NCT04196296

Brief Summary

This study developed and then compared via randomized trial two brief online interventions targeting increasing treatment-seeking behavior in social anxiety.

Trial Health

87
On Track

Trial Health Score

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Enrollment
919

participants targeted

Target at P75+ for not_applicable

Timeline
Completed

Started Mar 2016

Shorter than P25 for not_applicable

Geographic Reach
1 country

1 active site

Status
completed

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Study Timeline

Key milestones and dates

Study Start

First participant enrolled

March 28, 2016

Completed
3 months until next milestone

Primary Completion

Last participant's last visit for primary outcome

July 6, 2016

Completed
Same day until next milestone

Study Completion

Last participant's last visit for all outcomes

July 6, 2016

Completed
3.4 years until next milestone

First Submitted

Initial submission to the registry

November 27, 2019

Completed
15 days until next milestone

First Posted

Study publicly available on registry

December 12, 2019

Completed
Last Updated

December 12, 2019

Status Verified

December 1, 2019

Enrollment Period

3 months

First QC Date

November 27, 2019

Last Update Submit

December 10, 2019

Conditions

Social Anxiety

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (3)

  • Treatment seeking motivations: Attitudes toward seeking treatment for social anxiety.

    Affective attitudes toward seeking treatment for social anxiety were assessed using a standard 7-item 1-7 semantic differential scale in which participants rated "seeking treatment for social anxiety in the next month would be" according to opposite adjective pairs (e.g., "Unhealthy"/"Healthy"). Possible scores range from 7-49, with higher scores indicating more favorable attitudes toward seeking treatment for social anxiety.

    Change from baseline to one-month follow-up

  • Treatment seeking motivations: Intentions to seek treatment for social anxiety.

    As the existing literature lacks a sufficient and specific scale for assessing intentions to seek treatment, we developed a scale based on the Theory of Planned Behavior (https://doi.org/10.1016/0749-5978(91)90020-T) as well as crucial steps toward seeking treatment identified previously (https://doi.org/10.1016/S0887-6185(02)00259-1). The resulting scale includes 13 total items assessing intentions to seek treatment for social anxiety in the following month. Items were rated using Likert scales from 1 ("strongly disagree"/"not very likely") to 7 ("strongly agree"/"very likely"), with higher scores indicating greater intention to seek treatment for social anxiety within the following month.

    Change from baseline to one-month follow-up

  • Treatment seeking motivations: Perceived behavioral control/confidence regarding seeking treatment for social anxiety.

    Paralleling the intentions scale above, the present study developed a measure of perceived behavioral control regarding seeking treatment for social anxiety, as the existing literature lacked a sufficient and specific measure. The resulting scale includes 14 total items assessment perceived ability to seek treatment for social anxiety in the following month. Items were rated using Likert scales from 1 ("strongly disagree") to 7 ("strongly agree"), with higher scores indicating greater perceived ability to seek treatment for social anxiety.

    Change from baseline to one-month follow-up

Secondary Outcomes (1)

  • Treatment seeking behaviors

    One-month follow-up

Study Arms (2)

Psychoeducation

ACTIVE COMPARATOR
Behavioral: Psychoeducation

Psychoeducation plus Motivation Enhancement

EXPERIMENTAL
Behavioral: PsychoeducationBehavioral: Motivation

Interventions

PsychoeducationBEHAVIORAL

Online psychoeducation about social anxiety, evidence-based treatments that target social anxiety, and treatment referral/resource information.

PsychoeducationPsychoeducation plus Motivation Enhancement
MotivationBEHAVIORAL

Online exercises/activities regarding social anxiety (and treatment thereof) based in principles from Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) and Motivational Interviewing (MI)/Motivational Enhancement Therapy (MET).

Psychoeducation plus Motivation Enhancement

Eligibility Criteria

Age18 Years+
Sexall
Healthy VolunteersYes
Age GroupsAdult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)

You may qualify if:

  • High social anxiety (score \>30 on Social Phobia Inventory (SPIN) Connor et al., 2000)
  • Fluent in English
  • Amazon Mechanical Turk HIT approval rate \> 95%
  • Amazon Mechanical Turk account listed as US resident

You may not qualify if:

  • Already enrolled in target treatments (i.e. CBT for social anxiety, using social anxiety self-help book, or participating in online treatment for social anxiety)
  • Indicating that they would "never consider" treatment for social anxiety

Contact the study team to confirm eligibility.

Sponsors & Collaborators

Study Sites (1)

University of Colorado Boulder

Boulder, Colorado, 80309, United States

Location

MeSH Terms

Interventions

Information Motivation Behavioral Skills Model

Intervention Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Models, PsychologicalModels, TheoreticalInvestigative Techniques

Study Design

Study Type
interventional
Phase
not applicable
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Masking
TRIPLE
Who Masked
PARTICIPANT, INVESTIGATOR, OUTCOMES ASSESSOR
Purpose
SUPPORTIVE CARE
Intervention Model
PARALLEL
Sponsor Type
OTHER
Responsible Party
PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
PI Title
Associate Professor, Department of Psychology and Neuroscience

Study Record Dates

First Submitted

November 27, 2019

First Posted

December 12, 2019

Study Start

March 28, 2016

Primary Completion

July 6, 2016

Study Completion

July 6, 2016

Last Updated

December 12, 2019

Record last verified: 2019-12

Locations

US(1)