Radical Acceptance: Online DBT-based program focusing on implementing radical acceptance in daily life and coping with socially anxious situations.
Relaxation Skills: Online DBT-based program teaching relaxation techniques to achieve rapid physiological down-regulation and improve emotional control.
Study summary
The goal of this clinical trial is to learn if a self-guided online Radical Acceptance program helps reduce symptoms of Social Anxiety Disorder. The study will also compare this program to an online relaxation skills program.
The main questions are:
* Does the Radical Acceptance program lower symptoms of Social Anxiety Disorder?
* Is the Radical Acceptance program more helpful than relaxation skills?
Adults with Social Anxiety Disorder will be randomly assigned to one of two online programs. They will complete a baseline learning session and six short home practice sessions over two weeks. Participants will answer surveys about their symptoms and complete brief computer tasks. Researchers will measure changes in social anxiety at several points during the study and again a few weeks and a few months later.
Eligibility
Sex
ALL
Min age
18 Years
Max age
45 Years
Healthy volunteers
No
Inclusion Criteria:
* Aged 18-45
* Score \> 9 on Mini-SPIN
* Positive responses in brief phone screening
* Eligibility confirmed in Zoom interview using ADIS
* Native Hebrew speakers
* Having regular access to a computer.
Exclusion Criteria:
* Changes in psychiatric medication in the past 3 months
* Current or past diagnosis of bipolar disorder
* Current or past diagnosis of schizophrenia
* Current or past diagnosis of PTSD
* Current or past diagnosis of substance use disorder
* History of traumatic brain injury (TBI)
* Previous experience with Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
* Currently receiving psychotherapy specifically targeting social anxiety
Primary outcome measure(s)
Liebowitz Social Anxiety Scale — baseline, after session 4 (~1 week), 2 weeks (end of treatment), 3-week follow-up, 3-month follow-up Change in social anxiety symptoms using the self-report Liebowitz Social Anxiety Scale (LSAS). In this questionnaire, participants are asked to respond to 24 social situations by marking how much they feel fear in each situation (anxiety subscale) and to which extent they will avoid this situation (avoidance subscale) on a 0-3 Likert scale. This measure ranges 0-144; higher scores indicate greater social anxiety severity.
This page summarises publicly available registry data for informational purposes — not medical advice. Eligibility is determined by each study team; patients should discuss participation with their clinician.
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