Social Anxiety Telehealth Therapy Study
Trial Snapshot
- Phase
- Not Applicable
- Status
- Completed
- Sponsor
- Stanford University
- Enrollment
- 26
- Locations
- 1
- Primary Endpoint
- UCLA Loneliness Scale version 3
Study Overview
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.
Study Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Allocation
- Na
- Intervention Model
- Single Group
- Primary Purpose
- Treatment
- Masking
- None
Eligibility Criteria
- Ages
- 18 Years to — (Adult, Older Adult)
- Sex
- All
- Accepts Healthy Volunteers
- No
Inclusion Criteria
- •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.
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.
Arms & Interventions
Telehealth Therapy
Intervention: Telehealth CBT (Behavioral)
Outcomes
Primary Outcomes
UCLA Loneliness Scale version 3
Time Frame: 12 weeks
Loneliness, lower scores are better (indicating less loneliness). Minimum score is 20, maximum score is 80.
Satisfaction with Therapy and Therapists Scale (STTS)
Time Frame: 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)
Time Frame: 12 weeks
Social anxiety severity, lower scores are better (indicating less anxiety). Minimum score is 0, maximum score is 144.
Secondary Outcomes
- Liebowitz Social Anxiety Scale (LSAS)(24 weeks)
- UCLA Loneliness Scale version 3(24 weeks)
Investigators
Tali Manber Ball, PhD
Instructor
Stanford University