Computer - Based Treatment for Social Anxiety Disorder
Recruiting · NCT04663724 · Interventional (participants receive a specific treatment) · Lead sponsor: New York State Psychiatric Institute
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Computer-Based Treatment
What this trial is about
The present study is a controlled trial that seeks to examine the feasibility, acceptability, mechanism, and efficacy of a recently developed computer-based therapy in individuals with social anxiety disorder (SAD)
Who can take part
Age range
18 Years to 60 Years
Sex
All (male and female)
Healthy volunteers
No - a diagnosis or condition is required
Phase
Not applicable (e.g. observational or device study)
Study type
Interventional (participants receive a specific treatment)
Inclusion criteria
- Males and females between the ages of 18 to 60
- Current primary diagnosis of SAD
- Score of at least 50 on the Liebowitz Social Anxiety Scale (self-rated version)
- Fluent in English
- Willing and able to give informed written consent
- Ability to participate responsibly in the protocol
- Normal or corrected-to-normal vision
Exclusion criteria
- Present or past psychotic episode, psychotic disorder, schizophrenia, schizoaffective disorder, or bipolar disorder
- Current severe depression
- Suicidal ideation or behavior
- Current diagnosis of post-traumatic stress disorder, obsessive-compulsive disorder, bipolar disorder, manic episode or tic disorder
- Current or past organic mental disorder, seizure disorder, epilepsy or brain injury
- Current unstable or untreated medical illness
- Severe alcohol use disorder, severe cannabis use disorder, and any severity of other substance use disorder (except nicotine use disorders)
- Use of psychiatric medication in the past month other than a stable dose of selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs), serotonin-norepinephrine reuptake inhibitors (SNRIs), buspirone, or zolpidem for sleep for at least 3 months
- Any concurrent cognitive behavioral therapy or other psychotherapy that was initiated in the past 3 months
- Contraindication to MRI scanning
Where it is running
1 location listed across 1 US state.
- 1051 Riverside Drive - New York, New York, United States