Group Exposure Workshops for Socially Anxious Undergraduates
Trial statusRecruiting
Trial phaseNot applicable
Trial typeInterventional
Biological sexAll
Age18-30
SponsorUniversity of Colorado, Boulder
About this trial
The purpose of the study is to investigate the effects of four versions of a workshop for social anxiety and public speaking stress. All participants are current University of Colorado Boulder undergraduate students. Participation in this research study lasts for approximately 8 weeks, and includes a pre-workshop questionnaire, 3 weekly workshop sessions (ranging from 2 to 3 hours each, including a 5-minute post-session questionnaire), a post-workshop questionnaire, and a 1-month follow-up questionnaire.
Eligibility criteria
Qualifiers
Age = 18-30
Able to read and write fluently in English
Current undergraduate students at CU
Experiencing elevated social anxiety symptoms indicated by a SPIN score ≥ 19
Disqualifiers
Are currently experiencing moderately severe or severe depression represented by the validated cutoff score for major depression on the PHQ-8 of greater than 14 (Kroenke et al., 2001)
Score in the moderate-high range for suicide risk as indicated by the CSSRS (Salvi, 2019), report a suicide attempt in the past 12 months, or report current, ongoing suicidal ideation along with a past (lifetime) suicide attempt
Are current students of the PI or clients or current students of the doctoral student co-facilitators
Trial design
Treatments tested in this trial
- Group Exposure for Social Anxiety
- Self-Compassion Enhanced Group Exposure Therapy for Social Anxiety
- Peer-Enhanced Group Exposure Therapy for Social Anxiety
- Peer and Self-Compassion Enhanced Group Exposure Therapy for Social Anxiety
Treatment groups
200 Participants
are divided into 4 treatment groupsSponsors and collaborators
Source ClinicalTrials.gov