An online educational program to assist shy people to understand social anxiety and seek help.

A pilot randomised controlled trial to evaluate the effect of an online shyness information program on the help seeking intentions of adults with social anxiety.

Status

Not yet recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

ANZCTR

Registry ID

ACTRN12614001314617

Enrollment

Registered

2014-12-16

Start date

2014-12-20

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2020-01-13

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Conditions

None listed

Brief summary

A pilot randomised controlled trial to evaluate the effect of an online shyness information program on the help seeking intentions of adults with social anxiety. The primary aim of the study is to collect data that will demonstrate the feasibility of the recruitment procedures and inform the design of an appropriately powered trial.

Interventions

A single module information website comprising information about social anxiety and feedback about the participant's level of social anxiety. The module will take approximately 20-30 minutes to complete and will be completed in one session.

Study design

Allocation

Randomised controlled trial

Primary purpose

Educational / counselling / training

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Age

18 Years to No maximum

Healthy volunteers

Inclusion criteria

Participants who self report shyness. Main data analysis to be undertaken on those scoring above cutoff for caseness on the Social Phobia Anxiety Inventory (SPIN >=19). A second data analysis will be undertaken on those scoring above the cutoff score for Batterham's Social Phobia Scale (SOPHS).

Exclusion criteria

Those not self-reporting shyness.

Outcome results