Height anxiety study

Not Applicable

• Conditions: F40.2; Specific (isolated) phobias

• Registration Number: DRKS00008999
• Lead Sponsor: ehrstuhl für Psychologie I, Universität Würzburg

Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2015-09-01
• Study Completion: 2016-08-30
• Results First Posted: 2021-06-23
• Last Update Posted: 19 August 2024

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Complete
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 36

Inclusion Criteria

Acrophobia; diagnosed specific phobia using the SCID-I

Exclusion Criteria

* Schizophrenia and other psychotic disorders
* Major depression
* Substance dependence
* Cardiovascular disease
* Pregnancy
* Nausea in 3D movies < 3 (on a 0-10 scale)

Study & Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Acrophobia Questionnaire, at the beginning and the end of the study (2-3 days after the last exposure session), as well as a 6-month follow-up.

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Behavioral Avoidance Test (subjective fear ratings while climbing the staircase of a parking lot), at the beginning and the end of the study (2-3 days after the last exposure session).