A mobile-based Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Social Anxiety: A Three-Arm Randomized Controlled Trial

A mobile-based Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Social Anxiety

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Early Phase 1

Study type

Interventional

Source

ChiCTR

Registry ID

ChiCTR1900027803

Enrollment

Unknown

Registered

2019-11-29

Start date

2019-12-01

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2019-12-10

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Conditions

social anxiety

Interventions

intervention group:Mobile-based Cognitive Behavioral Therapy

positive control group:Internet-based Cognitive Behavioral Therapy

waitlist control group:Mobile-based Cognitive Behavioral Therapy after the study

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Age

18 Years to No maximum

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: (1) Aged at least 18 years, male or female; (2) Exceeding cutoff values on the Chinese version of Social Phobia Scale (SPS; Cutoff > 26) or the Social Interaction Anxiety Scale (SIAS; Cutoff >33) or having a SAD diagnosis according to the Chinese version of the Mini International Neuropsychiatric Interview(MINI); (3) Smartphone and computer literacy and good access to Internet during the study.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: (1) Comorbid diagnoses besides anxiety disorders, major depression and/or dysthymia on MINI; (2) Medium or high reported risk of suicide; (3) Taking psychiatric medications in the past year; (4) Receiving psychological treatment in the past 6 months.

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Social Phobia Scale;Social Interaction Anxiety Scale;	—

Countries

China

Contacts

Public ContactMingyi Qian

School of Psychological and Cognitive Sciences, Peking University

qmy@pku.edu.cn+86 13693031949

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ChiCTR (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026