Tokyo, Feb. 18 -- UMIN Clinical Trials Registry (UMIN-CTR) received information related to the study (UMIN000060669) titled 'Randomized Controlled Trial of a Psychoeducational Web Application for Social Anxiety in Social Situations' on Feb. 18.

Study Type: Interventional

Study Design: Basic Design - Parallel Randomization - Randomized Blinding - Open -no one is blinded Control - No treatment

Primary Sponsor: Institute - Department of Cognitive Behavioral Physiology ,Chiba University Graduate School of Medicine

Condition: Condition - Social Anxiety. Classification by malignancy - Others Genomic information - NO

Objective: Narrative objectives1 - This study aims to explore the feasibility and potential effectiveness of a psychoeducational web application based on a cognitive behavioral modification approach and designed for self directed use targeted at working adults who exhibit subthreshold social anxiety tendencies characterized by fear of interpersonal interactions in social situations. Basic objectives2 - Efficacy

Intervention: Interventions/Control_1 - web-based app education based on cognitive behavioral theory Interventions/Control_2 - No treatment(During the exam period, access the web daily and enter information such as the day's weather.)

Eligibility: Age-lower limit - 18 years-old

Gender - Male and Female Key inclusion criteria - 1) Individuals aged 18 years or older but under 65 years at the time of consent. 2) Individuals who have never previously visited a psychiatrist or psychosomatic medicine specialist and are not currently receiving treatment from one. 3) Individuals working 20 hours or more per week. 4) Individuals with a total score of 19 points or higher on the Social Phobia Inventory (SPIN). 5) Individuals who do not meet the diagnostic criteria for social anxiety disorder (based on the American Psychiatric Association's DSM-5-TR). 6) Individuals who, prior to participating in this trial, received explanations via web-based documents and video, and provided informed consent online of their own free will after achieving sufficient understanding. 7) Individuals with internet access and a computer environment capable of using web-based applications. Key exclusion criteria - 1) Individuals for whom contact with researchers is difficult. 2) Other individuals deemed unsuitable by the principal investigator or research collaborators for the safe conduct of this study. 3) Individuals at risk of suicide (those scoring 2 to 3 points on item 9 of the PHQ-9 depression scale, which assesses suicidal ideation). Target Size - 60

Recruitment Status: Recruitment status - Preinitiation Date of protocol fixation - 2025 Year 12 Month 03 Day Date of IRB - 2025 Year 12 Month 03 Day Anticipated trial start date - 2026 Year 02 Month 20 Day Last follow-up date - 2026 Year 09 Month 30 Day

To know more, visit https://center6.umin.ac.jp/cgi-open-bin/ctr_e/ctr_view.cgi?recptno=R000069280

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