Residential Cognitive and Interpersonal Therapy for Social Phobia - Full Text View

Sponsored by:	Modum Bad
Information provided by:	Modum Bad
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:	NCT00326430

Purpose

The purpose of this study is twofold: (1) to compare the effectiveness of two promising treatments for social phobia, a new cognitive therapy model (Clark & Wells, 1995; Borge et al., 2001) and interpersonal therapy (Lipsitz, Markowitz, & Cherry, 1997), adapted for inpatient groups; and (2) to study the empirical change processes in these therapies and compare them with the cognitive and interpersonal models of change.

Condition	Intervention	Phase
Social Phobia	Behavioral: Cognitive Therapy, Interpersonal Therapy	Phase II Phase III

MedlinePlus related topics: Anxiety Phobias

U.S. FDA Resources

Study Type:	Interventional
Study Design:	Treatment, Randomized, Single Blind, Active Control, Parallel Assignment, Efficacy Study
Official Title:	Residential Cognitive Therapy Versus Residential Interpersonal Therapy for Social Phobia: A Randomized Controlled Trial

Further study details as provided by Modum Bad:

Primary Outcome Measures:

Social Avoidance
Social Anxiety

Secondary Outcome Measures:

General Anxiety
Depression
Interpersonal Problems
Personality Disorders

Estimated Enrollment:	80
Study Start Date:	October 2001
Estimated Study Completion Date:	June 2004

Detailed Description:

Social phobia typically leads to severe impairment in work and other social life, and - without treatment - it can persist for decades. Given its prevalence, severity, and chronicity, effective treatment methods are strongly needed. However, traditional psychological and pharmacological treatments have had statistically significant, but clinically limited effects (Taylor, 1996).

Based on an empirical analysis of the cognitive processes in social phobia, Clark and Wells (1995) have developed a new cognitive model. Cognitive therapy (CT) derived from this model has been found to be superior to a combination of fluoxetine and self-exposure (Clark et al., 2003).

Social phobic symptoms may be viewed as a result of more general interpersonal difficulties and interpersonal psychotherapy (IPT) can be a reasonable alternative for social phobia (Lipsitz & Markowitz, 1996). A clinical case series indicates that social phobic patients improve during interpersonal psychotherapy for social phobia (IPT-SP; Lipsitz et al., 1999.

Eligibility

Ages Eligible for Study:	18 Years to 65 Years
Genders Eligible for Study:	Both
Accepts Healthy Volunteers:	No

Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

DSM-IV criteria for social phobia
the patient consider social phobia as the main current problem
willingness to suspend use of psychotropic medication, alcohol and other substances
acceptance of random allocation
ability to speak Norwegian
age 18-65 years.

Exclusion Criteria:

a history of recurrent major depression currently treated sucessfully with antidepressant medications
has immediate need for additional treatment
current psychotic disorder or substance abuse
organic mental disorder
previously treated with similar models

Contacts and Locations

Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT00326430

Locations

Norway, Buskerud
Modum Bad
Vikersund, Buskerud, Norway, N-3370

Sponsors and Collaborators

Modum Bad

Investigators

Study Chair:	Asle Hoffart, Dr Psychol	Modum Bad
Principal Investigator:	Finn-Magnus Borge, Cand Psychol	Modum Bad

More Information

Study ID Numbers:	1
Study First Received:	May 15, 2006
Last Updated:	May 15, 2006
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:	NCT00326430
Health Authority:	Norway: Medicine; Norway: The National and Regional Committees for Medical Research Ethics, NEM and REK

Keywords provided by Modum Bad:

Social Phobia
Cognitive Therapy
Interpersonal Therapy
Efficacy
Process-Outcome

Study placed in the following topic categories:

Anxiety Disorders
Mental Disorders
Phobic Disorders

ClinicalTrials.gov processed this record on January 14, 2009