Active clinical trials for "Anxiety Disorders"

A study aimed to assess the efficacy of the various approaches to prescribing Ketamine currently in use off-label. The focus will be to include ketamine within the study plan of those with chronic conditions who are receiving ketamine.

The purpose of this randomized control trial is to evaluate the impact of Virtual Reality (VR) Exposure Therapy (ET) on people with epilepsy who experience epilepsy/seizure-specific (ES) interictal anxiety. The main questions it aims to answer are: Can virtual reality exposure therapy (VR-ET) help reduce ES-interictal anxiety in this population? Are the study procedures sufficiently simple for participants to follow? Study Design Summary: Fourteen (14) participants will be randomized into either an Experimental arm (receiving VR-ET) or Control arm Participants will be expected to have VR-ET twice a day (5 min/session) for up to 10 days Participants will complete self-reported questionnaires about anxiety, depression, quality life, and avoidance behaviours at baseline (T0), after completing their VR program (T2), and at a one-month follow-up (T3). Participants will have a short interview with a researcher after completing their VR program (T2) as well as at a one-month follow-up (T3). Researchers will attempt to answer the study questions based on outcome measures taken at various timepoints and qualitative feedback from interviews.

The purpose of this proof-of-concept study is to determine the safety, tolerability, and preliminary clinical efficacy of CYB004 participants with GAD with depressive symptoms.

Polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) is a systemic neuro-endocrine-metabolic-reproductive disorder, common in women of reproductive age, affecting 21.27% of women worldwide and the rate of PCOS has been increasing over the past decade. Women with PCOS have many health problems, including insulin resistance, hyperandrogenemia, and ovulation disorders. Moreover, PCOS is also associated with significant consequences such as increased risk of cardiovascular disease, glucose intolerance and diabetes mellitus (both type 2 and gestational), increased risk of endometrial hyperplasia and endometrial cancer and mental health disorders. A meta-analysis of 57 studies has been reported that women with PCOS are more likely to have an increased risk of diagnosis of depression, anxiety, bipolar disorder, and obsessive-compulsive disorder. These psychological disorders may be related to biometric and biochemical characteristics in women with PCOS, such as body image, hirsutism or acne. Furthermore, researches showed that waist-to-hip ratio and plasmatic levels of testosterone is inversely related to anxiety, psychoticism, hostility and to the indexes of psychological distress. Psychological consequences may also be related to other factors, including stigmatization and isolation, the lack of empathy from family and friends, the feeling of guilt and the diminished sense of self-worth, the costs of treatment and treatment outcomes. However, there has been no data on the psychological disorders in infertile women with PCOS. Therefore, the study aimed to determine the prevalence of anxiety disorders, depression in infertile women with PCOS and associated factors.

The main goal of this prospective longitudinal observational study is to investigate the psychophysiological indicators by analyzing HRV, blood pressure, symptoms of anxiety and depression, eating behavior and quality of life during the follow-up of the general health status of patients with obesity undergoing the bariatric surgery by Roux-en-Y reconstruction reduction gastroplasty (GRYR) technique. The main question it aims to answer is: Does bariatric surgery changes the variables studied (HRV, anxiety, depression, eating behavior, quality of life)? Type of study: prospective longitudinal observational study Participant population: 50 patients, both females and males, aged between 18 and 60 years, will be submitted to bariatric surgery with Roux-en-Y reconstruction reduction gastroplasty technique. Patients will be evaluated for five times: before the bariatric surgery and 3-6-12-24 months after the bariatric surgery.

Preoperative anxiety has been studied in different medical disciplines, but it is unknown in minor surgical procedures such as foot nail surgery. This study aimed to determine the prevalence of preoperative anxiety and postoperative pain in foot nail surgery. The validated Amsterdam preoperative anxiety and information scale (APAIS) was used to evaluate preoperative anxiety and the need for information in 155 patients undergoing foot nail surgery. In addition, a questionnaire was used to collect other variables such as age, sex and educational level. The verbal numeric scale was employed to value the postoperative pain after 24 h.

Volunteers with a prescription of oral sertraline who have been scheduled to bariatric surgery in either Norrköping/Sweden or Lindesberg/Sweden will be asked to participate in a observational study. The aim of this study is to evaluate the absorption and the effect and side effects of sertraline in volunteers 8 weeks before and 1, 6 and 12 months after bariatric surgery.

Many psychiatric patients are not sufficiently improved by current interventions. Functional magnetic imaging brain imaging (fMRI) has proven to be a promising method for predicting treatment outcomes in psychiatric treatment. Individuals moment-to-moment variability have not yet been evaluated as a predictor of treatment of three common forms of mental illness: depression, insomnia and health anxiety. The goal is to investigate whether objective measurements of brain function contribute to a better prediction of a patient's success in treatment than experiences and self-reports, e.g., treatment credibility and patients expectations about the treatment. The prediction model will be tested on internet-delivered CBT (iCBT) for depression, insomnia and social anxiety. Patients in each diagnostic group are asked for participation before treatment. The total number of participants in this study will amount to 225 participants. The goal is that 35% consists of healthy controls and that the remaining part is equally distributed between the three diagnostic patient groups. Being able to better predict how well a psychiatric treatment will work for an individual has great value from both an economic and a treatment perspective. The findings from this study may contribute to increased knowledge about neurobiological complications in mental illness. In the longer term, it can lead to improved routines and help in clinical decision-making when patients should be recommended treatment.

The study was planned as a block randomized controlled experimental study. In order to calculate the sample size needed in our study, a pilot study will be conducted and a priori power analysis will be made based on the results of this study. E-mobile application will be used as data collection tool. The research will be carried out with 2 groups as application (mobile application) and control (standard care).

Unaccompanied minors (UM) are considered to be a highly vulnerable refugee subgroup. Research has indicated that UM experience traumatic events and consequently develop high levels of psychopathology. Post-traumatic stress disorder is the most prevalent diagnosis, followed by depression, anxiety disorders as well as traumatic grief and conduct problems. Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) may be particularly suited to the treatment of survivors of trauma and with vulnerable refugee groups such as UM. A 5-week ACT group intervention will be carried out and its feasibility in UM will be explored along with its effect on mental health. The ACT group intervention will be based on a Self-Help Booklet by the World Health Organization "Doing What Matters in Times of Stress: An Illustrated Guide". Following the 5-week ACT group intervention, focus groups with participants will be carried out to examine its acceptability and will be analysed qualitatively, using thematic analysis.