Effectiveness of the Groups 4 Health program for People with Social Anxiety

Not Applicable

Recruiting

• Conditions: Social Anxiety; Mental Health - Anxiety

• Registration Number: ACTRN12622000077763
• Lead Sponsor: Associate Professor Tegan Cruwys

Brief Summary

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Detailed Description

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Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Study Start: 2022-01-21
• Last Update Posted: 20 February 2023

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Recruiting
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 80

Inclusion Criteria

Inclusion criteria for participants include:
1) being over 18 years of age
2) scoring above or equal to 12 on the Social Phobia Scale (which indicates clinically-significant social anxiety symptoms)
3) having sufficient English language skills to understand and join in group discussions.

Inclusion criteria for facilitators include:
1) Registration as a provisional psychologist with the Psychology Board of Australia

Exclusion Criteria

Exclusion criteria for participants include:
1) severe suicidal ideation (endorsement of item 9 on the Patient Health Questionnaire-9)
2) severe psychological symptoms (e.g., a current psychotic episode)
3) substance dependence or intoxication
4) severe neurological conditions or intellectual impairment.

These will be assessed via questionnaire in the screening survey. Additionally, if facilitators judge that a person is unable to contribute to group discussions due to apparent intellectual impairment or intoxication, this person may be excluded from the trial and referred to more appropriate mental health services.

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Social anxiety symptoms, as measured using the The Social Phobia Scale (SPS; Mattick & Clarke, 1998) and the Social Interaction Anxiety Scale (SIAS; Mattick & Clarke, 1998).[1) Baseline (in screening survey)<br>2 ) After each group therapy session<br>3) 3-month post intervention completion (primary endpoint)];Loneliness, as measured using Revised UCLA Loneliness Scale (Russell et al., 1980)[1) Baseline (in screening survey)<br>2 ) After each group therapy session<br>3) 3-month post intervention completion (primary endpoint)<br><br>Note that 20-item version will be used at baseline, on completion of G4H, and at 3-month follow up. The 4-item version will be used after sessions 1-4.]