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Workshops for Social Anxiety in Undergraduates

This study is looking at four different versions of a workshop designed to help college students with social anxiety (feeling very nervous in social situations) and public speaking fears. The workshops are called Group Exposure for Social Anxiety, Self-Compassion Enhanced Group Exposure Therapy for Social Anxiety, Peer-Enhanced Group Exposure Therapy for Social Anxiety, and Peer and Self-Compassion Enhanced Group Exposure Therapy for Social Anxiety. To join, you must be an undergraduate student at the University of Colorado Boulder, between 18 and 30 years old, and have certain levels of social anxiety and communication anxiety. The study aims to see how many people enroll and attend the workshops, and how acceptable the workshops are to participants. The study plans to enroll up to 200 students.

Study design
This study will randomly assign participants to one of four different workshop groups. It plans to enroll up to 200 participants.
What's involved
Your participation will last about 8 weeks and includes a pre-workshop questionnaire, three weekly workshop sessions (2-3 hours each), a post-workshop questionnaire, and a 1-month follow-up questionnaire.
Compensation
Not stated in the trial record.
Follow-up
Participants will be followed up with a questionnaire one month after the final workshop session.

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NCT06673407

Group Exposure Workshops for Socially Anxious Undergraduates

Recruiting
NAAges 18–30InterventionalTreatment
University of Colorado, Boulder
~200 participants
Updated 2025-05-20 on ClinicalTrials.gov
What's tested:Group Exposure for Social AnxietySelf-Compassion Enhanced Group Exposure Therapy for Social AnxietyPeer-Enhanced Group Exposure Therapy for Social AnxietyPeer and Self-Compassion Enhanced Group Exposure Therapy for Social Anxiety

At a glance

Recruiting sites
1 of 1 listed site is recruiting right now
RecruitingSuspended, closed, or not yet open
What they're measuring
Attendance rate
Measured over 3 weeks during the intervention (workshops 1, 2, and 3, 1 week apart)
+5 more outcomes measured

Conditions

Social Anxiety Disorder
Public Speaking Fear
Public Speaking Anxiety
Social Fear

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Where you'd take part

This study runs at 1 site. They're the same protocol — you choose where, and that choice sets who your contact draft is addressed to.

  • Renee Crown Wellness Institute and Department of Psychology & Neuroscience, University of Colorado Boulder

    Boulder, Coloradostudy coordinator listed

    Recruiting

Sites open and close at different times, so the status above is per site — it can differ from the study's overall status.

Who to contact

Joanna Arch, PhD
[email protected]
303.492.4634
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Eligibility criteria

Inclusion

Age = 18-30
Able to read and write fluently in English
Current undergraduate students at CU
Experiencing elevated social anxiety symptoms indicated by a SPIN score ≥ 19
Experiencing moderate to high communication anxiety indicated by a PRCA- 24 score ≥ 59
Open to receiving help for social anxiety or public speaking fears indicated by a help seeking score of ≥ 3 out of 5 (at both screening timepoints as explained below)
Able to voluntarily consent to participation
Able to participate fully in the study (including in the in-person group workshops and in survey completion) as assessed by screening questions and the study P

Exclusion

Are currently experiencing moderately severe or severe depression represented by the validated cutoff score for major depression on the PHQ-8 of greater than 14 (Kroenke et al., 2001)
Score in the moderate-high range for suicide risk as indicated by the CSSRS (Salvi, 2019), report a suicide attempt in the past 12 months, or report current, ongoing suicidal ideation along with a past (lifetime) suicide attempt
Are current students of the PI or clients or current students of the doctoral student co-facilitators

What this trial measures

  • Attendance rate3 weeks during the intervention (workshops 1, 2, and 3, 1 week apart)

    Average number of workshop sessions attended by enrolled research participants.

  • Enrollment ratePre-intervention (from screening to enrollment)

    Ratio of screened, eligible participants who enrolled in the study.

  • Acceptability of Intervention Measure (AIM)48 hours after the final intervention session and 1-month follow-up

    Workshop satisfaction rating, Range = 1 - 5, Higher scores indicate better outcome (greater acceptability)

  • Client Satisfaction Questionnaire-8 (CSQ-8)48 hours after the final intervention session and 1-month follow-up

    Satisfaction with workshops, Range = 8 - 32, Higher scores indicate better outcome (greater satisfaction)

  • Social Phobia Inventory (SPIN)48 hours after the final intervention session and 1-month follow-up

    Social anxiety symptom measure, Range = 0 - 68, Higher scores indicate worse outcome (worse social phobia)

  • Liebowitz Social Anxiety Scale (LSAS)48 hours after the final intervention session and 1-month follow-up

    Measure assessing fear/anxiety across a broad range of social and performance situations, Range = 0 - 144, Higher scores indicate worse outcome (worse social anxiety)