Clinical Trials
for Anxiety in Tennessee
6 clinical trials for Anxiety are currently recruiting participants at study sites in Tennessee. Study-related care is provided at no cost.
Anxiety clinical trials in Tennessee: what to expect
Anxiety trials study generalized anxiety disorder, social anxiety, panic disorder and often post-traumatic stress alongside them. The treatments under study range from new medicines and repurposed ones to cognitive behavioral therapy delivered in person, by video or through an app, virtual-reality exposure, and brain stimulation. Many are run by universities and some can be completed largely online, with a small number of in-person visits.
In Tennessee, recruiting anxiety studies are concentrated in Memphis, Knoxville, Franklin and Nashville. 3 of the 6 are run by a drug or device company, which usually means a larger study with travel reimbursement; the rest are academic or hospital-led.
Who anxiety trials usually look for
Trials name the diagnosis they study and set a minimum symptom score on a standard questionnaire, confirmed by a clinician interview at screening. Adults 18 to 65 are the usual range, with separate studies for teenagers and older adults. Typical exclusions are bipolar disorder, psychosis, a current substance use disorder and, for some medicine trials, daily benzodiazepine use. Stable antidepressant treatment is often allowed.
What taking part involves
After a screening interview, medicine trials run eight to twelve weeks with visits every one to two weeks, questionnaires and sometimes blood work; placebo arms are common. Therapy trials involve weekly sessions for eight to sixteen weeks, often with a comparison group that gets the program later. Some studies add brain imaging or a wearable to track sleep and heart rate. Everything study-related is free, and most trials pay for your time.
Questions worth asking the study team
Which visits must be in person; whether you can continue your current medicine or therapy; the chance of placebo or of a waiting-list group; and what support is available if symptoms get worse during the study.
Showing 6 of 6 recruiting Anxiety trials in Tennessee
Where the Anxiety studies are in Tennessee
- CNS Healthcare - Memphis, Memphis1 trial
- Kinesiology, Recreation, and Sport Studies (865) 974-3340 krss@utk.edu, Knoxville1 trial
- Psychiatric Consultants - Franklin /ID# 275133, Franklin1 trial
- SOAR Clinical Study Site, Memphis1 trial
- University of Tennessee Health Science Center/Regional One Health, Memphis1 trial
- University of Tennessee Medical Center, Knoxville1 trial
Counts are recruiting studies listing at least one site in Tennessee, from ClinicalTrials.gov, refreshed every two days.
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