Recruiting

Computer-Based Therapy

Sponsor:

New York State Psychiatric Institute

Code:

NCT04663724

Conditions

Social Anxiety Disorder

Eligibility Criteria

Sex: All

Age: 18 - 60

Healthy Volunteers: Not accepted

Interventions

Computer-Based Treatment

Study Details

Brief summary:

The present study is a controlled trial that seeks to examine the feasibility, acceptability, mechanism, and efficacy of a recently developed computer-based therapy in individuals with social anxiety disorder (SAD)

Conditions

Social Anxiety Disorder

Study ID

NCT04663724

Start date

Feb 15, 2021

Status verified date

Aug, 2026

Completion date

Feb 28, 2027

Anticipated

Primary completion date

Nov 30, 2026

Anticipated

Eligibility Criteria

Eligibility Criteria

Sex: All

Age: 18 - 60

Healthy Volunteers: Not accepted

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Males and females between the ages of 18 to 60
  • Current primary diagnosis of SAD
  • Score of at least 50 on the Liebowitz Social Anxiety Scale (self-rated version)
  • Fluent in English
  • Willing and able to give informed written consent
  • Ability to participate responsibly in the protocol
  • Normal or corrected-to-normal vision

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Present or past psychotic episode, psychotic disorder, schizophrenia, schizoaffective disorder, or bipolar disorder
  • Current severe depression
  • Suicidal ideation or behavior
  • Current diagnosis of post-traumatic stress disorder, obsessive-compulsive disorder, bipolar disorder, manic episode or tic disorder
  • Current or past organic mental disorder, seizure disorder, epilepsy or brain injury
  • Current unstable or untreated medical illness
  • Severe alcohol use disorder, severe cannabis use disorder, and any severity of other substance use disorder (except nicotine use disorders)
  • Use of psychiatric medication in the past month other than a stable dose of selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs), serotonin-norepinephrine reuptake inhibitors (SNRIs), buspirone, or zolpidem for sleep for at least 3 months
  • Any concurrent cognitive behavioral therapy or other psychotherapy that was initiated in the past 3 months
  • Contraindication to MRI scanning

Study Design

Enrollment

80 participants

Anticipated

Allocation

Randomized

Intervention Model

Parallel Assignment

Primary purpose

Treatment

Interventions and Outcome Measures

Arms

experimental: Experimental Computer-Based Treatment

A 4-week (8-sessions) course of computer-based treatment. Participants will receive treatment twice a week for four weeks.

active comparator: Comparator Computer-Based Treatment

A 4-week (8-sessions) course of computer-based treatment. Participants will receive treatment twice a week for four weeks.

Interventions

Computer-Based Treatment

A 4-week (8 30-minute sessions) course of computer-based treatment involving viewing pictures of faces while music may play. Participants will receive research treatment twice a week.

Primary outcome measure

  • Change in Total Score of Liebowitz Social Anxiety Scale (LSAS) [ Time Frame: From baseline up to Month 4 ]
  • Change in Total Score of Quality of Life Enjoyment & Satisfaction Questionnaire [ Time Frame: From baseline up to Month 4 ]

Central Contacts and Locations

Central contacts

Franklin Schneier, MD

6467748041franklin.schneier@nyspi.columbia.edu

Locations

1051 Riverside Drive

Recruiting

New York, New York, United States, 10032

Principal Investigator:

Franklin R Schneier, M.D.

More Information

Sponsor

New York State Psychiatric Institute

Last update posted

Aug 24, 2026

Last verified

Aug, 2026

Keywords

  • Attention

Trial information was received from ClinicalTrials.gov and was last updated on 2026-09-10. This information was provided to ClinicalTrials.gov by New York State Psychiatric Institute on 2026-08-24.