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Internet Delivered Therapy for Social Anxiety in Adults
Sponsor: Grupo Lusófona
Summary
The goal of this clinical trial is to learn if an internet-delivered CBT protocol for social anxiety in adults (PORTiSOFIE) is effective in Portugal. It will also learn about the impact that PORTiSOFIE may have on relationship dimensions of these individuals. The main questions it aims to answer are: Does PORTiSOFIE is effective? What impact PORTiSOFIE has in relationship dimensions? Participants will: Be assigned to experimental group and receive intervention briefly after screening is complete; Or control group and only receive intervention after the experimental group finishes.
Official title: Internet Delivered Therapy for Social Anxiety in Adults (PORTiSOFIE): Study Protocol for a Randomized Controlled Trial
Key Details
Gender
All
Age Range
18 Years - Any
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Enrollment
62
Start Date
2026-01
Completion Date
2027-06
Last Updated
2025-01-10
Healthy Volunteers
No
Conditions
Interventions
PORTiSOFIE
This treatment is based on the Clark and Wells model of social phobia, and it is constituted by 9 modules: 1. Introduction of the program and overview of social anxiety disorder and symptoms 2. Negative automatic thoughts 3. Challenging negative automatic thoughts 4. Behavioral experiments 5. Exposure 6. Exposure and self-focus attention 7. Exposure and get closer to fears 8. Social skill training 9. Maintenance plan
Locations (1)
Universidade Lusófona
Lisbon, Portugal