Social Anxiety Telehealth Therapy Study

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Social Anxiety
• Interventions: Behavioral: Telehealth CBT

• Registration Number: NCT04450303
• Lead Sponsor: Stanford University

Brief Summary

The COVID-19 pandemic has substantially increased the risk of adverse mental health outcomes; while physical distancing is required to reduce infection risk, it also increases loneliness and isolation and prevents access to traditional in-person therapy, which further contribute to risk of adverse mental health outcomes. These problems may be especially acute for individuals with social anxiety disorder (as many as 12% of Americans), however there is a limited evidence-base for telehealth options to directly address social anxiety. This project aims to adapt exposure therapy for social anxiety to a telehealth and physical distancing-compatible intervention, and test whether this effectively decreases loneliness in adults with elevated social anxiety.

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study First Submitted: 2020-06-24
• Study First Submitted QC: 2020-06-24
• Study First Posted: 2020-06-29
• Study Start: 2020-10-30
• Primary Completion: 2021-06-02
• Study Completion: 2021-06-02
• Status Verified: 2021-09
• Last Update Submitted: 2021-09-21
• Last Update Posted: 2021-09-23

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 26

Inclusion Criteria

• Age 18+,
• Liebowitz Social Anxiety Scale (LSAS) total score > 50
• Fluent spoken and written English
• Access to the internet via a smartphone or computer with a camera
• Ability to provide informed consent.

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Exclusion Criteria

• History of mania or psychosis
• Moderate or severe substance use disorder within the past year
• Current psychiatric diagnosis of greater impairment than that arising from social anxiety
• High risk for suicide (>8 on the Mini International Neuropsychiatric Interview suicidality section)
• Prior exposure therapy (more than 2 sessions)
• Current psychotropic medication use
• Current psychotherapy other than couples counseling.

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Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: SINGLE_GROUP

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
Telehealth Therapy	Telehealth CBT	-

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Satisfaction with Therapy and Therapists Scale (STTS)	12 weeks	Therapy satisfaction subscale, higher scores are better (indicating greater satisfaction). Minimum score is 6, maximum score is 30.
Liebowitz Social Anxiety Scale (LSAS)	12 weeks	Social anxiety severity, lower scores are better (indicating less anxiety). Minimum score is 0, maximum score is 144.
UCLA Loneliness Scale version 3	12 weeks	Loneliness, lower scores are better (indicating less loneliness). Minimum score is 20, maximum score is 80.

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Liebowitz Social Anxiety Scale (LSAS)	24 weeks	Social anxiety severity, lower scores are better (indicating less anxiety). Minimum score is 0, maximum score is 144.
UCLA Loneliness Scale version 3	24 weeks	Loneliness, lower scores are better (indicating less loneliness). Minimum score is 20, maximum score is 80.

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Stanford University; 🇺🇸 Stanford, California, United States