Status:

COMPLETED

Targeted Memory Reactivation During REM Sleep in Patients With Social Anxiety Disorder

Lead Sponsor:

University Hospital, Geneva

Conditions:

Social Anxiety Disorder

Sleep

Eligibility:

All Genders

16-40 years

Phase:

NA

Brief Summary

With this study, the investigators aim to use sleep and dreaming in order to enhance exposure therapy for social anxiety disorder (SAD), by pairing the positive feedback phase of exposure (public talk...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Patients with social anxiety disorder (according to DSM-5 criteria and Liebowitz Social Anxiety Scale \> 65)
  • aged between 16 and 40 yo
  • no current treatment for SAD (cognitive-behavioral therapy, medications)

Exclusion

  • mood disorder, psychosis,other anxiety disorder or other mental disorders according to DSM-5 criteria
  • sleep disorder (e.g.,insomnia disorder, obstructive sleep apnea syndrome, restless legs syndrome) according to DSM-5 criteria
  • use of psychiatric medication
  • current treatment for SAD (cognitive-behavioral therapy, medications)
  • neurological disease

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

February 18 2020

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ACTUAL

End Date :

February 6 2022

Estimated Enrollment :

51 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT05261659

Start Date

February 18 2020

End Date

February 6 2022

Last Update

March 14 2022

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Center for Sleep Medicine, University Hospitals of Geneva

Geneva, Switzerland, 1225