Imagery Rescripting and Imaginal Exposure for Social Anxiety: Mechanisms and Outcomes in an Analog Sample

Hebrew University of Jerusalem

Status: Enrolling

Conditions: Social Anxiety

Treatments: Behavioral: Imagery rescriptinf one-session; Behavioral: Imaginal exposure one-session

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT04635904

isf2157/2020

Details and patient eligibility

About

This study will recruit 100 participants who self-report high symptoms of social anxiety (Social phobia inventory >30). Participants will be randomly assigned to receive either one analog intervention of Imagery Rescripting (IR) or Imaginal Exposure. We will test the efficacy and mechanisms behind each interventions.

Full description

After being informed about the study potential risks, all patients giving written informed consent will undergo screening to determine eligibility for study entry. They will be randomly assigned to two conditions (Imagery rescripting Vs. Imaginal exposure) at a 1:1 ratio. Participants will attend three ~1 hour online ZOOM sessions (pre-assessment and measurement, intervention, and post assessment and measurement).

Assessors will be blind to the treatment condition.

Enrollment: 100 estimated patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18 to 70 years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion and exclusion criteria

Inclusion Criteria: SPIN scores >= 30 -

Exclusion Criteria:

can't report a negative imagery related to a future social scenario. Attending active psychotherapy sessions.

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: Single Blind

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100 participants in 2 patient groups

Imaginal exposure

Experimental group

Description:

A behavioral intervention in imagery

Treatment:

Behavioral: Imaginal exposure one-session

Imagery rescripting

Experimental group

Description:

A different behavioral intervention in imagery

Treatment:

Behavioral: Imagery rescriptinf one-session