Emotional Processes in VR Exposure Treatment for Flight Phobia

Fear of Flying Clinical Trial

Official title: Emotional Processes During a Randomized Controlled Trial of Virtual Reality Exposure Treatment for Flight Phobia

Status Completed

Clinical Trial Summary

This study will assess emotional processes and their relation to treatment outcomes during Virtual reality exposure therapy for Flight Phobia. The researchers hypothesize treatment outcomes will be associated with positive changes in emotional constructs

Clinical Trial Description

Emotional constructs and emotion regulation capacities play a central role in the severity of anxiety disorders and are directly related to treatment outcomes in different anxiety disorders. In this study we will examine the relation between positive and negative affect, emotion regulation, emotional instability, emotional differentiation, experiential avoidance and therapy outcomes in participants undergoing Virtual Reality Exposure Therapy for Flight Phobia. We assume that treatment outcomes will be positively related to changes in the regulation, management and experience of emotions. ;

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Fear of Flying

• NCT number: NCT04213859
• Study type: Interventional
• Source: University of Haifa
• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Start date: December 24, 2019
• Completion date: September 1, 2023