iExposure Intervention for Social Anxiety

Description

Social anxiety (SA) is a highly prevalent mental health concern, thought to disproportionately affect youth with recent international estimates of more than 30% of individuals reporting clinically elevated symptoms. Despite the prevalence of SA, as few as one in five individuals receive care, due to limited access to evidence-based treatments. Additionally there has been a notable increase in social anxiety since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic. This proposal will use iExposure to develop a personalized mechanism-focused approach to optimizing treatment response for individuals with social anxiety by testing standard iExposure against two augmentations that incorporate distinct attention mechanisms (attention guidance and attention control).

Conditions

Social Anxiety

Study Overview

Study Details

Study overview

Social anxiety (SA) is a highly prevalent mental health concern, thought to disproportionately affect youth with recent international estimates of more than 30% of individuals reporting clinically elevated symptoms. Despite the prevalence of SA, as few as one in five individuals receive care, due to limited access to evidence-based treatments. Additionally there has been a notable increase in social anxiety since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic. This proposal will use iExposure to develop a personalized mechanism-focused approach to optimizing treatment response for individuals with social anxiety by testing standard iExposure against two augmentations that incorporate distinct attention mechanisms (attention guidance and attention control).

Testing the Role of Attentional and Audio Vocal Mechanisms in a New Internet- Based Intervention for Social Anxiety: iExposure

iExposure Intervention for Social Anxiety

Condition
Social Anxiety
Intervention / Treatment

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Contacts and Locations

Palo Alto

Palo Alto University, Palo Alto, California, United States, 94304

Participation Criteria

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Eligibility Criteria

  • * Age 18 or older
  • * Fluent in English
  • * Leibowitz Social Anxiety Scale \> 47 and endorses both social anxiety items on the Web Screening Questionnaire for Common Mental Disorders
  • * Currently receiving CBT for Social Anxiety Disorder
  • * Significant visual impairment precluding engagement in the simulated teleconferencing interactions
  • * Unstable dose of psychotropic medications within 6 weeks prior to baseline assessment
  • * Current alcohol or substance use disorder
  • * Current or past bipolar disorder or psychosis

Ages Eligible for Study

18 Years to

Sexes Eligible for Study

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Collaborators and Investigators

Palo Alto University,

Study Record Dates

2026-06-30