Changing cognitive processes based on internal and external cues in children with social anxiety disorder

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Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Observational

Source

DRKS

Registry ID

DRKS00018880

Enrollment

Registered

2021-07-05

Start date

2022-01-13

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2025-10-06

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Conditions

F40.1

Interventions

Group 1: The outcome measures (see below) of children and adolescents with a primary diagnosis of social anxiety disorder and a healthy control group will be compared at 2 examination dates. The exami

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Age

9 Years to 14 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Inclusion criteria for social anxiety disorder group (cf. e.g., Asbrand, Blechert et al., 2016; Krämer et al., 2012): age 9-14 years, social anxiety disorder as primary diagnosis, informed consent of both parent and child to participate in the study; children with comorbid mental disorders will be included Inclusion criteria for healthy control group: age 9-14 years, no current or past mental disorders.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Exclusion criteria for social anxiety disorder group: autistic disorder, suicidal tendencies, insufficient knowledge of the German language, cognitive ability below IQ = 80 (assessed by school affiliation); intake of drugs which potentially change psychophysiological parameters (e.g., anxiolytics, beta blockers). Exclusion criteria for healthy control group: current or past mental disorders, insufficient knowledge of the German language, cognitive ability below IQ = 80 (assessed by school affiliation); intake of drugs which potentially change psychophysiological parameters (e.g., anxiolytics, beta blockers).

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
anticipatory rumination, self attention, post-event processing Diagnostics by means of clinical-psychological interview (Child-DIPS) as well as cross-disorder and disorder-relevant questionnaires (SPAIK; SASC-R-D; SDQ; DIKJ; LSAS-SR; BSI-18; PSS); questionnaires on parental parenting behavior (FASA; CPB-Q) Lab appointment 1 with speech task: reaction time experiment, physiological arousal (EDA; ECG), eye movements (eye tracking), questionnaires (Thoughts Questionnaire for Children; Focus of Attention Questionnaire; SISST-PS, assessment of situational anxiety using VAS). Lab session 2 with speech task and parental support vs. positive self-instruction: physiological arousal (EDA; ECG), eye movements (eye tracking), questionnaires (Thoughts Questionnaire for Children; Focus of Attention Questionnaire; SISST-PS, assessment of situational anxiety by VAS).	—

Measure

Time frame

anticipatory rumination, self attention, post-event processing Diagnostics by means of clinical-psychological interview (Child-DIPS) as well as cross-disorder and disorder-relevant questionnaires (SPAIK; SASC-R-D; SDQ; DIKJ; LSAS-SR; BSI-18; PSS); questionnaires on parental parenting behavior (FASA; CPB-Q) Lab appointment 1 with speech task: reaction time experiment, physiological arousal (EDA; ECG), eye movements (eye tracking), questionnaires (Thoughts Questionnaire for Children; Focus of Attention Questionnaire; SISST-PS, assessment of situational anxiety using VAS). Lab session 2 with speech task and parental support vs. positive self-instruction: physiological arousal (EDA; ECG), eye movements (eye tracking), questionnaires (Thoughts Questionnaire for Children; Focus of Attention Questionnaire; SISST-PS, assessment of situational anxiety by VAS).

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Secondary

Measure	Time frame
physiological arousal	—

Countries

Germany

Contacts

Public ContactNadine Vietmeier

Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin

nadine.vietmeier@hu-berlin.de030 2093 99139

Outcome results

None listed

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