Computer - Based Treatment for Social Anxiety Disorder

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Conditions studied: Social Anxiety Disorder

In brief

The present study is a controlled trial that seeks to examine the feasibility, acceptability, mechanism, and efficacy of a recently developed computer-based therapy in individuals with social anxiety disorder (SAD)

Key facts

Study ID

NCT04663724

Run by

New York State Psychiatric Institute

People needed

80

Starts

2021-02-15

Expected to finish

2027-02-28

Last updated by the study team

2026-08-06

Who can join

Age: 18 and older, up to 60. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Males and females between the ages of 18 to 60
• Current primary diagnosis of SAD
• Score of at least 50 on the Liebowitz Social Anxiety Scale (self-rated version)
• Fluent in English
• Willing and able to give informed written consent
• Ability to participate responsibly in the protocol
• Normal or corrected-to-normal vision

You may not qualify if…

• Present or past psychotic episode, psychotic disorder, schizophrenia, schizoaffective disorder, or bipolar disorder
• Current severe depression
• Suicidal ideation or behavior
• Current diagnosis of post-traumatic stress disorder, obsessive-compulsive disorder, bipolar disorder, manic episode or tic disorder
• Current or past organic mental disorder, seizure disorder, epilepsy or brain injury
• Current unstable or untreated medical illness
• Severe alcohol use disorder, severe cannabis use disorder, and any severity of other substance use disorder (except nicotine use disorders)
• Use of psychiatric medication in the past month other than a stable dose of selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs) for at least 3 months
• Any concurrent cognitive behavioral therapy or other psychotherapy that was initiated in the past 3 months
• Pregnancy, or plans to become pregnant during the period of the study (will be assessed by urine)
• Contraindication to MRI scanning (Paramagnetic metallic implants or devices contraindicating magnetic resonance imaging or any other non-removable paramagnetic metal in the body)
• pacemaker
• paramagnetic metallic prosthesis
• surgical clips
• shrapnel
• necessity for constant medicinal patch
• some tattoos
• Inability to tolerate MRI scanning procedures (i.e., severe obesity, claustrophobia)

Where it is running

• 1051 Riverside Drive — New York, New York, United States (enrolling)

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