CBT vs. ABM vs. for Social Anxiety

NCT01909193 | Completed

• 1 other identifier: 1624
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 69
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

Adults with Social Anxiety Disorder will be pseudo randomly assigned to either an individual cognitive behavior therapy, attention bias modification treatment (allocation ratio - 1.5:1). Outcome measures will be social anxiety symptoms and severity as measured by gold standard questionnaires as well as diagnosis of social anxiety disorder derived from structured clinical interviews based on Diagnostic and Statistical Manual (DSM) IV criteria. The investigators expect to find significant reduction in social anxiety symptoms in all of the groups, with the cognitive behavior therapy group showing greater reduction in symptoms than the other groups. Mechanisms of change in all of the groups will be examined via measures of cognitive biases, affect, and other common and specific factors.

Conditions

Social Phobia

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

• Liebovitz Social Anxiety Scale (LSAS) - diagnostic interview

  LSAS is a 24-items clinician-administered scale developed for the assessment of fear and avoidance associated with social situations. The LSAS assesses a wide range of both social interaction and performance/observation situations, which are rated for degree of fear/anxiety and frequency of avoidance.

  Expected time frame of up to 32 weeks per participant. Participants will be assessed before and after the administration of the treatment, every 4 weeks during treatment and at 3 months follow-up

Secondary Outcomes (1)

• Social Phobia Inventory (SPIN) - self-report questionnaire

  Up to 32 weeks per participant. The SPIN will be administered before and after each treatment session and at 3 months follow-up

Study Arms (2)

Attention Bias Modification (ABM)

EXPERIMENTAL

Attention training via 8 weekly repeated trials of a dot-probe task intended to direct attention away from threat stimuli.

Behavioral: Attention Bias Modification (ABM)

Cognitive Behavior Therapy

EXPERIMENTAL

CBT will consist of 16-20 weekly individual treatment sessions aimed to reduce symptoms via cognitive and behavioral interventions

Behavioral: Cognitive Behavior Therapy

Interventions

Attention Bias Modification (ABM) BEHAVIORAL

Attention training via 8 weekly repeated trials of a dot-probe task intended to direct attention away from threat stimuli.

Attention Bias Modification (ABM)

Cognitive Behavior Therapy BEHAVIORAL

CBT will consist of 16-20 weekly individual treatment sessions aimed to reduce symptoms via cognitive and behavioral interventions

Cognitive Behavior Therapy

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 18 Years - 75 Years
• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: No
• Age Groups: Adult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)

You may qualify if:

• Diagnosis of Generalized Social Anxiety Disorder, LSAS\>50
• If on medication, patients must be on a stable dose
• Hebrew language fluency

You may not qualify if:

• Primary Axis I or Axis II disorder other than SAD
• suicidal ideation
• Substance dependence within the past three months or current substance abuse
• Mental retardation or another pervasive developmental disability
• Current or past schizophrenia or psychosis, current bipolar disorder, or organic brain syndrome

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Hebrew University of Jerusalem: lead
• Israel Science Foundation: collaborator

Study Sites (1)

The Hebrew University of Jerusalem

Jerusalem, Israel

Location

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Phobia, Social

Interventions

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Phobic Disorders; Anxiety Disorders; Mental Disorders

Intervention Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Behavior Therapy; Psychotherapy; Behavioral Disciplines and Activities

Study Officials

• Jonathan D Huppert, PhD

  Hebrew University of Jerusalem

  PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: not applicable
• Allocation: RANDOMIZED
• Masking: SINGLE
• Who Masked: OUTCOMES ASSESSOR
• Purpose: TREATMENT
• Intervention Model: PARALLEL
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
• PI Title: Associate Professor, Department of Psychology

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: July 24, 2013
• First Posted: July 26, 2013
• Study Start: January 1, 2011
• Primary Completion: July 1, 2014
• Study Completion: November 1, 2014
• Last Updated: February 23, 2016

Record last verified: 2016-02

Locations

IL (1)