Internet treatment for social anxiety disorder in Romania: study protocol for a randomized controlled trial

Trials

Gerhard Andersson¹  Kristoffer NT Månsson²  Bogdan Tudor Tulbure³ 

[1] Department of Clinical Neuroscience, Karolinska Institutet, Karolinska University Hospital Huddinge, Stockholm, SE-141 86, Sweden;Department of Behavioral Sciences and Learning, Linköping University, Linköping, SE-581 83, Sweden;Department of Clinical Psychology and Psychotherapy, Babes-Bolyai University, No 37 Republici Street, Cluj-Napoca, 400015, Romania

关键词: Randomized controlled trial;    Guided self-help;    Social phobia;    Social anxiety disorder;    Internet-administrated cognitive behavior therapy;   

Others  :  1095234
DOI  :  10.1186/1745-6215-13-202

 received in 2012-05-09, accepted in 2012-09-27,  发布年份 2012

【 摘 要 】

Background

Social anxiety disorder (SAD) is one of the most common anxiety disorders and is associated with marked impairments. However, a small proportion of individuals with SAD seek and receive treatment. Internet-administrated cognitive behavior therapy (iCBT) has been found to be an effective treatment for SAD. This trial will be the first Internet-delivered guided self-help intervention for SAD in Romania.

Methods

Participants with social anxiety disorder (N = 96) will be recruited via newspapers, online banners and Facebook. Participants will be randomized to either: a) an active treatment, or b) a waiting list control group.

The treatment will have a guided iCBT format and will last for nine weeks. Self-report questionnaires on social phobia, anxiety, depression, treatment credibility and irrational thinking will be used. All assessments will be collected pre, post and at follow-up (six months after intervention). Liebowitz Social Anxiety Scale – Self-Report version (LSAS-SR) will be the primary outcome measure and will be administrated on a weekly basis in both conditions.

Discussion

The present randomized controlled trial investigates the efficacy of an Internet-administered intervention in reducing social anxiety symptoms in a culture where this form of treatment has not been tested. This trial will add to the body of knowledge on the efficacy of iCBT, and the results might lead to an increase of the accessibility of evidence-based psychological treatment in Romania.

Trial registration

ClinicalTrials.gov: NCT01557894

【 授权许可】

   
2012 Tulbure et al.; licensee BioMed Central Ltd.

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