Attention Training and Cognitive Therapy

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Social Phobia
• Interventions: Behavioral: attention training; Behavioral: Cognitive therapy

• Registration Number: NCT01093313
• Lead Sponsor: University of Sydney

Brief Summary

The present study aimed to investigate the efficacy and process of change that occurs in Attention Training in comparison to an established treatment for social phobia, Cognitive Therapy. A randomized trial was conducted in which participants were allocated to either six weeks of Attention Training or Cognitive Therapy. It was hypothesized that both treatments would be effective in reducing social phobia symptoms, but that Attention Training would work primarily by reducing levels of self focused attention, while Cognitive Therapy would work through changes to probability and threat appraisals.

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2006-08
• Primary Completion: 2007-04
• Study Completion: 2008-03
• Status Verified: 2010-03
• Study First Submitted: 2010-03-24
• Study First Submitted QC: 2010-03-24
• Last Update Submitted: 2010-03-24
• Study First Posted: 2010-03-25
• Last Update Posted: 2010-03-25

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 46

Inclusion Criteria

• 18 years of age,
• be fluent in English
• have a primary concern of social anxiety that met DSM-IV criteria (APA, 2000) for social phobia. Both subtypes of social phobia, specific and generalized, were accepted into the study.

Exclusion Criteria

• the presence of comorbid condition(s) that were more severe than the presenting social phobia

Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: PARALLEL

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
Attention training	attention training	-
Cognitive therapy	Cognitive therapy	-

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

The University of Sydney; 🇦🇺 Sydney, New South Wales, Australia