Internet-based cognitive therapy for social anxiety disorder in Hong Kong: a randomised controlled trial

Chinese University of Hong Kong0 sites44 target enrollmentOctober 24, 2017

Overview

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)

Registry

who.int

Start Date

October 24, 2017

End Date

January 11, 2019

Last Updated

3 years ago

Study Type

Interventional

Sex

All

Sponsor

•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

•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)