Status:

COMPLETED

BEAST: A Pilot Trial

Lead Sponsor:

VA Office of Research and Development

Conditions:

Anxiety Sensitivity

Functional Impairment

Eligibility:

All Genders

18+ years

Phase:

NA

Brief Summary

This pilot study trial will test the acceptability, feasibility, and usability of a brief enhanced anxiety sensitivity treatment to reduce anxiety sensitivity and functional impairment in Veterans.

Detailed Description

This study tests a treatment with two components: first, there is a single session face-to-face virtual intervention delivered by the counselor or therapist via VA Video Connect software. Second, a mo...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Are English-speaking
  • Score equal to or greater than 9 on the SSASI indicating elevated anxiety sensitivity
  • Score equal to or greater than 5 on the WHODAS 2.0

Exclusion

  • Veterans with cognitive impairment as measured scoring equal to or greater than 11 on the Blessed
  • Orientation-Memory-Concentration Test
  • Veterans without access to a smartphone
  • Veterans with significant medical or psychiatric conditions that may limit participation, including:
  • severe documented schizophrenia
  • an ongoing active psychotic or manic state
  • an imminent suicide crisis will be excluded from our study and provided the appropriate referral

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

September 1 2022

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ACTUAL

End Date :

August 30 2024

Estimated Enrollment :

15 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT05416203

Start Date

September 1 2022

End Date

August 30 2024

Last Update

July 1 2025

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VA Finger Lakes Healthcare System, Canandaigua, NY

Canandaigua, New York, United States, 14424-1159