and that successful behavioral therapy will normalize the heightened fear response in height phobia.
Conditions
Interventions
| Type | Name | Description |
|---|---|---|
| BEHAVIORAL | Behavior therapy |
Timeline
- Start date
- 2006-03-01
- Completion
- 2006-06-01
- First posted
- 2006-03-15
- Last updated
- 2011-12-15
Source: ClinicalTrials.gov record NCT00302978. Inclusion in this directory is not an endorsement.