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Predictors, consequences and changeability of psychoneuroendrocrinologically stress response in social phobia

Predictors, consequences and changeability of psychoneuroendrocrinologically stress response in social phobia

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
DRKS
Registry ID
DRKS00009741
Enrollment
125
Registered
2015-12-04
Start date
2009-10-02
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2025-04-07

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

F40.1

Interventions

Group 1: Treatment group: Patients with Social Phobia who got 25 sessions cognitive therapy à 50 minutes according to the manual of Stangier, Clark and Ehlers (2006) between the first and the second m

Sponsors

Technische Universität DredenInstitut für Klinische Psychologie und Psychotherapie
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
All
Age
18 Years to 70 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Diagnosis of social phobia according to the DSM-IV as primary diagnosis as well as a sum score > 30 in the Liebowith social anxiety scale (LSAS)

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Psychotic Disorder (acute or lifetime); Self-endangerment; current substance disorder; current personality disorder except avoidant, compulsive or dependent personality disorder; organically caused mental disorder; serious physical illness; current psychotherapeutic or psychopharmacological treatment

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Reduction in the Liebowitz Social Anxiety Scale (LSAS; German version: Stangier & Heidenreich, 2005) between baseline and post-measuring time (after 25 sessions cognitive therapy or a wait time of 4-6 month) respectively the 6-month-follow-up.

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
Blood or plasma cortisol during the Trier Social Stress Test (Kirschbaum, Pirke, & Hellhammer, 1993) at baseline and at the post-measuring time (after 25 sessions cognitive therapy or a wait time of 4-6 month) respectively the 6-month-follow-up.

Countries

Germany

Contacts

Public ContactJürgen Hoyer

TU Dresden

juergen.hoyer@tu-dresden.de+4935146336986

Outcome results

None listed

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