Online Program for Social Anxiety

NCT ID: NCT02792127

Last Updated: 2017-12-29

Study Results

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

101 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2016-07-31

Study Completion Date

2017-12-31

Brief Summary

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The purpose of this study is to investigate the efficacy of an online program in reducing symptoms of social anxiety, unhelpful thoughts, avoidance behaviours, fear of negative evaluations and improving quality of life in students with above-average social anxiety.

Detailed Description

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While there are many benefits to online programs in treating a variety of health issues (i.e., implementation in remote areas, cost-effectiveness, etc.), the primary challenge for online formats is to imitate real-life interactions while promoting a reduction in symptoms. This will be attempted in a six-month online program for social anxiety.

The present study will assess the efficacy of a six-month online program through measures of social anxiety, fear of negative evaluations, unhelpful thoughts, avoidance behaviours and quality of life. This information will be collected from students at baseline and upon completion of the online program.

Conditions

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Social Anxiety

Keywords

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Social Anxiety Cognitive Behaviour Therapy Online Program

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

CROSSOVER

Primary Study Purpose

BASIC_SCIENCE

Blinding Strategy

NONE

Study Groups

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Experimental

These participants will be given access to a six-month online program for social anxiety.

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Online Program for Social Anxiety

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

This program will be completed from participants' homes using their own computers. This online format is based on a Cognitive Behaviour Therapy framework (CBT) and involves seven modules that ask participants to engage in a variety of thinking exercises and activities.

Wait List Control

These participants will not be given an intervention until after they have completed the study.

Group Type NO_INTERVENTION

No interventions assigned to this group

Interventions

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Online Program for Social Anxiety

This program will be completed from participants' homes using their own computers. This online format is based on a Cognitive Behaviour Therapy framework (CBT) and involves seven modules that ask participants to engage in a variety of thinking exercises and activities.

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Registered UBC student
* Achieve an above-average score on a validated screening tool for social anxiety

Exclusion Criteria

* Not a registered UBC student
* Clinical diagnosis of a mental illness
Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Sponsors

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University of British Columbia

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Frances Chen

Assistant Professor

Responsibility Role PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Principal Investigators

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Frances Chen, PhD

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

University of British Columbia

References

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Helgadottir FD, Ross MG, Onslow M, Packman A, O'Brian, S. Online CBT II: A phase I trial of a standalone, online CBT Treatment Program for Social Anxiety in Stuttering. Behaviour Change 26(4): 254-270. 2009.

Reference Type BACKGROUND

Helgadottir FD, Menzies RG, Onslow M, Packman A, O'Brian S. Online CBT I: Bridging the gap between Eliza and modern online CBT treatment packages. Behaviour Change 26(4): 245-253, 2009.

Reference Type BACKGROUND

McCall HC, Richardson CG, Helgadottir FD, Chen FS. Evaluating a Web-Based Social Anxiety Intervention Among University Students: Randomized Controlled Trial. J Med Internet Res. 2018 Mar 21;20(3):e91. doi: 10.2196/jmir.8630.

Reference Type DERIVED
PMID: 29563078 (View on PubMed)

Other Identifiers

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H16-00319

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id