Attention Disengagement Training for Social Phobia

Completed · Not applicable · Has a placebo group

Conditions studied: Social Anxiety Disorder

In brief

Generalized Social Phobia is characterized by severe social anxiety that leads to functional impairment (Schneider et al., 1992). Despite its high prevalence, many individuals do not receive treatment or are unresponsive to current therapies. Thus there is a clear need to continue to develop highly effective and efficient treatments for social phobia. This three year project aims to test a computerized treatment for social phobia in a double-blind, placebo-controlled study designed to modify attention biases that may maintain anxiety.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT00684320

Run by

San Diego State University

People needed

48

Starts

2006-09-01

Expected to finish

2011-08-01

Last updated by the study team

2014-05-01

Who can join

Age: 18 and older, up to 65. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Principle DSM-IV-TR (APA, 2000) Diagnosis of social phobia - Generalized Type (GSP)

You may not qualify if…

• No change in medication type or dosage twelve weeks prior to initiating treatment
• No current psychotherapy
• No evidence of suicidal intent
• No evidence of substance abuse in the last 6 months
• No evidence of current or past schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, or organic mental disorder

Where it is running

• San Diego State University — San Diego, California, United States

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