Status:

COMPLETED

Effect of Attention Training or SSRIs on Symptoms and Neural Activation in Social Anxiety

Lead Sponsor:

Tel Aviv University

Collaborating Sponsors:

Sheba Medical Center

Tel-Aviv Sourasky Medical Center

Conditions:

Social Anxiety Disorder

Eligibility:

All Genders

18-65 years

Phase:

NA

Brief Summary

The purpose of this study is to determine the clinical efficacy and neuro-cognitive mechanisms of Gaze-Contingent Usic Reward Therapy for social anxiety disorder, compared with treatment with SSRIs or...

Detailed Description

Attention biases in threat processing have been assigned a prominent role in the etiology and maintenance of anxiety disorders. The purpose of this study is to determine whether giving gaze-contingent...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • A signed consent form
  • Men and women between the ages of 18 and 65.
  • Meeting a current diagnosis of Social Anxiety Disorder (SP) according to the DSM-IV.
  • SP as the primary diagnosis: In cases of co-morbidity, SP will be deemed as the most distressing and clinically significant condition among the co-morbid disorders.
  • No current pharmaco-therapy.

Exclusion

  • A diagnosis of psychotic or bipolar disorders.
  • A diagnosis of a neurological disorder (i.e., epilepsy, brain injury).
  • Drug or alcohol abuse.
  • Any current pharmacological treatment.
  • Any current psychotherapeutic treatment.
  • Change in treatment during the study.
  • Poor judgment capacity (i.e., children under 18 and special populations).

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

July 20 2018

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ACTUAL

End Date :

December 1 2021

Estimated Enrollment :

105 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT03346239

Start Date

July 20 2018

End Date

December 1 2021

Last Update

February 1 2022

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Tel Aviv University

Tel Aviv, Israel