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Internet-based cognitive therapy for social anxiety disorder in Hong Kong

Not Applicable
Completed
Conditions
Social anxiety disorder
Mental and Behavioural Disorders
Registration Number
ISRCTN11357117
Lead Sponsor
Chinese University of Hong Kong
Brief Summary

2019 Other publications in https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31094320 pilot (added 10/12/2019) 2022 Results article in https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/35493437/ (added 03/05/2022)

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
Completed
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
44
Inclusion Criteria

1. Meets DSM-5 criteria for SAD
2. Social anxiety problem has lasted at least six months
3. Participant considers SAD to be their main problem
4. Age 18-65 (inclusive)
5. Not currently taking psychotropic mediation, or on a stable dose for at least two months without improvement, and willing to remain at this dose throughout trial
6. Participant agrees not to start any other forms of treatment (medication or psychological) during the trial
7. Participant is a Chinese resident of Hong Kong, with sufficient proficiency in English to understand the treatment content
8. Regular access to an internet-connected computer or mobile device

Exclusion Criteria

1. Current or past psychosis, bipolar disorder, or borderline personality disorder
2. Active suicidality
3. Dependence on alcohol or substances
4. Currently receiving psychological treatment
5. Having completed a course of CBT for social anxiety previously (defined as at least 5 sessions, and including an exposure component)

Study & Design

Study Type
Interventional
Study Design
Not specified
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Severity of social anxiety, measured using the self-report version of the Liebowitz Social Anxiety Scale (Baker, Heinrichs, Kim, & Hofmann, 2002). The principal assessment points are pretreatment/prewait, midtreatment/midwait, posttreatment/postwait, and three month follow up.
Secondary Outcome Measures
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