Study on Self-Distancing for child phobias withdrawn before starting
NCT ID NCT06339463
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study was designed to test whether a technique called self-distancing—where children refer to themselves in the third person (e.g., 'Emily can touch the spider')—helps them approach feared objects more than using first-person self-talk ('I can touch the spider'). The trial planned to enroll children aged 7 to 12 with spider phobia and measure how close they could get to a spider before and after a single therapy session. However, the study was withdrawn before any participants were enrolled, so no results are available.
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Self-distancing technique (third-person self-talk)
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