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A Study To Compare Emotional Changes In Subjects With Social Anxiety Disorder

Phase 1
Completed
Conditions
Social Phobia
Interventions
Drug: Placebo treatment during 8 weeks
Drug: Paroxetine treatment during 8 weeks
Registration Number
NCT00470483
Lead Sponsor
GlaxoSmithKline
Brief Summary

To compare by neuroimaging techniques the way Social Anxiety patients respond to public speaking before and after a drug administration

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
COMPLETED
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
56
Inclusion Criteria

Not provided

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Exclusion Criteria

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Study & Design

Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Study Design
PARALLEL
Arm && Interventions
GroupInterventionDescription
arm 2Placebo treatment during 8 weeksPlacebo treatment during 8 weeks
arm 1Paroxetine treatment during 8 weeksParoxetine treatment during 8 weeks
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
fMRI BOLD response in the amygdala and insula elicited by the Matching Emotional Face paradigm at baseline and after 8 weeks of treatment. State-anxiety inventory (STAI-S) after the Public Speaking challenge (only patients).baseline and after 8 weeks
Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
fMRI BOLD response in selected neuroanatomical ROI elicited by the by Resting State and by other exploratory paradigms at baseline (all subjects) and after 8 weeks of treatment with paroxetine compared to placebo (only patients).baseline and after 8 weeks

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

GSK Investigational Site

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Barcelona, Spain

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