Mindfulness and Acceptance-Based Treatments for Social Anxiety: Defusion App
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interventional
15
1 country
1
Brief Summary
This study evaluates a self-help app in the treatment of shyness and social anxiety in adults. All participants will be assigned to the treatment group. It is expected that using this app will result in a reduction in social anxiety.
Trial Health
Trial Health Score
Automated assessment based on enrollment pace, timeline, and geographic reach
participants targeted
Target at below P25 for not_applicable anxiety
Started Oct 2014
1 active site
Health score is calculated from publicly available data and should be used for screening purposes only.
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Study Timeline
Key milestones and dates
Study Start
First participant enrolled
October 1, 2014
CompletedFirst Submitted
Initial submission to the registry
October 6, 2014
CompletedFirst Posted
Study publicly available on registry
October 15, 2014
CompletedPrimary Completion
Last participant's last visit for primary outcome
April 1, 2015
CompletedStudy Completion
Last participant's last visit for all outcomes
June 1, 2015
CompletedJune 16, 2015
June 1, 2015
6 months
October 6, 2014
June 15, 2015
Conditions
Outcome Measures
Primary Outcomes (6)
Change from Baseline in Social Anxiety Interaction Scale at 7 days
Self-reported social anxiety scores. Each item is scored 0 (not at all ) to 4 (extremely) yielding a total between 0 and 80.
Baseline and 7 days
Change from Baseline in Social Phobia Scale at 7 days
Self-reported social anxiety scores. Each item is scored 0 (not at all ) to 4 (extremely) yielding a total between 0 and 80.
baseline and 7 days
Change from Baseline in Cognitive Fusion Questionnaire at 7 days
Self-reported cognitive fusion scores. Each item is scored 1 (never true ) to 7 (always true) yielding a total between 7 and 49.
baseline and 7 days
Change from Baseline in Believability of Anxious Feelings and Thoughts Questionnaire at 7 days
Self-reported believability of anxious feelings and thoughts scores. Each item is scored 1 (not at all believable) to 7 (completely believable) yielding a total between 16 and 112.
baseline and 7 days
Change from Baseline in Experiences Questionnaire at 7 days
Self-reported decentering scores. Each item is rated from 1 (never) to 5 (all the time) yielding a total between 20 and 100.
baseline and 7 days
Change from Baseline in Brief Social Anxiety - Acceptance and Action Questionnaire at 7 days
Self-reported acceptance of social anxiety scores. Each item is rated from 1 (never true) to 5 (always true) yielding a total between 1 and 56..
baseline and 7 days
Secondary Outcomes (2)
Readiness Ruler
baseline
Credibility/Expectancy Questionnaire
baseline
Study Arms (1)
Self-Help App
EXPERIMENTALSmartphone app designed to teach cognitive defusion.
Interventions
Eligibility Criteria
You may qualify if:
- must be seeking help for shyness/social anxiety
- must own a smartphone
You may not qualify if:
- none
Contact the study team to confirm eligibility.
Sponsors & Collaborators
Study Sites (1)
Wilfrid Laurier University
Waterloo, Ontario, N2L 3C5, Canada
MeSH Terms
Conditions
Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)
Study Officials
- PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
Meagan B MacKenzie, Ph.D.
Wilfrid Laurier University
Study Design
- Study Type
- interventional
- Phase
- not applicable
- Allocation
- NA
- Masking
- NONE
- Purpose
- TREATMENT
- Intervention Model
- SINGLE GROUP
- Sponsor Type
- OTHER
- Responsible Party
- PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
- PI Title
- Postdoctoral Fellow
Study Record Dates
First Submitted
October 6, 2014
First Posted
October 15, 2014
Study Start
October 1, 2014
Primary Completion
April 1, 2015
Study Completion
June 1, 2015
Last Updated
June 16, 2015
Record last verified: 2015-06