Building Closer Friendships in Social Anxiety Disorder

NCT03671577 | Completed

• 1 other identifier: 2018.23774
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 55
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

This study assesses whether a 4-week computerized intervention can be used to decrease fear of intimacy, and loneliness and improve perceived social support in people with Social Anxiety Disorder.

Conditions

Social Anxiety

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (2)

• Multidimensional Scale of Perceived Social Support

  Self-report scale that measures perceived levels of social support. Scores range from 12 to 84 with higher scores indicating higher levels of perceived social support. The three subscales (friends, family and significant other) all have a range of 4 to 28 with higher scores indicating higher levels of perceived social support.

  Change in Perceived Social Support from baseline to post treatment (4weeks) and one month follow up (8 weeks)

• Fear of Intimacy Scale-friend version

  self report scale measuring fear of intimacy in friendships. Scores range from 26 to 130 with higher scores indicating a higher level of fear of intimacy.

  Change in fear of intimacy from baseline to post treatment (4weeks) and one month follow up (8 weeks)

Secondary Outcomes (5)

• UCLA Loneliness Scale

  Change in loneliness from baseline to post treatment (4weeks) and one month follow up (8 weeks)

• Social Phobia inventory

  Change in social anxiety symptoms from baseline to post treatment (4 weeks) and one month follow up (8 weeks)

• State-Trait Inventory for Cognitive and Somatic Anxiety-Trait Version (STICSA-T)

  Change in overall anxiety symptoms from baseline to post treatment (4 weeks) and one month follow up (8 weeks)

• Center for Epidemiological Studies Depression Scale (CES-D)

  Change in depression symptoms from baseline to post treatment (4 weeks) and one month follow up (8 weeks)

• Interpersonal Needs Questionnaire (INQ)

  Change in suicide vulnerability from baseline to post treatment (4 weeks) and one month follow up (8 weeks)

Study Arms (2)

Active Treatment

EXPERIMENTAL

four week computerized intervention designed to reduce fear of intimacy

Behavioral: Building Closer Friendships

Wait List Control

NO INTERVENTION

Participants will continue as usual and will be given the option to receive the active treatment after completion of the study

Interventions

Building Closer Friendships BEHAVIORAL

Intervention designed to build social support and reduce loneliness by giving participants skills to strengthen their relationships

Active Treatment

Eligibility Criteria

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

You may qualify if:

• Social Anxiety Disorder Diagnosed by the Mini International Neuropsychiatric Interview
• Social Phobia Inventory Score \>19
• Stable psychotropic medication for the past month and kept stable for duration of study

You may not qualify if:

• Currently participating in therapy
• Current Substance Dependence
• Bipolar Disorder or psychotic illness
• Current suicidality (imminent risk)

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Florida State University: lead

Study Sites (1)

Florida State University

Tallahassee, Florida, 32304, United States

Location

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: not applicable
• Allocation: RANDOMIZED
• Masking: SINGLE
• Who Masked: OUTCOMES ASSESSOR
• Masking Details: Participants will be randomized into active treatment or waitlist control, so they will be aware of the condition they are in.
• Purpose: TREATMENT
• Intervention Model: PARALLEL
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
• PI Title: Associate Professor

Model Details: Participants will be randomized into active treatment or waitlist control.

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: September 13, 2018
• First Posted: September 14, 2018
• Study Start: October 25, 2018
• Primary Completion: December 15, 2019
• Study Completion: December 15, 2019
• Last Updated: January 29, 2021

Record last verified: 2021-01

Locations

US (1)