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Systemic Therapy and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Social Anxiety Disorders

Not Applicable
Completed
Conditions
Social Anxiety Disorder
Interventions
Behavioral: Systemic Therapy for Social Anxiety Disorder
Behavioral: Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Social Anxiety Disorder
Registration Number
NCT02360033
Lead Sponsor
Heidelberg University
Brief Summary

Goals of the study:

Systemic Therapy was approved in 2008 by the Scientific Advisory Board on Psychotherapy (Wissenschaftlicher Beirat Psychotherapie: WBP) for a variety of disorders which, at the time, did not include anxiety disorders. According to the 2007 joint methods paper of the WBP and the Mutual Federal Committee (Gemeinsamen Bundesausschuss: G-Ba), there must be three randomized-controlled trials (RCT) for anxiety disorders. These studies are available now but lack explicit details about the clinical significance of the reductions they show in social anxiety symptoms. This project is funded by the German Association for Systemic Therapy, Counseling and Family Therapy (Deutsche Gesellschaft für Systemische Therapie, Beratung und Familientherapie: DGSF).

Study design:

The study is planned as a mono-centric, balanced pilot RCT. It investigates the feasibility of an RCT comparing Systemic Therapy and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Social Anxiety Disorders (SAD) in 32 patients.

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
COMPLETED
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
38
Inclusion Criteria
  • Social Anxiety Disorder (SKID: ICD-Diagnosis: F40.1, Liebowitz Social Anxiety Scale > 30);
  • Agreement to participate in the study and to be randomized into the two treatment groups
Exclusion Criteria
  • Acute drug or alcohol intoxication or dependency
  • Anorexia with BMI < 14
  • Psychotic disorder
  • Severe physical diseases

Study & Design

Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Study Design
PARALLEL
Arm && Interventions
GroupInterventionDescription
Systemic TherapySystemic Therapy for Social Anxiety DisorderSystemic Therapy deals with the experience in private social systems (e.g. couples. Family, friends) and organizational systems (e.g. work teams), their appraisals and the attitude of the members towards each other within the system. It is analyzed how these systems can lead to the development and maintenance of psychological disorders.
Cognitive Behavioral TherapyCognitive Behavioral Therapy for Social Anxiety DisorderCognitive Behavioral Therapy deals with individual behavior as well as individual attitude, thoughts, appraisals and beliefs, which can have an influence on the development and maintenance of psychological disorders.
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Change of Liebowitz Social Anxiety Scale (LSAS-SR)Baseline, 8th,15th, 20th and 26th hour of therapy; 6, 9 and 12 months after randomization

Social Anxiety will be assessed using the Liebowitz Social Anxiety Scale (LSAS-SR) in its German version. The LSAS-SR is a brief 24-item self report instrument with 13 items relating to performance anxiety and 11 concerning social situations. Its purpose is to assess the range of social interaction and performance situations feared and the degree of avoidance by a patient in order to assist in the diagnosis of social anxiety disorder, 24 items, German version

Change of Social Interaction Anxiety Scale (SIAS)Baseline, 8th,15th, 20th and 26th hour of therapy; 6, 9 and 12 months after randomization

Measure of social interaction anxiety, 20 items, German version

Change of Social Phobia Scale (SPS)Baseline, 8th,15th and 20th hour of therapy, end of treatment; 6, 9 and 12 months after randomization

Measure of anxiety while being observed by others, 20 items, German version

Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Change of Adjustment to Symptomatology Scale (ASS)Baseline, 8th,15th, 20th and 26th hour of therapy; 6, 9 and 12 months after randomization

Measure of adjustment to the symptomatology, 5 items, German version

Change of Evaluation of Social Systems (EVOS)Baseline, 8th,15th, 20th and 26th hour of therapy; 6, 9 and 12 months after randomization

Measure of social relationships in different social systems, 10 items, German version

Change of Experience in Social Systems (EXIS)Baseline, 8th,15th, 20th and 26th hour of therapy; 6, 9 and 12 months after randomization

Measure of the individual experience in different social systems, 24 items, German version

Change of Beck Depression Inventory-II (BDI-II)Baseline, 8th,15th, 20th and 26th hour of therapy; 6, 9 and 12 months after randomization

Severity of depressive symptoms "at that moment", specifically assessing the intensity of depression in psychiatric and normal populations, 21 items, German version

Change of Inventory of Interpersonal Problems (IIP-32)Baseline, 8th,15th, 20th and 26th hour of therapy; 6, 9 and 12 months after randomization

The IIP-32 is a self-report instrument that identifies a person's most salient interpersonal difficulties. It is a short version of the Inventory of Interpersonal Problems, 32 items, German version

Change of Dyadic Adjustment Scale (DAS-12)Baseline, 8th,15th, 20th and 26th hour of therapy; 6, 9 and 12 months after randomization

Measure of relationship adjustment, 12 items, German version

Change of University of Rhode Island Change Assessment (URICA-S, short version)Baseline, 8th,15th, 20th and 26th hour of therapy; 6, 9 and 12 months after randomization

Measure of stages of change, 16 items, German version

Change of Burden Assessment Scale (BAS)Baseline, 26th hour of therapy; 12 months after randomization

Measure of perceived burden in daily life among resource persons, 19 items, German version

Change of Scale for the Multiperspective Assessment of General Change Mechanisms in Psychotherapy (SACiP),8th,15th, 20th and 26th hour of therapy; 6, 9 and 12 months after randomization

Measure of the six dimensions of resource activation, problem actuation, mastery, clarification of meaning, emotional bond, agreement on collaboration, 21 items, German version

Change of Brief Symptom Checklist (BSCL)Baseline, 8th,15th, 20th and 26th hour of therapy; 6, 9 and 12 months after randomization

The instrument provides an overview of a patient's symptoms and their intensity at a specific point in time, 53 items, German version

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Institute of Medical Psychology, University Hospital Heidelberg

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Heidelberg, Baden-Württemberg, Germany

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