NCT03240003

A Novel Computer-Based Therapy for Social Anxiety

• Status: Suspended
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 60 (estimated)
• Sponsor: New York State Psychiatric Institute · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 18 Years – 60 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

The present study is a double blind trial that seeks to examine the feasibility, acceptability, efficacy, and mechanism of a recently developed eye-tracking-based therapy (GC-MRT) in individuals with social anxiety disorder (SAD)

Detailed description

The present study is a double blind trial that seeks to examine the feasibility, acceptability, efficacy, and mechanism of a recently developed eye-tracking-based therapy (GC-MRT) in individuals with social anxiety disorder (SAD). The purpose of this study is to assess whether a brief computer-based research treatment, provided in 30 minutes sessions twice a week for 4 weeks, helps improve social anxiety symptoms, and by what mechanism. The study will also assess the effect of research treatments on brain activity using a scan called magnetic resonance imaging (MRI).

Conditions

• Social Anxiety Disorder

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
BEHAVIORAL	GC-MRT	Group 1 will receive a 4-week (8-sessions) course of GC-MRT
BEHAVIORAL	modified GC-MRT	group 3 will receive a 4-week (8-sessions) course of GC-MRT, modified
BEHAVIORAL	Non-GC-MRT	Group 2 will receive a 4-week (8-sessions) course of non-GC-MRT

Timeline

• Start date: 2017-08-25
• Primary completion: 2026-12-01
• Completion: 2026-12-01
• First posted: 2017-08-04
• Last updated: 2026-02-04

Locations

1 site across 1 country: United States