Recruiting

Observational StudyAnxiety Skills Study

Sponsor:

Ohio State University

Code:

NCT07774481

Conditions

Anxiety

Anxiety Acute

Anxiety Chronic

Anxiety and Mood Disorders

Social Anxiety Disorder

Eligibility Criteria

Sex: All

Age: 18+

Healthy Volunteers: Not accepted

Interventions

Cognitive therapy

Behavioral therapy

Mindfulness-based therapy

Study Details

Brief summary:

The purposes of this study are: (1) to identify baseline predictors of relative success in cognitive, behavioral, and mindfulness-based treatments for anxiety, (2) explore who benefits from a brief, video-based skill training compared to receiving 4 sessions of therapy, and (3) to evaluate how durable these effects are over 1 year.

Conditions

Anxiety

Anxiety Acute

Anxiety Chronic

Anxiety and Mood Disorders

Social Anxiety Disorder

Study ID

NCT07774481

Start date

Oct 20, 2025

Status verified date

Aug, 2026

Completion date

Aug 31, 2030

Anticipated

Primary completion date

Aug 31, 2029

Anticipated

Eligibility Criteria

Sex: All

Age: 18+

Healthy Volunteers: Not accepted

Inclusion Criteria:

Presence of clinically elevated anxiety
Living in Ohio

Exclusion Criteria:

No access to a smartphone
Presence of conditions that would necessitate alternative care

Study Design

Enrollment

600 participants

Anticipated

Allocation

Randomized

Intervention Model

Parallel Assignment

Primary purpose

Treatment

Interventions and Outcome Measures

Arms

active comparator: Cognitive therapy

active comparator: Behavioral therapy

active comparator: Mindfulness-based therapy

Interventions

Cognitive therapy

Cognitive therapy involves identifying and challenging negative automatic thoughts.

Behavioral therapy

Behavioral therapy involves identifying emotional urges and acting opposite to those urges.

Mindfulness-based therapy

Mindfulness-based therapy involves cultivating nonjudgmental present-moment awareness of thoughts, feelings, and behaviors.

Primary outcome measure

Overall Anxiety Severity and Impairment Scale (OASIS) [ Time Frame: Weekly for 6 weeks, then monthly for 1 year. ]

Central Contacts and Locations

Central contacts

Study Coordinator, PhD

614-398-1624 anxietyskillsstudy@gmail.com

Locations

Psychology Building at Ohio State University

Recruiting

Columbus, Ohio, United States, 43210

Contacts

Matt Southward, PhD

614-247-0331 mattlabatosu@gmail.com

More Information

Sponsor

Ohio State University

Last update posted

Aug 19, 2026

Last verified

Aug, 2026

Keywords

anxiety
CBT
treatment

Trial information was received from ClinicalTrials.gov and was last updated on 2026-10-08. This information was provided to ClinicalTrials.gov by Ohio State University on 2026-08-19. Recruitment status is synced daily from ClinicalTrials.gov and may not reflect the sponsor's current status. Confirm during your call.