The effectiveness of Emotion Regulation Therapy on reducing the severity of symptoms and certain emotional and cognitive components in individuals with Social Anxiety Disorder.

Status

Recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

IRCT

Registry ID

IRCT20250715066505N1

Enrollment

Registered

2025-09-01

Start date

2025-09-06

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2025-09-15

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Conditions

Social Anxiety Disorder. Social phobias

Interventions

Intervention 1: Intervention group: Intervention group: This group will consist of 23 patients diagnosed with Social Anxiety Disorder who will receive Mennin’s Emotion Regulation Therapy (ERT) protoco

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Age

18 Years to 60 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Presence of symptoms consistent with Social Anxiety Disorder as determined by the Structured Clinical Interview for DSM-IV Axis I and II Disorders (SCID-I and SCID-II), and a minimum score of 55 on the Liebowitz Social Anxiety Scale (LSAS) Possession of a high school diploma or higher level of formal education Age range between 18 and 60 years Willingness of participants to take part in the study as indicated by the provisions of the written informed consent

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Diagnosis of depressive disorders, bipolar disorder, psychotic spectrum disorders, autism spectrum disorders, or personality disorders Previous participation in formal emotion regulation clinical trials for Social Anxiety Disorder (SAD) Current psychiatric medication use Substance or alcohol use within the past three months

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Severity of Social Anxiety Disorder symptoms. Timepoint: Before the start of the intervention, after the end of the intervention, 3 months after the end of the intervention. Method of measurement: Liebowitz Social Anxiety Scale.	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
Negative Mood Regulation Expectancies. Timepoint: Before the start of the intervention, after the end of the intervention, 3 months after the end of the intervention. Method of measurement: Negative Mood Regulation Expectancies Questionnaire (NMRE).;Emotion dysregulation. Timepoint: Before the start of the intervention, after the end of the intervention, 3 months after the end of the intervention. Method of measurement: Difficulties In Emotion Regulation Scale (DERS).;Post Event Processing. Timepoint: Before the start of the intervention, after the end of the intervention, 3 months after the end of the intervention. Method of measurement: Post Event Processing Questionnaire (PEPQ).	—

Measure

Time frame

Negative Mood Regulation Expectancies. Timepoint: Before the start of the intervention, after the end of the intervention, 3 months after the end of the intervention. Method of measurement: Negative Mood Regulation Expectancies Questionnaire (NMRE).;Emotion dysregulation. Timepoint: Before the start of the intervention, after the end of the intervention, 3 months after the end of the intervention. Method of measurement: Difficulties In Emotion Regulation Scale (DERS).;Post Event Processing. Timepoint: Before the start of the intervention, after the end of the intervention, 3 months after the end of the intervention. Method of measurement: Post Event Processing Questionnaire (PEPQ).

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Countries

Iran (Islamic Republic of)

Contacts

Public ContactDr. Seyede Elnaz Mousavi

Zanjan University of Medical Sciences

elnaz48.mousavi@gmail.com+98 24 3354 4001

Outcome results

None listed

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