Evaluation of a Self-Monitoring Intervention to Reduce Safety Behavior in Social Anxiety

NCT05168020 | Completed

• 1 other identifier: STUDY00002247
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 154
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

The current study aims to explore the efficacy of a text message based Safety Behavior Fading Intervention compared to an active control intervention.

Conditions

Social Anxiety

Keywords

Social Anxiety; Safety Behaviors; Intervention; Text-message

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

• Change in Social Phobia Inventory Score

  Self-report scale that measures Social anxiety symptoms. Scores range from 0 to 68 with higher scores indicating higher levels of social anxiety symptoms.

  Day 0, Day 14, Day 42

Study Arms (2)

Safety Behavior Fading

EXPERIMENTAL

Participants will be asked to identify their five most common SBs from the SAFE. Participants will then be shown a sample checklist with instructions to fill it out. For the next 14 days, participants will receive the following text message "Please remember to avoid using SBs you selected. As you drop them, you'll be able to go into social situations with greater confidence!" with a link for their daily checklist to complete. Participants will be asked to rate how often they engaged in each SB over the past 24 hours

Behavioral: Safety Behavior Fading for Social Anxiety

Unhealthy Behavior Fading

ACTIVE COMPARATOR

Participants will be asked to pick five unhealthy behaviors they engage in most often to decrease. Participants will then be shown the same sample checklist as the Safety Behavior Fading Group. For the next 14 days participants will receive the following text message "Please try to remember to decrease your unhealthy behaviors. As you decrease them you will feel better, and you'll be able to go into social situations with greater confidence!" with a link for their daily checklist to complete. Participants will be asked to rate how often they engaged in each Unhealthy Behavior over the past 24 hours.

Behavioral: Unhealthy Behavior Fading

Interventions

Safety Behavior Fading for Social Anxiety BEHAVIORAL

Participants are asked to reduce or eliminate safety behaviors via text message reminders and checklists to monitor progress

Safety Behavior Fading

Unhealthy Behavior Fading BEHAVIORAL

Participants are asked to reduce or eliminate unhealthy behaviors via text message reminders and checklists to monitor progress

Unhealthy Behavior Fading

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 Phobia Inventory Score \>29
• Stable Psychotropic Medications for 4 weeks prior to participation

You may not qualify if:

• Currently participating in psychotherapy

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: PARTICIPANT
• Masking Details: Participants will receive one of two matched interventions. They will not be told whether they are receiving the active or control intervention
• Purpose: TREATMENT
• Intervention Model: PARALLEL
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
• PI Title: Principal Investigator

Model Details: Participants are randomized in to one of two conditions

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: November 24, 2021
• First Posted: December 22, 2021
• Study Start: September 28, 2021
• Primary Completion: October 24, 2022
• Study Completion: November 24, 2022
• Last Updated: December 12, 2023

Record last verified: 2023-12

Data Sharing

• IPD Sharing: Will not share

Locations

US (1)