Intervention to Reduce Safety Behaviors

Not Applicable

Recruiting

• Conditions: Social Anxiety
• Interventions: Other: DSB-I

• Registration Number: NCT05996419
• Lead Sponsor: VA Office of Research and Development

Brief Summary

Social anxiety is associated with significant deficits in social and occupational functioning. The proposed study seeks to evaluate the feasibility of implementing a brief text-based intervention for decreasing social anxiety related safety behaviors among Veterans attempting to re-integrate into the workforce. Findings from this pilot will support a larger randomized controlled study examining the efficacy of the intervention for improving functional outcomes and quality of life among Veterans.

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study First Submitted: 2023-08-09
• Study First Submitted QC: 2023-08-09
• Study First Posted: 2023-08-18
• Status Verified: 2024-07
• Study Start: 2024-07-01
• Last Update Submitted: 2024-07-16
• Last Update Posted: 2024-07-18
• Primary Completion: 2025-09-30
• Study Completion: 2025-11-30

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: RECRUITING
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 30

Inclusion Criteria

• Active enrollment in Compensated Work Therapy
• Score of > 25 on the Social Phobia Inventory
• Score of > 47 on the Subtle Avoidance Frequency Examination

Exclusion Criteria

• Concurrent enrollment in another study related to social anxiety or improving functional status
• Recent (<3 month) history of psychiatric hospitalization, detoxification admission, or suicide attempt

Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: SINGLE_GROUP

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
DSB-Intervention	DSB-I	Active intervention group receives text message intervention via ANNIE for 30 days

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Social Phobia Inventory (SPIN)	baseline and immediately after intervention	17-item measure of social anxiety severity. Participants are asked to rate items such as "I avoid doing things or speaking to people for fear of embarrassment" on a Likert-type scale of 0 (Not at all) to 4 (Extremely). Scores on the SPIN range from 0 to 68 with higher scores indicative of more severe social anxiety, total mean score
Subtle Avoidance Frequency Examination (SAFE)	Baseline and immediately after intervention	32-item self-report measure designed to assess the frequency of safety behavior (SB) use. Respondents are asked to rate how often they engage in SBs such as "Rehearse sentences in your mind" and "Avoid eye contact" on a scale of 0 (Never) to 4 (Always). Scores on the SAFE range from 0-128 with higher scores indicative or more safety behavior use. total mean score

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Ralph H. Johnson VA Medical Center, Charleston, SC; 🇺🇸 Charleston, South Carolina, United States