Comparison of the Effectiveness of Cognitive - Behavioral Therapy (CBT) with Virtual Reality Exposure Therapy (VRET) on Social Anxiety Disorder

Comparison of the Effectiveness of Cognitive - Behavioral Therapy (CBT) with Virtual Reality Exposure Therapy (VRET) on Cognitive Emotion Regulation, Fear of Negative Evaluation, Anxiety Sensitivity, and Quality of Life in Adolescents with Symptoms of Social Anxiety Disorder

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

IRCT

Registry ID

IRCT20220905055887N1

Enrollment

Registered

2022-11-18

Start date

2022-09-22

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2022-11-21

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Conditions

Social phobias. Social phobias

Interventions

Intervention 1: Intervention group 1: Cognitive-behavioral therapy: cognitive-behavioral therapy sessions will hold according to its standard protocol for social anxiety disorder (including twelve 60-

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Age

14 Years to 18 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: A Social Phobia Inventory (SPIN) score greater than or equal to 40 Fulfilling all diagnostic criteria of social phobia based on the Structured Clinical Interview for DSM-5 (SCID-5) Providing written informed consent for participation in the study by participants and their parents No presence of any other mental disorders No history of mental illness No dependence on alcohol or drugs Do not receive other current psychological treatment Age between 14 - 18

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Having suicidal thoughts and beliefs

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Cognitive Emotion Regulation. Timepoint: One week before the intervention, one week after the last intervention session, three month after the last intervention session. Method of measurement: Cognitive Emotion Regulation Questionnaire (CERQ).;Fear of negative evaluation. Timepoint: One week before the intervention, one week after the last intervention session, three month after the last intervention session. Method of measurement: Brief Fear of Negative Evaluation Scale (FNES-B).;Anxiety sensitivity. Timepoint: One week before the intervention, one week after the last intervention session, three month after the last intervention session. Method of measurement: Anxiety Sensitivity Index (ASI-R).;Quality of Life. Timepoint: One week before the intervention, one week after the last intervention session, three month after the last intervention session. Method of measurement: Quality of Life questionnaire (QOL-BREF).	—

Measure

Time frame

Cognitive Emotion Regulation. Timepoint: One week before the intervention, one week after the last intervention session, three month after the last intervention session. Method of measurement: Cognitive Emotion Regulation Questionnaire (CERQ).;Fear of negative evaluation. Timepoint: One week before the intervention, one week after the last intervention session, three month after the last intervention session. Method of measurement: Brief Fear of Negative Evaluation Scale (FNES-B).;Anxiety sensitivity. Timepoint: One week before the intervention, one week after the last intervention session, three month after the last intervention session. Method of measurement: Anxiety Sensitivity Index (ASI-R).;Quality of Life. Timepoint: One week before the intervention, one week after the last intervention session, three month after the last intervention session. Method of measurement: Quality of Life questionnaire (QOL-BREF).

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Countries

Iran (Islamic Republic of)

Contacts

Public ContactNazila Razaghi

Islamic Azad University

naazil.razzaghi@gmail.com+98 11 4225 4028

Outcome results

None listed

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