Effects of changing dysfunctional beliefs in avatar-based cognitive therapy for social anxiety

Status

Recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

DRKS

Registry ID

DRKS00035005

Enrollment

148

Registered

2024-09-06

Start date

2024-08-01

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2026-03-30

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Conditions

F40.1

Interventions

Group 1: Intervention group: The participants in the intervention group have the task of interacting with an avatar. The avatar presents them with three of their own dysfunctional beliefs and correspo

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Age

18 Years to No maximum

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: A score above 4 on the Mini-SPIN was used as an inclusion criterion. The SPIN was used as a disorder-specific screening instrument. A cut-off score of more than 19 was defined to indicate a possibility of social anxiety.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Participants with visual/hearing impairments or a lack of German language skills were excluded. Participants with previous episodes of psychosis or mania and participants who were undergoing psychotherapeutic treatment.

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Social Phobia Inventory (SPIN), Beck's Depression Inventory (BDI-II), Rosenberg's Self-Esteem Scale (RSES), Social Phobic Cognition Questionnaire (SPK), Dysfunctional Attitude Scale (DAS 18) before the intervention and two weeks after the intervention with the avatar.	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
Mini-Social-Phobia-Inventory (Mini-SPIN),	—

Countries

Germany

Contacts

Public ContactYoussef Shiban

PFH Private Hochschule Göttingen

shiban@pfh.de+49 551 54700 477

Outcome results

None listed

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