Evaluation of a Self-Monitoring Intervention to Reduce Safety Behavior in Social Anxiety

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Social Anxiety

• Registration Number: NCT05168020
• Lead Sponsor: Florida State University

Brief Summary

The current study aims to explore the efficacy of a text message based Safety Behavior Fading Intervention compared to an active control intervention.

Detailed Description

Safety behavior fading may be a viable standalone intervention for social anxiety. In the present trial, participants high in social anxiety will be randomized to either receive a daily checklist exercise aimed at eliminating (1) safety behaviors or (2) unhealthy behaviors. Individuals randomly assigned to the safety behavior fading condition will receive instructions to decrease or eliminate their four most habitual social anxiety safety behaviors. In addition, they will receive daily reminders via text message to decrease these behaviors, along with a safety behavior monitoring checklist in which the participant indicates the extent to which they decreased and/or eliminated each safety behavior over the previous day. Individuals randomly assigned to the control condition will receive similar text messages and a daily checklist to encourage fading of unhealthy behaviors. Participants in both conditions will complete checklists for 28 days. After day 14 of treatment, participants will re-select their target safety behaviors or unhealthy behaviors, and will then be prompted to reduce these new behaviors for another 14 days.

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2021-09-28
• Study First Submitted: 2021-11-24
• Study First Submitted QC: 2021-12-20
• Study First Posted: 2021-12-22
• Primary Completion: 2022-10-24
• Study Completion: 2022-11-24
• Status Verified: 2023-12
• Last Update Submitted: 2023-12-05
• Last Update Posted: 2023-12-12

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 154

Inclusion Criteria

• Social Phobia Inventory Score >29
• Stable Psychotropic Medications for 4 weeks prior to participation

Exclusion Criteria

• Currently participating in psychotherapy

Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: PARALLEL

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Change in Social Phobia Inventory Score	Day 0, Day 14, Day 42	Self-report scale that measures Social anxiety symptoms. Scores range from 0 to 68 with higher scores indicating higher levels of social anxiety symptoms.

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Florida State University; 🇺🇸 Tallahassee, Florida, United States