Internet Treatment for Social Phobia in Romania

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

76 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2012-04-30

Study Completion Date

2013-03-31

Brief Summary

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The main aim of this study is to investigate the effectiveness of an Internet-delivered intervention for social phobia by comparing it to a waitlist control group. The second aim of the study is to track the potential changes in participants' thinking patterns. Because this is among the first guided Internet-delivered interventions conducted in Romania, the treatment credibility will also be investigated. Finally, the predictive power of anxiety sensitivity for both SAD symptoms and the treatment effectiveness will be investigated.

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Detailed Description

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The primary aim of this study is to investigate the effectiveness of an internet intervention for social phobia (i.e., the iSOFIE) by comparing it to a waitlist control group. iSOFIE was derived from a previously tested program (Furmark, Holmström, Sparthan, Carlbring, \& Andersson, 2006) and has been significantly shortened while retaining the most important elements. The second aim of the study is to track the potential changes in participants' thinking patterns. While this intervention is primarily based on the cognitive-behavioral model of SAD (Clark and Wells, 1995), and no specific Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy (REBT, Ellis \& Dryden, 1997) will be implemented, it is hypothesized that the cognitive restructuring and exposure exercises will make participants less prone to irrational thinking (as measured by the Attitude and Belief Scale-II (ABS-II, DiGiuseppe, Leaf, Exner, \& Robin, 1988). To our knowledge, no study has investigated whether an iCBT program for SAD has the potential to alter participants' irrational thinking patterns. Moreover, because this is among the first guided Internet-delivered interventions conducted in Romania, the treatment credibility of the program will be investigated. Finally, the predictive power of anxiety sensitivity for both SAD symptoms and the treatment effectiveness will be investigated.

Conditions

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Phobia, Social

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

Primary Study Purpose

TREATMENT

Blinding Strategy

NONE

Study Groups

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iSOFIE

Cognitive - Behavioral: Internet-administrated CBT for Social Phobia that contains 9 self-help text modules and exercises (i.e., behavioral experiments)

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

iSOFIE

Intervention Type OTHER

Cognitive - Behavioral: Internet-administrated CBT for social phobia that contains 9 self-help text modules and exercises (i.e., behavioral experiments)

Waitlist control group

Group Type NO_INTERVENTION

No interventions assigned to this group

Interventions

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iSOFIE

Cognitive - Behavioral: Internet-administrated CBT for social phobia that contains 9 self-help text modules and exercises (i.e., behavioral experiments)

Intervention Type OTHER

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* over 18 years
* social anxiety disorder is the primary diagnostic (according to the DSM-IV)
* access to an Internet connected computer
* be fluent in Romanian language

Exclusion Criteria

* suicidal ideation
* ongoing psychological treatment for social anxiety disorder
* recent change in psychiatric medication (i.e., during the last 6 weeks)
* psychoses or borderline personality disorder

Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No