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

NCT ID: NCT05168020

Last Updated: 2023-12-12

Study Results

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

154 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2021-09-28

Study Completion Date

2022-11-24

Brief Summary

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

Detailed Description

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Safety behavior fading may be a viable standalone intervention for social anxiety. In the present trial, participants high in social anxiety will be randomized to either receive a daily checklist exercise aimed at eliminating (1) safety behaviors or (2) unhealthy behaviors. Individuals randomly assigned to the safety behavior fading condition will receive instructions to decrease or eliminate their four most habitual social anxiety safety behaviors. In addition, they will receive daily reminders via text message to decrease these behaviors, along with a safety behavior monitoring checklist in which the participant indicates the extent to which they decreased and/or eliminated each safety behavior over the previous day. Individuals randomly assigned to the control condition will receive similar text messages and a daily checklist to encourage fading of unhealthy behaviors. Participants in both conditions will complete checklists for 28 days. After day 14 of treatment, participants will re-select their target safety behaviors or unhealthy behaviors, and will then be prompted to reduce these new behaviors for another 14 days.

Conditions

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Social Anxiety

Keywords

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Social Anxiety Safety Behaviors Intervention Text-message

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

Participants are randomized in to one of two conditions
Primary Study Purpose

TREATMENT

Blinding Strategy

SINGLE

Participants
Participants will receive one of two matched interventions. They will not be told whether they are receiving the active or control intervention

Study Groups

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Safety Behavior Fading

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

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Safety Behavior Fading for Social Anxiety

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

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

Unhealthy Behavior Fading

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.

Group Type ACTIVE_COMPARATOR

Unhealthy Behavior Fading

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

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

Interventions

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Safety Behavior Fading for Social Anxiety

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

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Unhealthy Behavior Fading

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

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

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

Exclusion Criteria

* Currently participating in psychotherapy
Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Maximum Eligible Age

65 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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Florida State University

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Jesse Cougle

Principal Investigator

Responsibility Role PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Locations

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Florida State University

Tallahassee, Florida, United States

Site Status

Countries

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United States

Provided Documents

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Document Type: Study Protocol

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Document Type: Informed Consent Form

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Other Identifiers

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STUDY00002247

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id