F40.1
Conditions
Interventions
Group 1: App Condition:
All participants will receive access to the developed app for 3 months. The app is based on the scientifically evaluated model of Clark and Wells (1995). The interventions cons
Sponsors
Goethe Universität Frankfurt, Abteilung klinische Psychologie und Psychotherapie
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Age
18 Years to 65 Years
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: - Written informed consent prior to the start of the study. - Primary diagnosis of social anxiety disorder
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: - No ownership of a smartphone or unable to use an app - Acute suicidality - Active substance abuse or addiction - Severe medical condition (e.g., chronic cardiovascular disease or acute cancer) - Severe depression - Psychotic disorder - Bipolar disorder - Borderline personality disorder - Current treatment by a psychotherapist - Current psychopharmacological treatment - Insufficient knowledge of the German language
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Primary outcome: Liebowitz Social Anxiety Scale (LSAS); 2 assessments (pre-post over 3 months); Recorded in a diagnostic interview (blinded). | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Questionnaires (pre-post comparison): - Social Phobia Inventory (SPIN) - Social Phobic Cognition Questionnaire (SPK) - Pain and Disability Index (PDI) - Beck Depression Inventory - Fast Screen (BDI-FS) - World Health Organization Quality of Life (WHO-QOL-BREF) - Brief Symptom Inventory - 18-item version (BSI-18) - Anticipatory and Consummatory Interpersonal Pleasure Scale (ACIPS) Questionnaires (premeasurement only): - Kolb's Learning Inventory - Social Pain Questionnaire (SPQ-5) - Self-developed question regarding skills in using the Internet - Self-developed question regarding the attitude towards online interventions Questionnaires (post measurement only): - Client Satisfaction Questionnaire (CSQ) - Self-developed questionnaire on negative effects of treatment Interviews (pre-post comparison by blinded diagnostician:s): - Clinical Global Impression (CGI) - Quick Inventory of Depressive Symptoms (QIDS-C) - SCID-V-CV Weekly Questionnaire: - Modified version of the Social Phobia Weekly Summary Scale (SPWSS) | — |
Countries
Germany
Contacts
Public Contact; ;
Universitätsambulanz und Forschungszentrum für Psychotherapie (UFP) der TU Dresden;Zentrum für Psychotherapie der Goethe-Universität Frankfurt
Outcome results
None listed