None listed
Conditions
Brief summary
We will examine the efficacy of an Internet based education program for improving the mental health of people with social phobia. Participants will be recruited via a website developed for this Program (www.shyness.tv), and a structured diagnostic interview via telephone. Consenting participants will be randomly allocated to an active Education Group, or Wait-List Control Group. Participants will complete six lessons of CBT based education delivered via the Internet and weekly emails from a clinician, weekly homework, and weekly contact with other participants via an online discussion board. Participants will be assessed at application, prestudy, one week poststudy, and 6 months poststudy. Once the Education Group have completed the lessons the Control Group will be given access to the lessons.
Interventions
A randomized trial of 6 lessons of Internet based education for people who meet the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders 4th Edition (DSM-IV) criteria for social phobia. One lesson will be completed every 7 to 10 days (each lesson will involve homework, an online discussion forum assignment, email contact with clinicians, and an online reading assignment, requiring up to 4 hours/week) vs wait-list control. Study questionnaires will be administered at application, beginning of
A randomized trial of 6 lessons of Internet based education for people who meet the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders 4th Edition (DSM-IV) criteria for social phobia. One lesson will be completed every 7 to 10 days (each lesson will involve homework, an online discussion forum assignment, email contact with clinicians, and an online reading assignment, requiring up to 4 hours/week) vs wait-list control. Study questionnaires will be administered at application, beginning of the first lesson, 1-week poststudy, and 6 months follow-up. The educational materials are based on the Clinical Management and Treatment Education (CLIMATE) Social Phobia Course, which applies cognitive behavioural techniques. Once Education Group participants have completed the 6 lessons the Wait-List group participants will begin the lessons.
Sponsors
School of Psychiatry, Faculty of Medicine, University of New South Wales, Australia
Study design
Allocation
Randomised controlled trial
Intervention model
Parallel
Primary purpose
Educational / counselling / training
Masking
Blinded (masking used)
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Age
18 Years to No maximum
Healthy volunteers
No
Inclusion criteria
Meet DSM-IV criteria for social phobia - Internet access + printer access. - Australian citizen- Males and females- Active pulse.
Exclusion criteria
History of cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT)- Current substance abuse/dependence- Psychotic disorder- Current or planned psychological treatment during study duration- Change in medications during last 3 months or intended change during study duration.
Outcome results
None listed