Social Anxiety.
Conditions
Interventions
web-based app education based on cognitive behavioral theory
No treatment(During the exam period, access the web daily and enter information such as the day'
s weather.)
Sponsors
Department of Cognitive Behavioral Physiology ,Chiba University Graduate School of Medicine
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 1) Individuals aged 18 years or older but under 65 years at the time of consent. 2) Individuals who have never previously visited a psychiatrist or psychosomatic medicine specialist and are not currently receiving treatment from one. 3) Individuals working 20 hours or more per week. 4) Individuals with a total score of 19 points or higher on the Social Phobia Inventory (SPIN). 5) Individuals who do not meet the diagnostic criteria for social anxiety disorder (based on the American Psychiatric Association's DSM-5-TR). 6) Individuals who, prior to participating in this trial, received explanations via web-based documents and video, and provided informed consent online of their own free will after achieving sufficient understanding. 7) Individuals with internet access and a computer environment capable of using web-based applications.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1) Individuals for whom contact with researchers is difficult. 2) Other individuals deemed unsuitable by the principal investigator or research collaborators for the safe conduct of this study. 3) Individuals at risk of suicide (those scoring 2 to 3 points on item 9 of the PHQ-9 depression scale, which assesses suicidal ideation).
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Change (difference) in SPIN total score from week 0 (baseline) to week 6 | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Secondary outcomes are as follows: - Change (difference) from week 0 (baseline) in the SPIN total score at week 12 (follow-up) - Change (difference) from pre-intervention baseline to post-intervention scores for the depression scale PHQ-9, social anxiety scale LSAS, quality of life scale EQ-5D-5L, and anxiety scale GAD-7 at weeks 6 and 12 | — |
Countries
Japan
Contacts
Public ContactShuhei Aoki
Chiba University Graduate School of Medicine Department of Cognitive Behavioral Physiology
Outcome results
None listed