Active clinical trials for "Anxiety Disorders"

The purpose of this study is to determine whether Imagery Rehearsal Therapy(IRT) is effective in the reduction of the number of nightmares and the nightmare distress in a population of patients with psychiatric disorders.

The purpose of this research study is to evaluate the safety, tolerability, and efficacy (how well the drug works) of risperidone compared to placebo (an inactive drug) in the treatment of bipolar disorder with panic disorder or generalized anxiety disorder. Risperidone is currently approved by the United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for the treatment of schizophrenia and bipolar mania. Risperidone is not currently FDA approved for the treatment of bipolar hypomania with or without panic disorder or generalized anxiety disorder (the condition being investigated in this study).

The primary objective of this study is to evaluate the efficacy of quetiapine SR compared to placebo in increasing time from randomisation to an anxiety event in patients with generalised anxiety disorder (GAD). PLEASE NOTE: Seroquel SR and Seroquel XR refer to the same formulation. The SR designation was changed to XR after consultation with FDA.

This study will determine the relative effectiveness of three psychotherapies in treating people with a panic disorder.

This six-arm study is being conducted to measure the effect of a combination of paroxetine and vestipitant on the arousal induced by public speaking in Seasonal Effective Disorder (SAD) patients, using functional brain imaging readouts (i.e., WAT(Wave Analysis Technology) PET(Positron Emission Tomography)), after one or eight weeks of treatment. The effect of paroxetine alone after one or eight weeks of treatment will also be measured.

This study is designed to implement the reading of age appropriate books by a trained reader into the waiting area of a pediatric day surgery unit to determine if it is effective at reducing the anxiety and pain levels of parents and children by providing a safe and calming activity for the child. This is a single-centre trial based at the IWK Health Centre. The primary outcome will be based on the anxiety and pain scores of the research participants.

This study will determine the effectiveness of the herb black cohosh for treating menopause-related anxiety symptoms in women. Study hypotheses: 1) Black cohosh will have a superior anti-anxiety effect compared to placebo. 2) Black cohosh will have a comparable safety profile to that of placebo.

Major depression occurs with generalized anxiety disorder and panic disorder in up to 60% of psychiatric and primary care patients.(1) An estimated 85% of adults with depression experience significant symptoms of anxiety and 58% have a diagnosable anxiety disorder during their lifetime.(2) Numerous studies have shown that symptoms of anxiety are frequent in patients with major depressive disorder, and the presence of anxiety symptoms is associated with a more severe and chronic course.(3,4) This comorbidity has been associated with a greater severity of depression, poorer psychosocial functioning, poorer treatment response and higher risk for suicide. The data suggests that novel antipsychotics have antidepressant and anxiolytic effects. This study will explore the impact of this effect in patients with major depression and comorbid anxiety symptoms. This study offers the possibility of systematically reviewing the role of quetiapine in depression with anxiety. If the combination of an SSRI or SNRI and quetiapine proves to effective it could offer a viable alternative to widespread benzodiazepine use.

To determine the anxiolytic efficacy, safety, and tolerability of a flexible-dose of venlafaxine extended release (ER) administered for 16 weeks in the treatment of children and adolescent outpatients with social anxiety disorder (generalized) in a placebo-controlled study.

The purpose of this study is to examine the effectiveness and tolerability of augmentation treatment of ziprasidone to achieve remission among patients with social anxiety disorder (SAD) who did not remit on sertraline treatment alone