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Report for D001008: Anxiety Disorders NIH

(Synonyms: Anxiety D, Anxiety Di, Anxiety Dis, Anxiety Diso, Anxiety Disor, Anxiety Disord, Anxiety Disorder, Anxiety Disorders)

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drug129 Blood donation from convalescent donor Wiki 0.50
drug131 Blood plasma Wiki 0.50
drug420 Information-only intervention Wiki 0.50
drug128 Blood and derivatives. Wiki 0.50
drug72 Attention Bias Modification (ABM) Wiki 0.50
drug577 Online Questionnaire Wiki 0.50
drug263 Digital intervention Wiki 0.50
drug130 Blood draw Wiki 0.35
drug771 Standard of Care Wiki 0.17

Correlated MeSH Terms (4)


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D013180 Sprains and Strains NIH 0.50
D015352 Dry Eye Syndromes NIH 0.50
D001248 Asthenopia NIH 0.50
D018352 Coronavirus Infections NIH 0.03

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There are 4 clinical trials

Clinical Trials


1 Reducing Eye Strain and Anxiety Using a Digital Intervention During Online Learning Class Recess Among Children at Home: A Randomized Controlled Trial

The primary aim of the current study is to conduct a cluster-randomized control trial to evaluate the effectiveness of a novel digital intervention in reducing anxiety and digital eye strain compared to usual care among Chinese children during the period of home confinement.

NCT04309097 Anxiety Digital Eye Strain Dry Eye Syndromes Behavioral: Digital intervention Behavioral: Information-only intervention
MeSH:Dry Eye Syndromes Asthenopia Sprains and Strains Anxiety Disorders
HPO:Keratoconjunctivitis sicca

Primary Outcomes

Description: Change in anxiety will be measured by the Spence Children's Anxiety Scale (SCAS) designed by Spence (1998). The SCAS (45-item) is self-report scale with a 4-point Likert type, consisting of 44 items and one open-ended question. Overall assessment is done by total score.

Measure: Change in anxiety

Time: Baseline & at 2 weeks

Secondary Outcomes

Description: Syndromes of digital eye strain will be measured with the Computer Vision Syndrome Questionnaire (CVS‐Q) designed by Seguí et al (2015). The self-reported CVS-Q questionnaire (16-item) evaluates the frequency (never, occasionally or often/always) and the intensity (moderate or intense) of 16 symptoms: burning, itching, feeling of a foreign body, tearing, excessive blinking, eye redness, eye pain, heavy eyelids, dryness, blurred vision, double vision, difficulty focusing for near vision, increased sensitivity to light, colored halos around objects, feeling that sight is worsening, and headache. Overall assessment is done by total score.

Measure: Change in syndromes of digital eye strain

Time: Baseline & at 2 weeks

Description: The PROMIS pediatric sleep disturbance questionnaire (4-item), designed by Forrest et al (2018), assesses self-reported experiences of sleep disturbance over the past 7 days. Raw score will be converted to T-Score.

Measure: Change in sleeping quality

Time: Baseline & at 2 weeks

Description: Participants will be asked to indicate the average time in hours per day spent on each the following activities: reading, writing, computer/PAD use, smart phone, watching TV, and playing video games.

Measure: Changes in time (hour) spent on different near work activities

Time: Baseline & at 2 weeks

2 Online-based Survey of the Anxiety Associated With the COVID-19 Pandemic in the General Population in Germany

The study aims to systematically examine various aspects of the anxiety associated with the COVID-19 pandemic in Germany. The data collection is carried out online with longitudinal repeated measurements.

NCT04331106 Anxiety Related to the COVID-19 Pandemic Diagnostic Test: Online Questionnaire
MeSH:Anxiety Disorders

Primary Outcomes

Description: To investigate specific fears regarding the COVID-19 pandemic 9 self created items are used. Values ranging from 1 to 6, higher scores indicate a worse outcome.

Measure: Characteristics of COVID-19-related anxiety

Time: 1 day

Description: Modified German version of the DSM-5 Severity-Measure-For-Specific-Phobia-Adult-Scale by Beesdo-Baum et al. (2014). 10 items, values ranging from 1 to 5, higher scores indicate a worse outcome. The Scale was adapted to anxiety symptoms related to COVID-19.

Measure: COVID-19-related anxiety symptoms

Time: 1 day

Secondary Outcomes

Description: Self-efficacy and coping with the COVID-19 pandemic are measured with 13 self created items. Values ranging from 1 to 6; higher scores indicate a better outcome (except inverted items).

Measure: Self-efficacy and coping with COVID-19

Time: 1 day + every 3 weeks as long as the COVID-19 pandemic lasts (maximum: 30 weeks from baseline on) and one year later (Follow-Up)

Description: Personal consequences of the COVID-19 pandemic in the last three weeks are collected with five self-created items.

Measure: Consequences of COVID-19 in the last three weeks.

Time: 1 day + every 3 weeks as long as the COVID-19 pandemic lasts (maximum: 30 weeks from baseline on) and one year later (Follow-Up)

Description: General illness attitudes are measured with 3 subscales (Worry about illness; Thanatophobia; Bodily preoccupations) of the German version of the Illness Attitude Scales (IAS) by Hiller & Rief (2004). 9 Items; values ranging from 1 to 5, higher scores indicate a worse outcome.

Measure: General Illness Attitude

Time: 1 day + every 3 weeks as long as the COVID-19 pandemic lasts (maximum: 30 weeks from baseline on) and one year later (Follow-Up)

Description: Frequency, effects and formats of consumed media related to COVID-19 are measured with 5 self created items.

Measure: Media reporting

Time: 1 day + every 3 weeks as long as the COVID-19 pandemic lasts (maximum: 30 weeks from baseline on) and one year later (Follow-Up)

Description: To screen for general anxiety and depressive symptoms the German version of the Patient Health Questionnaire-4 (PHQ-4) by Löwe (2015) is used. 4 items; values ranging from 0 to 3, higher scores indicate a worse outcome.

Measure: Ultra-brief screening scale for anxiety and depression

Time: 1 day + every 3 weeks as long as the COVID-19 pandemic lasts (maximum: 30 weeks from baseline on) and one year later (Follow-Up)

Description: To investigate specific fears regarding the COVID-19 pandemic 9 self created items are used. Values ranging from 1 to 6, higher scores indicate a worse outcome.

Measure: Change in characteristics of COVID-19-related anxiety

Time: Every 3 weeks as long as the COVID-19 pandemic lasts (maximum: 30 weeks from baseline on) and one year later (Follow-Up)

Description: Modified German version of the DSM-5 Severity-Measure-For-Specific-Phobia-Adult-Scale by Beesdo-Baum et al. (2014). 10 items, values ranging from 1 to 5, higher scores indicate a worse outcome. The Scale was adapted to anxiety symptoms related to COVID-19.

Measure: Change in COVID-19-related anxiety symptoms

Time: Every 3 weeks as long as the COVID-19 pandemic lasts (maximum: 30 weeks from baseline on) and one year later (Follow-Up)

3 The Ariel University Survey on Dietary Changes and Anxiety During the Coronavirus Pandemic: TARUS

Background/Objectives: Psychological anxiety has been associated with alterations in eating patterns. The 2020 global coronavirus pandemic has created a situation characterized by increased anxiety. The present international survey was designed to examine associations between exposure to quarantine/isolation measures, anxiety levels and changes in dietary patterns. Methods: The present study utilizes a Google Survey platform to conduct an international survey querrying dietary patterns before vs. after the coronavirus pandemic; anxiety during the pandemic; and demographic characteristics. The nutrition portion of the survey is based on the Mediterranean Diet Score while the anxiety estimate is based on the GAD-7. The survey is available in English, Hebrew, Spanish, Italian, French, Arabic and Russian. It has been distributed via social media. Anticipated Results: We believe that changes in dietary habits will be identified and that these will be associated with anxiety levels. Additionally, we believe that by-country differences will be identified. Discussion: The Google Survey format distributed by social media provides an almost immediate means of distributing the survey globally. The survey can only be completed if the respondent first indicates his/her informed consent. The convenience sample limits generalizability to individuals who volunteer to complete online surveys; however, we anticipate a large response which may mitigate this limitation.

NCT04353934 Dietary Habits Anxiety
MeSH:Coronavirus Infections Anxiety Disorders

Primary Outcomes

Description: The Mediterranean Diet Score (MedDiet Score) will be calculated and correlated to the Anxiety Score (GAD-7)

Measure: The association between Mediterranean Diet Score and Anxiety Score

Time: through study completion, average six months

Description: Mediterranean Diet Score (MedDiet) will be calculated

Measure: The degree to which current dietary intake is consisten with the Mediterranean Diet

Time: through study completion, average six months

Secondary Outcomes

Description: By-country comparisons of the association between Mediterranean Diet (MedDiet) score and Anxiety (GAD-7)

Measure: By-country comparisons of the association between Mediterranean Diet (MedDiet) score and Anxiety

Time: through study completion, average six months

4 Attention Bias Modification for Reducing Health Anxiety During the Coronavirus Pandemic: An Open Pilot Trial

The outbreak of the 2019 Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic is a major stressor leading to increased levels of anxiety, and specifically, an excessive fear of being infected and affected by the disease among major parts of the population. At the same time, the access to mental health services is limited due to the lockdown policy applied in many countries worldwide, warranting the development of home-delivered interventions aimed at reducing stress and anxiety symptoms. Attention Bias modification (ABM) has been found to be an efficacious computerized intervention to reduce anxiety symptoms. In this open pilot trial, participants reporting on elevated levels of health anxiety concerning the COVID-19 epidemic will receive one session of ABM over 5 consecutive days (5 sessions total). Symptoms of health anxiety, state anxiety, generalized anxiety, and depression will be measured at baseline and post-treatment.

NCT04365972 Anxiety Behavioral: Attention Bias Modification (ABM)
MeSH:Anxiety Disorders

Primary Outcomes

Description: The COVID-19 anxiety inventory is a self-report questionnaire screening for concerns and fears regarding COVID-19 contagion. The Inventory consists of 7 items. Scores can range from 5 to 35, with higher scores denoting higher symptom severity.

Measure: Change from baseline of the total score of a novel COVID-19 anxiety inventory

Time: up to 2 days pre-treatment and 1-2 days post-treatment

Secondary Outcomes

Description: The Health Anxiety Inventory (HAI) is a validated self-report measure assessing health anxiety. Average score can range from 0 to 3, with higher scores denoting higher symptom severity

Measure: Change from baseline of the average score of the Health Anxiety Inventory

Time: up to 2 days pre-treatment and 1-2 days post-treatment

Description: The State Anxiety Inventory is a validated self-report measure for state anxiety. Average score can range from 1 to 4, with higher scores denoting higher levels of state anxiety.

Measure: Change from baseline of the average score of the State Anxiety Inventory

Time: up to 2 days pre-treatment and 1-2 days post-treatment

Description: The PHQ-9 is a 9-item self-report scale for depression symptoms. Scores can range from 0 to 27, with higher scores reflecting more symptoms of depression.

Measure: Change from Baseline of the total score of the PHQ-9

Time: up to 2 days pre-treatment and 1-2 days post-treatment

Description: The GAD-7 is a 7-item self-report scale for generalized anxiety symptoms. Scores can range from 0 to 21, with higher scores reflecting more symptoms of generalized anxiety.

Measure: Change from Baseline of the total score of the GAD-7

Time: up to 2 days pre-treatment and 1-2 days post-treatment


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