Social Anxiety Telehealth Therapy Study

NCT ID: NCT04450303

Last Updated: 2021-09-23

Basic Information

• Recruitment Status: COMPLETED
• Clinical Phase: NA
• Total Enrollment: 26 participants
• Study Classification: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Start Date: 2020-10-30
• Study Completion Date: 2021-06-02

Brief Summary

The COVID-19 pandemic has substantially increased the risk of adverse mental health outcomes; while physical distancing is required to reduce infection risk, it also increases loneliness and isolation and prevents access to traditional in-person therapy, which further contribute to risk of adverse mental health outcomes. These problems may be especially acute for individuals with social anxiety disorder (as many as 12% of Americans), however there is a limited evidence-base for telehealth options to directly address social anxiety. This project aims to adapt exposure therapy for social anxiety to a telehealth and physical distancing-compatible intervention, and test whether this effectively decreases loneliness in adults with elevated social anxiety.

Conditions

Social Anxiety

Study Design

• Allocation Method: NA
• Intervention Model: SINGLE_GROUP
• Primary Study Purpose: TREATMENT
• Blinding Strategy: NONE

Study Groups

Telehealth Therapy

Group Type: EXPERIMENTAL

Telehealth CBT

Intervention Type: BEHAVIORAL

The Coordinated Anxiety Learning and Management (CALM) program is an evidence-based, computer-assisted protocol for cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) for anxiety, depression, and/or post-traumatic stress. CALM will be implemented via secure and HIPAA compliant video-conferencing software (enterprise Zoom), following modifications to address obstacles associated with physical distancing and the tele-health medium.

Interventions

Telehealth CBT

The Coordinated Anxiety Learning and Management (CALM) program is an evidence-based, computer-assisted protocol for cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) for anxiety, depression, and/or post-traumatic stress. CALM will be implemented via secure and HIPAA compliant video-conferencing software (enterprise Zoom), following modifications to address obstacles associated with physical distancing and the tele-health medium.

Intervention Type: BEHAVIORAL

Other Intervention Names

CALM

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

• Age 18+,
• Liebowitz Social Anxiety Scale (LSAS) total score > 50
• Fluent spoken and written English
• Access to the internet via a smartphone or computer with a camera
• Ability to provide informed consent.

Exclusion Criteria

• History of mania or psychosis
• Moderate or severe substance use disorder within the past year
• Current psychiatric diagnosis of greater impairment than that arising from social anxiety
• High risk for suicide (>8 on the Mini International Neuropsychiatric Interview suicidality section)
• Prior exposure therapy (more than 2 sessions)
• Current psychotropic medication use
• Current psychotherapy other than couples counseling.

• Minimum Eligible Age: 18 Years
• Eligible Sex: ALL
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: No

Sponsors

Stanford University

OTHER

Sponsor Role: lead

Responsible Party

Tali Manber Ball, PhD

Instructor

Responsibility Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Principal Investigators

Tali Ball, PhD

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Stanford University

Locations

Stanford University

Stanford, California, United States

Countries

United States

Other Identifiers

56697

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id