Intervention to Reduce Safety Behaviors
Purpose
Social anxiety is associated with significant deficits in social and occupational functioning. The proposed study seeks to evaluate the feasibility of implementing a brief text-based intervention for decreasing social anxiety related safety behaviors among Veterans attempting to re-integrate into the workforce. Findings from this pilot will support a larger randomized controlled study examining the efficacy of the intervention for improving functional outcomes and quality of life among Veterans.
Condition
- Social Anxiety
Eligibility
- Eligible Ages
- Over 18 Years
- Eligible Genders
- All
- Accepts Healthy Volunteers
- No
Inclusion Criteria
- Active enrollment in Compensated Work Therapy - Score of > 25 on the Social Phobia Inventory - Score of > 47 on the Subtle Avoidance Frequency Examination
Exclusion Criteria
- Concurrent enrollment in another study related to social anxiety or improving functional status - Recent (<3 month) history of psychiatric hospitalization, detoxification admission, or suicide attempt
Study Design
- Phase
- N/A
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Allocation
- N/A
- Intervention Model
- Single Group Assignment
- Intervention Model Description
- open trial
- Primary Purpose
- Other
- Masking
- None (Open Label)
Arm Groups
| Arm | Description | Assigned Intervention |
|---|---|---|
|
Experimental DSB-Intervention |
Active intervention group receives text message intervention via ANNIE for 30 days |
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Recruiting Locations
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- Status
- Recruiting
- Sponsor
- VA Office of Research and Development
