Five Year Follow-up of Internet-based Cognitive Behaviour Therapy (CBT) for Social Anxiety Disorder (SAD)

Completed

• Conditions: Social Anxiety Disorder

• Registration Number: NCT01145690
• Lead Sponsor: Karolinska Institutet

Brief Summary

Social anxiety disorder (SAD) is one of the most prevalent anxiety disorders in the western world. Cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) is the psychological treatment that has the largest empirical support. However, the availability to CBT is very limited in Sweden due to lack of therapists with proper training. Therefore it is important to evaluate alternative forms of treatment that are more time efficient. One of these methods is Internet based self-help therapy, which has proven to be an effective treatment for social anxiety disorder.

In this study, the investigators aim to conduct a follow-up assessment five years after completed Internet-based CBT. Participants received treatment within the context of a randomised controlled trial conducted in 2005. Thus, in the present study there will be no treatment interventions, only assessment.

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Status Verified: 2010-06
• Study Start: 2010-06
• Study First Submitted: 2010-06-15
• Study First Submitted QC: 2010-06-16
• Study First Posted: 2010-06-17
• Primary Completion: 2010-09
• Study Completion: 2010-09
• Last Update Submitted: 2010-10-25
• Last Update Posted: 2010-10-26

Recruitment & Eligibility

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

Inclusion Criteria

• Must have a primary diagnosis of social phobia

Exclusion Criteria

• Substance abuse during the last 6 months
• Other dominating diagnosis (not phobic personality disorder)
• A history of bipolar disorder or psychosis
• Major depression according to DSM-IV and >20 on madrs-s
• Risk of suicide
• Start of medication or change of dosis during the last 2 months
• Other parallel psychological treatment
• Previous CBT (last 3 years) for social phobia

Study & Design

• Study Type: OBSERVATIONAL
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Measure of social anxiety and avoidance - Liebowitz Social Anxiety Scale (LSAS)	5-year follow-up

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Measure of quality of life - QOLI	5-year follow-up
Measure of depressive symptoms - MADRS-S	5-year follow-up
Measure of general anxiety - BAI	5-year follow-up
Measure of social anxiety disorder diagnosis - SPSQ	5-year follow-up
Measures of social anxiety in interaction and performance situations - SIAS & SPS	5-year follow-up

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Psykiatri Sydväst, Stockholm County Council; 🇸🇪 Stockholm, Sweden