The efficacy of Cognitive Behavioral Group Therapy, Psychodrama and the Combination of Both for the Treatment of Social Anxiety Disorder

The efficacy of Cognitive Behavioral Group Therapy, Psychodrama and the Combination of Both for the Treatment of Social Anxiety Disorder in a Randomized Controlled Trial

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

IRCT

Registry ID

IRCT2016032321385N1

Enrollment

144

Registered

2016-05-26

Start date

2016-03-01

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2018-02-22

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Conditions

Social Anxiety Disorder. Fear of scrutiny by other people leading to avoidance of social situations. More pervasive social phobias are usually associated with low self-esteem and fear of criticism. They may present as a complaint of blushing, hand tremor, nausea, or urgency of mi

Interventions

Intervention 1: Cognitive behavioral group therapy (CBGT) (n=36), psychodrama (n=36), the psychodrama CBGT (n=36) and a wait list group (n=36). The three active groups will undergo 12 sessions of trea

every session lasts 2.5 hours with 6 patients and one therapist (male for women and female for men), whereas the control group will not receive any active treatment during this period. For the three a

every session lasts 2.5 hours and will be given by two therapists. In the first session, the therapists explain the group’s rules and present the cognitive behavioral therapy model of social anxiety a

Treatment - Other

Cognitive behavioral group therapy (CBGT) (n=36), psychodrama (n=36), the psychodrama CBGT (n=36) and a wait list group (n=36). The three active groups will undergo 12 sessions of treatment

Psychodrama will include 12 weekly sessions. Each session lasts 2.5 hours. In this study we have one therapist as a director.Every psychodrama session is divided into three stages: warming up, action

freely, spontaneously and creatively. Ca

Psychodrama CBGT.This intervention also has 12 weekly sessions and every session lasts 2.5 hours with one therapists. In the first session, the therapists explain the group’s rules and present the com

wait-list group

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Age

18 Years to 65 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Inclusion criteria: A primary diagnosis of social anxiety disorder according to SCID I, age 18 to 65 years, ability to read and understand the questionnaire and the interview and a written consent for this study. Exclusion Criteria: Comorbid with psychotic or bipolar disorder, or a lifetime history of schizophrenia or bipolar disorder, high suicidality risk, antisocial or borderline personality disorder, comorbid diagnosis of substance abuse or dependence, unwilling to stablize medication for entire duration of the study based on clinical interview.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria:

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Social anxiety. Timepoint: before intervention,in the middle (after 6th session). Method of measurement: The Liebowitz Social Anxiety interview (LSAS; Liebowitz, 1987) . Brief Fear of Negative Evaluation Scale (BFNE; Rodebaugh et al., 2004; Weeks et al., 2005).	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
Quality of life. Timepoint: before intervention, after intervention, 6-month follow-up. Method of measurement: The Quality of Life Inventory (QOLI; Frisch, Cornell, Villanueva, Retzlaff, 1992).	—

Countries

Iran (Islamic Republic of)

Contacts

Public ContactHanieh Abeditehrani

University of Amsterdam

haniehtehrani66@gmail.com; H.abeditehrani@uva.nl+98 21 4482 7379

Outcome results

None listed

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