Text Message Safety Behavior Fading for Pathological Worry

Part of paid clinical trials in Tallahassee, Florida.

Sponsor
Florida State University
Study ID
NCT07391020
Status
Recruiting
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Conditions

  • Anxiety
  • Generalized Anxiety Disorder (GAD)
  • Worrying

Eligibility Criteria

Sex
ALL
Age
18 Years - 65 Years
Healthy Volunteers
Not accepted

Interventions

  • Safety Behavior Fading for Pathological Worry — BEHAVIORAL
    Participants are asked to reduce or eliminate safety behaviors via text message reminders, daily checklist, and daily progress chart to monitor progress.
  • Progressive Muscle Relaxation (PMR) — BEHAVIORAL
    Participants are asked watch weekly videos lasting 15 minutes each that walk them through a progressive muscle relaxation exercise.

Study Details

The current study aims to explore the efficacy of a text message-based Safety Behavior Fading Intervention compared to a PMR control condition.

Key Dates

Start date
Mar 1, 2026
Status verified
Apr 2026
Primary completion
Feb 28, 2027
Completion
Feb 28, 2027

Study Design

Enrollment
300 participants (estimated)
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
TREATMENT

Arms

  • Experimental: Safety Behavior Fading
    Individuals randomly assigned to the safety behavior fading condition will receive instructions to decrease or eliminate their endorsed worry behaviors. In addition, they will receive daily reminders via text message to decrease these behaviors, along with a worry behavior monitoring checklist in which the participant indicates the extent to which they decreased and/or eliminated each safety behavior over the previous day. Participants will also be able to track their progress using daily progress charts that show how their daily total safety behavior use changes throughout treatment.
  • Active Comparator: Progressive Muscle Relaxation (PMR)
    Individuals randomly assigned to the PMR condition will receive a total of 4 videos over the course of a month (1 video per week, 15 minutes each) wherein participants will be invited to systematically tense and release different muscle groups in the body in order to build awareness of tension and relaxation.

Primary Outcome Measure

Penn State Worry Questionnaire (PSWQ; Meyer et al., 1990) [ Time Frame: Day 0, Day 28, Day 56 ]

Central Contacts

Locations (1)

FacilityCityStateZIPSite coordinators
Florida State UniversityTallahasseeFlorida32304
Matthew Sala, B.S.
[email protected]
850-645-8729
Jesse Cougle, Ph.D. (PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR)

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