NCT01093313

Attention Training and Cognitive Therapy

Comparison of Attention Training and Cognitive Therapy in the Treatment of Social Phobia: a Randomized Controlled Trial

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 46 (actual)
• Sponsor: University of Sydney · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 18 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

The present study aimed to investigate the efficacy and process of change that occurs in Attention Training in comparison to an established treatment for social phobia, Cognitive Therapy. A randomized trial was conducted in which participants were allocated to either six weeks of Attention Training or Cognitive Therapy. It was hypothesized that both treatments would be effective in reducing social phobia symptoms, but that Attention Training would work primarily by reducing levels of self focused attention, while Cognitive Therapy would work through changes to probability and threat appraisals.

Conditions

• Social Phobia

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
BEHAVIORAL	Cognitive therapy
BEHAVIORAL	attention training

Timeline

• Start date: 2006-08-01
• Primary completion: 2007-04-01
• Completion: 2008-03-01
• First posted: 2010-03-25
• Last updated: 2010-03-25

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Australia