Effect of Behavior Therapy on Responses to Social Stimuli in People With Social Phobia
Completed · Not applicable
Conditions studied: Social Phobia
In brief
This study will evaluate the effect of cognitive behavioral therapy on the brain during emotional and behavioral responses to social stimuli in people with social phobia.
Key facts
- Study ID
- NCT00380731
- Run by
- Stanford University
- People needed
- 124
- Starts
- 2006-09-01
- Expected to finish
- 2011-08-01
- Last updated by the study team
- 2011-11-30
Who can join
Age: 21 and older, up to 55. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.
You may qualify if…
- Meets DSM-IV criteria for generalized social phobia
- English-speaking
- Eligible to participate in fMRI scanning
- Willing to use an effective form of contraception throughout the study
You may not qualify if…
- Currently undergoing any psychotherapy or pharmacotherapy (e.g, selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors, benzodiazepines, beta-blockers, anti-psychotics, blood thinners, thyroid hormone influencing agents, diabetic medications, or anticonvulsants)
- History of neurological or cardiovascular disorders, brain surgery, electroconvulsive or radiation treatment, brain hemorrhage or tumor, stroke, seizures or epilepsy, diabetes, hypo- or hyperthyroidism, or head trauma with loss of consciousness for more than 5 minutes
- Smokes cigarettes daily
- History of or current diagnosis of schizophrenia, schizoaffective disorder, organic mental disorder, bipolar disorder, or antisocial, schizotypal, or schizoid personality disorders
- Suicidal thoughts
- Clinically significant and/or unstable medical disease
- Pregnant or breastfeeding
- Alcohol or substance abuse or dependence within the 12 months prior to study entry
- History of or current seizure disorder (except febrile seizure disorder during childhood)
Where it is running
- Stanford University — Stanford, California, United States
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