None listed
Conditions
Brief summary
Our previous research indicates that the Shyness Program, an Internet-based treatment program for people with social phobia, is effective at helping people to learn to manage their symptoms of social phobia. The study described here aims to find out whether therapist support is required for people to successfully complete the Shyness Program. We expect that people completing the Shyness Program without therapist support will still benefit, but not as much as those receiving the usual levels of therapist support.
Interventions
A randomized trial of the Shyness Program, a six lesson Internet-based treatment program for people with social phobia, that includes therapist support, vs the Shyness Program, but without therapist support. All participants will meet the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual - 4th Edition (DSM-IV) criteria for social phobia. The Shyness Treatment program is an effective Internet-based treatment program for social phobia (Titov et al, 2008a, 2008b). This program involves four components: 6 on-lin
A randomized trial of the Shyness Program, a six lesson Internet-based treatment program for people with social phobia, that includes therapist support, vs the Shyness Program, but without therapist support. All participants will meet the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual - 4th Edition (DSM-IV) criteria for social phobia. The Shyness Treatment program is an effective Internet-based treatment program for social phobia (Titov et al, 2008a, 2008b). This program involves four components: 6 on-line lessons ; homework assignments; participation in an on-line discussion forum, and regular email contact with a therapist. Once the two treatment groups have completed the Shyness Program (8 - 10 weeks) the Waitlist Control group will begin the program.
Sponsors
St Vincent's Hospital: Clinical Research Unit for Anxiety and Depression
Study design
Allocation
Randomised controlled trial
Intervention model
Parallel
Primary purpose
Treatment
Masking
Blinded (masking used)
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Age
18 Years to 110 Years
Healthy volunteers
No
Inclusion criteria
Meet DSM-IV criteria for social phobia Internet access + printer Australian citizen
Exclusion criteria
Severe depression/suicidality Current substance use/dependence Psychosis Change in medication for social phobia in last month or intended change Current CBT treatment for social phobia or anticipated
Outcome results
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