Computerized Treatment for Social Anxiety

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Conditions studied: Social Anxiety Disorder

In brief

The present study aims to examine the feasibility of a computerized treatment for social anxiety disorder. To evaluate the efficacy of the IBM protocol the investigators have developed in reducing evaluation and social threat biases, they will conduct a two-arm randomized controlled trial. Individuals with a diagnosis of social anxiety disorder (N = 50) will be randomized to one of two conditions: 1) IBM or 2) progressive muscle relaxation. Each condition will consist of eight 25 minute treatment sessions. Participants will complete two sessions per week for four weeks and will be administered assessments at pre-treatment, one week post-treatment and at 3-month follow-up. It is hypothesized that: 1) IBM will lead to greater reductions in social anxiety symptoms than the PMR condition; 2) IBM will lead to greater reductions in depression and anxiety than the PMR condition; 3) IBM will lead to greater reductions in threat interpretations and greater increases in benign interpretations than the PMR condition; 4) The effects of condition on social anxiety symptoms will be mediated by changes in social anxiety-related interpretation bias; and 5) The effects of condition will be maintained at the 3-month follow-up assessment.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT03101553

Run by

Florida State University

People needed

65

Starts

2017-02-10

Expected to finish

2017-11-01

Last updated by the study team

2021-01-29

Who can join

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

You may qualify if…

• Current diagnosis of Social Anxiety Disorder according to DSM-5 criteria
• SPIN score greater than or equal to 30
• Must report sufficient motivation to complete treatment (i.e., score of at least 5 on a 10 point scale (0 = no motivation and 10 = extreme motivation))

You may not qualify if…

• Concurrent psychotherapy or treatment for social anxiety disorder
• Clinically significant suicidality
• Current Alcohol Use Disorder of "Severe" severity or higher
• Current Non-alcohol Substance Use Disorder of "Moderate" severity or higher
• Recent changes (less than four weeks) in psychiatric medication
• History of psychotic symptoms
• May not have participated in a similar computerized treatment program

Where it is running

• Florida State University, Department of Psychology — Tallahassee, Florida, United States

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