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Evaluation of the Efficacy, Mechanisms of Change and Efficiency of a Stepped-care Program With a Computer-based Self-help Module and Minimal Therapist Contact in Comparison to a Standard Cognitive Therapy for Patients With Social Phobia
In Brief
A clinical study evaluating cognitive therapy and stepped care program based on cognitive therapy for Social Phobia. Completed, enrolled 89 participants across 1 site.
Detailed Summary
Primary objective: The purpose of this study is to examine efficacy and efficiency of a Stepped Care Program (SCP) for patients with Social Phobia in comparison to the standard cognitive therapy for Social Phobia according to D.M. Clark. Secondary objective: Further, it is intended to identify mechanisms of change which mediate treatment outcome and to identify differential predictors for therapy success for the two treatment conditions.
Study Details
Timeline
Interventions
changing safety behaviors, self-focused attention, and automatic negative thoughts in anxiety-provoking situations via cognitive techniques, for example role plays and behavioral experiments
starting with a digital-video-disk-based (DVD-based) self-help module (8 Sessions) followed by face-to-face-therapy including 8 or 16 sessions depending on remission status; including: changing safety behaviors, self-focused attention, and automatic negative thoughts in anxiety-provoking situations via cognitive techniques, for example role plays and behavioral experiments