FEAR

This study is testing if using a simple stress ball during cataract surgery can help patients feel less pain and fear, and be more satisfied with their experience. Researchers will compare 60 patients who use a stress ball during surgery to those who do not. The goal is to see if…

This study is testing if a special therapeutic toy doll can help reduce fear, anxiety, and pain for young children getting a shot. Researchers will compare 80 children aged 4-6 who play with the doll before their injection to children who get the shot using the usual clinic routi…

This study is testing if a special pain education session before exercise helps people with neck pain more than exercise alone. Researchers will compare three groups: one gets education plus exercise, one gets just exercise, and one gets a placebo. They will measure changes in pa…

This UCLA study is testing whether looking at pictures of supportive people can help reduce fear in adults with social anxiety. Researchers will compare how 100 participants (50 with social anxiety, 50 without) respond to fearful cues when paired with either a photo of someone th…

This study is testing if using bandages printed with cartoon characters can help children feel less scared, stressed, and in pain during burn dressing changes. Kids aged 7-11 will be randomly given either standard bandages or the cartoon ones during their procedure. Researchers w…

This study is testing whether a short mindfulness training program can help children aged 7 to 11 cope with fear and manage their emotions while they are in the hospital. Over five days, kids in the program will learn breathing exercises and other techniques, while researchers me…

This study is testing if watching a short animated film and reading a storybook can help reduce fear and anxiety in children who have just been diagnosed with type 1 diabetes. It will involve 64 children aged 7 to 12. One group will watch the film and read the book, while another…

This study is comparing two ways to help children aged 5-7 feel less anxious during a dental numbing shot. One group gets the standard dentist explanation, while the other watches a short cartoon video featuring an AI-generated character explaining the process. Researchers will m…

This study is testing if a short virtual reality tour of a doctor's office can make routine check-ups less scary for young children. About 100 kids aged 3 to 5 will either watch the VR tour or go through the normal waiting process before their exam. Researchers will measure how u…

This study aims to understand if looking at a picture of a supportive person can help people with social anxiety disorder 'unlearn' a fear response. Researchers will compare 50 healthy adults with 50 adults diagnosed with social anxiety. Participants will learn to associate an im…

This study aims to understand how the brain processes fear and threat in people with depression, anxiety, or both. Researchers will give 165 participants a single dose of an anxiety medication (or a placebo) and use brain scans and eye-blink tests to measure their fear responses.…

This study aims to understand how the brain creates feelings of fear and anxiety in people with conditions like PTSD and generalized anxiety. Researchers will measure brain activity, heart rate, and skin responses in 80 participants who already have special brain-monitoring impla…