Investigating the effects of dropout and avoidance prevention strategies in a one-session large group treatment of clinically relevant fear of flying.

Not Applicable

Conditions: F40.2
F40.0
Specific (isolated) phobias
Agoraphobia

Registration Number: DRKS00033132

Lead Sponsor: Forschungs- und Behandlungszentrum für psychische Gesundheit der Ruhr-Universität Bochum

Brief Summary: Not available

Detailed Description: Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status: Enrolling by invitation

Sex: All

Target Recruitment: 125

Inclusion Criteria

Clinically relevant fear of flying in the form of a specific phobia or agoraphobia.

Exclusion Criteria

Psychiatric exclusion diagnoses (I.e.: manic or hypomanic episodes; illnesses from the schizophrenia spectrum and severe post-traumatic stress disorders) and somatic factors (I.e.: pregnancy, severe infectious diseases, otitis media, cardiovascular diseases, epilepsy and stroke, physical or mental disability).

Study & Design

Study Type: interventional

Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
1) Reduction of the subjective level of fear of flying as a result of the training: This is recorded using the FFB (fear of flying questionnaire), the FSB (fear of flying screening questionnaire), the AES (anxiety expectation questionnaire for air travel), GES (risk expectation assessment for air travel) and a one-item measure. These measures are recorded after the consultation (T0), directly before training (T1), after training (T2) and two (T3) and six months (T4) after the training day. <br><br>2) Reduction of clinically relevant fear of flying as a result of the training: Is recorded via the presence of the diagnosis specific phobia or agoraphobia using the Mini-Dip: (Diagnostic Interview for Mental Disorders) at T0 and T4

Secondary Outcome Measures