Treatment of Social Phobia

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Conditions studied: Phobic Disorders, Social Phobia, Public Speaking Anxiety

In brief

Social phobia is a very common and debilitating disorder, with public speaking anxiety being the most common fear. Psychologists have found that treating patients for their fear of public speaking, through cognitive-behavioral treatment (talk-based therapy) or exposure treatment (where participants participate in actual public speaking sessions), not only helps patients overcome this fear but also helps them overcome their more general social fears. However, little is known about how this change occurs during therapy. This study tries to identify the factors that contribute most to successful therapy. Patients are assigned randomly (like tossing a coin) to 1 of 3 groups. Group 1 will receive cognitive-behavioral treatment and Group 2 will receive exposure treatment. Group 3 will not receive treatment. Study leaders will monitor patient response to treatment through behavioral tests and assessments. An individual may be eligible for this study if he/she: Has social phobia with public speaking anxiety.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT00000370

Run by

Boston University Charles River Campus

Starts

1998-05-01

Expected to finish

2003-02-01

Last updated by the study team

2018-01-18

Who can join

Age: any. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Patients must have:
• Social phobia with public speaking anxiety.

Where it is running

• Center for Anxiety and Related Disorders at Boston University — Boston, Massachusetts, United States

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