Internet versus face to face cognitive behaviour therapy for social phobia

In patients seeking treatment for social phobia internet cognitive behaviour therapy will be compared with face to face cognitive behaviour therapy on the reduction in social phobia scores.

Status

Completed

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

ANZCTR

Registry ID

ACTRN12611000626965

Enrollment

Registered

2011-06-20

Start date

2009-04-01

Completion date

2009-10-30

Last updated

2020-01-13

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Conditions

None listed

Brief summary

Cognitive behaviour therapy delivered either face to face or over the web has been shown to be an effective treatment for social phobia. It is not known whether people referrred for face to face treatment will benefit from internet therapy This trial will determine that.

Interventions

Cognitive behaviour therapy delivered by the internet Six sessions/lessons of less than 50 minutes on a 7-10 day schedule following the content outlined in Andrews et al Treatment of Anxiety Disorders, Cambridge University Press, 2003. (Psychoeducation, dearousal strategies, cognitive therapy, graded exposure).

Study design

Allocation

Randomised controlled trial

Intervention model

Parallel

Primary purpose

Treatment

Masking

Open (masking not used)

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Age

18 Years to 99 Years

Healthy volunteers

Inclusion criteria

accepted for treatment for social phobia at the St Vincent's Anxiety Disorders Clinic

Exclusion criteria

Intake clinicians at the clinic do not offer treatment to people with comorbid psychosis, substance use disorder or severe personality disorder.

Outcome results