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School-based Treatment of Social Anxiety With Developmentally Oriented Cognitive Therapy for Social Anxiety Disorder

RecruitingNAAges 12 Years - 17 YearsAllKlaus Ranta
NCT06489639 on ClinicalTrials.gov ↗
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What the trial is, and whether it could suit you

The goal of this randomized controlled trial is to find out whether the brief, 10-session Developmentally Oriented Cognitive Therapy for Social Anxiety Disorder (DOCT-SAD) is more effective than standard counseling (SC) to treat Social Anxiety Disorder (SAD) among 12 to 17-year-old adolescents with SAD. Potential participants for the study are identified from school health and well-being services (SHWS). The DOCT-SAD is delivered by method-trained school psychologists working in the SHWS. SC will be provided by non-method-trained SHWS professionals (i.e. school nurses, social workers or school psychologists) according to their routine counselling practice. The main research questions of the study are: 1. Is DOCT-SAD more effective than SC for alleviating symptoms of social anxiety? 2. Is DOCT-SAD more effective than SC to produce diagnostic remission from primary SAD and alleviating s

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📋 Eligibility rules (as published)
Inclusion criteria: * age 13-17 years * diagnosis of DSM-5 SAD (Social Anxiety Disorder) * SAD is the primary mental health disorder * motivation of the adolescent and parent to attend DOCT-SAD / SC as described in the study protocol * good command of the Finnish language. Exclusion criteria: * intellectual deficit * presence of primary autism spectrum disorder * marked psychotic symptoms or psyhotic disorder * severe eating disorder, depression or primary other anxiety disorder requiring acute treatment which need to be prioritized above treatment of social anxiety * acute suicidality or suicide risk * substance use or substance use disorder requiring child protection measures * presence of contextual/environmental risk factors in the participants surroundings which require child protection measures
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What it tests

  • DOCT-SAD
  • SC
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Where

1 site
Tampere University
Tampere, Finland
🤝 Taking part is your choice, and you can leave at any time. Only the trial team can confirm you are eligible — always decide together with your own doctor.
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