Clinical Trial: Health Anxiety From the Pandemic Initiative

U.S., Oct. 10 -- ClinicalTrials.gov registry received information related to the study (NCT07867483) titled 'Health Anxiety From the Pandemic Initiative' on Sept. 29.

Brief Summary: The COVID-19 pandemic intensified health anxiety, a common and costly condition marked by excessive fear of illness and functional impairment. Despite growing prevalence and impact, health anxiety remains under-recognized in clinical practice. Scalable, accessible interventions such as internet-based cognitive behavioral therapy (iCBT) are needed to address this gap. A three-arm randomized controlled trial with a waitlist control group was conducted to evaluate two self-guided digital interventions for health anxiety: THIS WAY UP iCBT and 90SecondHealth Anxiety...