Treatment of Social Phobia and Panic Disorder in Adults (TSPPA)

Haukeland University Hospital

Status and phase: Completed; Phase 3

Conditions: Social Phobia; Panic Disorder

Treatments: Behavioral: individual cognitive-behavioural therapy; Behavioral: stepped care model

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT00619138

17650

Details and patient eligibility

About

The purpose of this study is to compare a stepped care model for the treatment of social phobia and panic disorder with standard psychological treatment. The stepped care model comprises three steps: short psycho-education, a 10 weeks Internet-based self-help program, 12 weeks individual cognitive-behavioural therapy. Patients are assessed at each step and taken out of the study if they show significant clinical improvement and follow for 12 months. Patients are randomized to either the stepped care model or standard psychological treatment, i.e. individual cognitive-behavioural therapy. All treatment components are manualized.

Enrollment: 174 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18 to 65 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Clinical diagnoses of panic disorder or social phobia
• Informed consent

Exclusion criteria

• Alcohol/drug dependency
• Major depressive disorder
• Psychosis
• Unstable medication

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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174 participants in 2 patient groups

1

Active Comparator group

Treatment:

Behavioral: individual cognitive-behavioural therapy

2

Active Comparator group

Treatment:

Behavioral: stepped care model