Evaluation of an online cognitive-behavioural treatment programme for social anxiety for higher education students: the Participate programme.
Completed
- Conditions
- Social anxiety.Mental and Behavioural Disorders
- Registration Number
- ISRCTN12505737
- Lead Sponsor
- ational University of Ireland, Galway
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Completed
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 200
Inclusion Criteria
1. Participants must be registered students of the relevant higher-education institution
2. Participants must have a score 6 or more on the SIAS-6 questionnaire or 3 or more on the SPS-6 psychometric scales
Exclusion Criteria
Participants must not:
1. be acutely suicidal
2. begin or change a dose of psychoactive medication in the period from 1 month preceding the programme until its end
3. be receiving psychotherapeutic treatment in the period from 1 month preceding the programme until its end
4. have a history of bipolar depression
5. have previously received cognitive-behavioural therapy
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Primary outcome measures are to assess the severity of social anxiety. They consist of:<br>1. The 6-question short form of the Social Interaction Anxiety Scale (SIAS-6)<br>2. The 6-question short form of the Social Phobia Scale (SPS-6)<br><br>They are measured at completion of an introductory module; after 8 weeks (at programme end); and 3 months later in a follow-up.
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method 1. Social anxiety, consisting of the short form of the Social Phobia Inventory (miniSPIN), and administered at weekly intervals during the 8-week programme<br>2. Severity of depression and suicidal ideation, consisting of the 9-question form of the Patient Health Questionnaire (PHQ-9) and administered at the end of an introductory module; after 8 weeks (at programme end); and 3 months later in a follow-up<br>3. Self-reported social, academic and occupational functioning, consisting of some purpose-designed questions, which are administered at weekly intervals during the 8-week programme, at programme end, and 3 months later in a follow-up