Exposure With Acceptance-Based Versus Habituation-Based Rationale for Public Speaking Anxiety

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Conditions studied: Public Speaking, Social Fear

In brief

The purpose of this study is to compare two exposure-based behavioral group treatments for public speaking anxiety. Specifically, exposure within the context of psychological acceptance will be compared to exposure within a standard habituation context. It is hypothesized that participants receiving exposure within the context of psychological acceptance will experience a greater decrease in anxiety and greater improvement in quality of life compared to the habituation-based group.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT00842946

Run by

Drexel University

People needed

45

Starts

2009-02-01

Expected to finish

2009-11-01

Last updated by the study team

2014-06-02

Who can join

Age: 18 and older, up to 65. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Clinically diagnosable public speaking anxiety (per DSM-IV-TR criteria for nongeneralized social anxiety disorder)
• Aged 18-65
• Residence in the greater Philadelphia area

You may not qualify if…

• Pervasive developmental disability
• Acute suicide potential
• Inability to travel to the treatment site
• Certain comorbid Axis I diagnoses, namely:
• generalized SAD
• schizophrenia or other psychotic disorder
• current substance dependence
• Comorbid diagnoses of Major Depressive or other mood or anxiety disorders are acceptable ONLY if clearly secondary to the diagnosis of public speaking anxiety

Where it is running

• Drexel University — Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States

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