Social phobia
Conditions
Interventions
Experimental group: 25 participants with social anxiety will receive 1 session per day (20min) for 5 consecutive days of transcranial direct current stimulation of 2mA intensity.
Control group: 25 par
Device
E02.331.750
Sponsors
Universidade Federal da Paraíba - UFPB
Universidade Federal da Paraíba - UFPB
Eligibility
Age
18 Years to 40 Years
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Volunteers diagnosed with social anxiety disorder; Both sexes; Aged 18 to 40 years
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: History of seizure or any other neurological diagnosis; Present psychiatric comorbidities; Have a metal implant in any region of the head; Use pacemaker; Be pregnant; Have passed ETCC protocol less than 4 months ago; Make use of dextromethorphan, propranolol and / or amphetamine
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| It is expected to find a reduction in participants' social anxiety symptoms, verified by the scores reduction in the Liebowitz Social Anxiety Scale - Self Reported Version and the Social Phobia Inventory, from a variation of at least 5% in the pre and post intervention measurements;It is expected that there will be a significant difference between the results obtained in the active group and the control group, measured by the statistic p and the cohen effect size d, with p less than or equal to 0.05 and an effect greater than or equal to 0.5 in the pre and post intervention measurements | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| A reduction in cardiac symptoms is expected during exposure to virtual reality video, as measured by heart rate variability, from at least 5% variation in pre and post-intervention measurements;An increase in participant performance during the behavioral task is expected, as measured by the performance indexes assessed by the judges and the participant, from at least 5% variation in pre and post-intervention measurements;A reduction in the anxiety level felt by the participant during the behavioral task is expected, as measured by the anxiety level self-assessment scale, from at least 5% variation in pre and post-intervention measurements;The effect is expected to last 30 days after the last intervention session, as measured by the statistics p and by the cohen effect size, with p less than or equal to 0.05 and an effect greater than or equal to 0.5 in the pre and post intervention measurements | — |
Countries
Brazil
Contacts
Public ContactGleiciano Morais de Sousa
Universidade Federal da Paraíba - UFPB
Outcome results
None listed