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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 groups

Locations

1
Renee Crown Wellness Institute and Department of Psychology & Neuroscience, University of Colorado Boulder80302, BoulderColorado, United States

Sponsors and collaborators

University of Colorado, Boulder

Lead sponsor

Source ClinicalTrials.gov