Quantifying Multi-step Avoidance in Anxiety

This study aims to learn more about avoidance behavior in people with anxiety, using mathematical models of decision-making processes and decoded neural signals of threat imminence. Researchers are investigating anxiety-related behavior and brain function in people with and without anxiety. Investigators are also looking at how behavior and brain function during tasks in the lab relate to avoidance in their daily lives. The investigators will also test whether changing how people avoid things in a behavioral task affects how people avoid things in their everyday life.

NCT Number	NCT07203027
Lead Sponsor	Emory University Collaborators: National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH)
Conditions	Anxiety, Anxiety Disorders
Enrollment	163 participants
Start Date	2027-01
Primary Completion	2030-06 (estimated)
Study Completion	2030-06 (estimated)
Updated on ClinicalTrials.gov	2026-05-07