Feasibility Study of Mindfulness and Acceptance Based Group Therapy for Social Anxiety

NCT02534948 | Completed DMC

• 1 other identifier: MABT001
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 20
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

Anxiety and depressive disorders are common in all regions of the world. Anxiety disorders are considered as third major psychological issue in Pakistan (Panhwer, 2014). Objective of the present study is to see the feasibility and effectiveness of social anxiety in females with the help of mindfulness and acceptance based therapy. It is hypothesized that women in the intervention group will have significantly reduced anxiety as compared to the women in the control group. A total of 60 females in the age range of 18 to 28 ages will be selected from Institute of professional psychology and private clinics from Karachi city. The participants will be recruited through the administration of Mini-Social Phobia Inventory (SPIN-mini). The participants will be randomly divided in interventions and control group and will receive the intervention of ten sessions of group therapy of MABT plan. Assessment will be conducted at the baseline and at the end of the intervention.

Conditions

Social Anxiety

Keywords

mindfulness; MABT; social anxiety; mindfulness and acceptance; group therapy

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

• Mini Social Phobia inventory

  It is a brief screening assessment for generalized social anxiety disorder comprised on 3-item self-rated scale.

  three months

Study Arms (2)

Mindfulness and acceptance group therapy

EXPERIMENTAL

The intervention group will consist of female participants who will be provided MABT in a group.The intervention will consist of 10 group therapy sessions. Each session will be conducted for 120 minutes.

Behavioral: Mindfulness and acceptance group therapy

wait list control group

NO INTERVENTION

The control group will be the waiting list control group will receive no interventions in the first stage.

Interventions

Mindfulness and acceptance group therapy BEHAVIORAL

The manual group intervention will be provided as per the second edition of Mindfulness and Acceptance-Based Group Therapy for Social Anxiety Disorder: A Treatment Manual developed by Fleming, and Kocovski (2014). The intervention will consist of 10 group therapy sessions. Each session will be conducted in 120 minutes. It includes therapist manual, client handouts, and is written to be used in conjunction with The Mindfulness and Acceptance Workbook for Social Anxiety and Shyness. The treatment manual can be easily adapted for individual therapy clients.

Mindfulness and acceptance group therapy

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 18 Years - 28 Years
• Sex: female
• Healthy Volunteers: No
• Age Groups: Adult (18-64)

You may qualify if:

• Individuals who score 6 or above on social phobia inventory.
• Participants who understand Basic English and Urdu language.

You may not qualify if:

• History of severe mental illness or organic brain damage i.e. schizophrenia and related disorders; especially in the last few years. Any related medication taken or medication being taken now in this regard.
• Active or recent physical addiction to alcohol or drugs.
• Individuals who were diagnosed with Post-traumatic stress disorder.
• Individuals with severe social anxiety which would make attending very stressful.
• Individuals with already receiving psychological therapy or any other psychiatric treatment.
• Individuals who are involved in persistent self-harm or suicide risk requiring management.

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Bahria University: lead

Study Sites (1)

Institute of Professional Psychology, Bahria University

Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan

Location

MeSH Terms

Interventions

Mindfulness

Intervention Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy; Behavior Therapy; Psychotherapy; Behavioral Disciplines and Activities

Study Officials

• Zainab F. Zadeh, Phd

  Institute of Professional Psychology, Bahria University

  STUDY DIRECTOR

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: not applicable
• Allocation: RANDOMIZED
• Masking: NONE
• Purpose: TREATMENT
• Intervention Model: PARALLEL
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
• PI Title: M. Phil Candidate

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: August 26, 2015
• First Posted: August 28, 2015
• Study Start: October 1, 2015
• Primary Completion: March 1, 2016
• Study Completion: September 1, 2016
• Last Updated: August 14, 2023

Record last verified: 2023-08

Locations

PA (1)