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NCT Number: NCT01145690

Five Year Follow-up of Internet-based Cognitive Behaviour Therapy (CBT) for Social Anxiety Disorder (SAD)

Social anxiety disorder (SAD) is one of the most prevalent anxiety disorders in the western world. Cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) is the psychological treatment that has the largest empirical support. However, the availability to CBT is very limited in Sweden due to lack of therapists with proper training. Therefore it is important to evaluate alternative forms of treatment that are more time efficient. One of these methods is Internet based self-help therapy, which has proven to be an effective treatment for social anxiety disorder.

In this study, the investigators aim to conduct a follow-up assessment five years after completed Internet-based CBT. Participants received treatment within the context of a randomised controlled trial conducted in 2005. Thus, in the present study there will be no treatment interventions, only assessment.

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Key information

Conditions

Social Anxiety Disorder Anxiety Disorders Mental Disorders Phobia, Social Phobic Disorders

Age range

18 year and older

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Observational

Primary location

Psykiatri Sydväst, Stockholm County Council

Stockholm, Stockholm County, 141 86, Sweden

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: No

Only the study team can determine whether someone qualifies for participation.

Inclusion criteria

  • Must have a primary diagnosis of social phobia

Exclusion criteria

  • Substance abuse during the last 6 months
  • Other dominating diagnosis (not phobic personality disorder)
  • A history of bipolar disorder or psychosis
  • Major depression according to DSM-IV and >20 on madrs-s
  • Risk of suicide
  • Start of medication or change of dosis during the last 2 months
  • Other parallel psychological treatment
  • Previous CBT (last 3 years) for social phobia

Treatment and study plan

Primary outcomes

  1. Measure of social anxiety and avoidance - Liebowitz Social Anxiety Scale (LSAS)

    Time frame: 5-year follow-up

Secondary outcomes

  1. Measures of social anxiety in interaction and performance situations - SIAS & SPS

    Time frame: 5-year follow-up

  2. Measure of depressive symptoms - MADRS-S

    Time frame: 5-year follow-up

  3. Measure of general anxiety - BAI

    Time frame: 5-year follow-up

  4. Measure of quality of life - QOLI

    Time frame: 5-year follow-up

  5. Measure of social anxiety disorder diagnosis - SPSQ

    Time frame: 5-year follow-up

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

Karolinska Institutet

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Registry information

Official study title

Five Year Follow-up of Internet-based Cognitive Behaviour Therapy for Social Anxiety Disorder

Acronym: SOFIE-5YFU

Important dates

Study start
2010
Primary completion
2010
Study completion
2010
First posted
Jun 17, 2010
Registry last updated
Oct 26, 2010

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