Cognitive bias modification for social anxiety in adults who stutter: a feasibility study of a randomised controlled trial.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To determine the feasibility and acceptability of a computerised treatment for social anxiety disorder for adults who stutter including identification of recruitment, retention and completion rates, large cost drivers and selection of most appropriate outcome measure(s) to inform the design of a future definitive trial.

Design

Two-group parallel design (treatment vs placebo), double-blinded feasibility study.

Participants

31 adults who stutter.

Intervention

Attention training via an online probe detection task in which the stimuli were images of faces displaying neutral and disgusted expressions.

Main outcome measures

Psychological measures: Structured Clinical Interview Global Assessment of Functioning score; Liebowitz Social Anxiety Scale; So

SUBMITTER: McAllister J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5665216 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature