Social Anxiety Disorder in Medical Students in Sohag University

Status

Completed

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Observational

Source

ClinicalTrials.gov

Registry ID

NCT05336552

Acronym

SAD-Med-Soh

Enrollment

360

Registered

2022-04-20

Start date

2022-05-23

Completion date

2024-11-16

Last updated

2024-11-19

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Conditions

Social Anxiety Disorder

Brief summary

The study will be done in Sohag University to assess the prevalence and associated factors of Social Anxiety Disorder among undergraduate medical students .

Detailed description

Social anxiety disorder (SAD) is highly prevalent and it's the most common anxiety disorder among all types of anxiety disorders and the third most common psychiatric condition after major depression and alcohol dependence. Social anxiety disorder (SAD) is characterized by persistent fear/anxiety about one or more social or performance situations in social settings. SAD had a negative impact on learning ability, educational achievement, professional achievement, quality of life and social relationship & may lead to substance abuse and depressive disorders.

Interventions

OTHERValidated questionnaire : Social Phobia Inventory ( SPIN ) questionnaire

Social Phobia Inventory ( SPIN ) questionnaire which is consisted of 17 items. . The answers of each item ranged from 0 ( Not at all ) to 4 ( Extremely ). The total score will be calculated to determine the severity of the problem .

Study design

Observational model

OTHER

Time perspective

CROSS_SECTIONAL

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

ALL

Age

18 Years to 25 Years

Healthy volunteers

Yes

Inclusion criteria

* Medical undergraduate students who are still studying for Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery ( M.B.B.Ch ) .

Exclusion criteria

* students who will refuse to participate in this study .

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame	Description
Social Phobia Inventory ( SPIN ) questionnaire	It will be measured after completion of the study , approximately in May 2023.	Social Phobia Inventory ( SPIN ) questionnaire which is consisted of 17 items. The answers of each item ranged from 0 ( Not at all ) to 4 ( Extremely ). The total score will be calculated to determine the severity of the problem as the following: - less than or equal 20 points means no disease, 21-30 means mild, 31-40 means moderate, 41-50 means severe , 51 or more means very severe.

Countries

Egypt

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026