Smartphone Sensors to Assess Symptom Relief in Patients With Social Anxiety Disorder Undergoing Treatment
Key facts
- Who runs it
- Tel Aviv University
- Where
- Israel1 site in 1 countryChoose a country to see its sites
- Trial code
- Status
- Completed
- People taking part
- 40 people enrolled
- Started
- 24 Nov 2024
- Ended
- 30 Jul 2025
- Type of study
- Interventional
- Treatments tested
- Gaze-Contingent Music Reward Therapy (GC-MRT
- Record updated
- 8 September 2025
Who can take part
- Age
- 18 years to 65 years
- Sex
- Women and men
- Healthy volunteers
- Cannot take part
The registry criteria, word for word
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Who can take part
- Normal or corrected vision, without color blindness
- A primary diagnosis of social anxiety disorder (based on clinician assessment (LSAS), a MINI interview, and an LSAS score above 50)
- Age range of 18-65
- Ownership of a smartphone that supports the digital monitoring App
Who cannot take part
- Prior experience with GC-MRT
- Concurrent treatment (pharmacological or psychosocial)
- A current diagnosis of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD)
- A current or past diagnosis of psychosis or bipolar disorder
- Neurological disorder (e.g., epilepsy, brain injury)
- Severe suicidal ideation
- Substance or alcohol addiction
- Pregnancy
- Insufficient Hebrew proficiency (unable to complete a clinical interview and/or self-report symptoms and/or perform cognitive tasks)
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About the trial
What the trial wants to find out
The goal of this study is to examine if a digital behavior-based framework, utilizing the BHQ app, can effectively monitor social anxiety symptoms and evaluate the symptom-reducing impact of attentional training for adults (18-65) with social anxiety disorder (SAD), compared to traditional clinical questionnaires and self-reports.
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The main questions it aims to answer are:
1. Can the BHQ app provide a reliable digital measure of social anxiety symptoms? 2. Does GC-MRT significantly reduce symptoms of social anxiety as measured through BHQ app monitoring and standard assessment tools?
Researchers will compare the digital BHQ measurements to traditional clinical assessments to see if the app-based measurements is effective in monitoring symptoms relief.
Participants will:
* Complete an initial clinical interview and self-report questionnaires. * Engage in a computer-based "free-viewing" task for baseline attention assessment using eye tracking. * Connect to the BHQ app for continuous monitoring throughout the study. * Undergo attentional training, GC-MRT. * Complete weekly SPIN assessments. * Undergo Final evaluation two weeks post-treatment including repeated clinical interviews, self-reports, and the computer-based task to assess changes in attention patterns and symptom reduction.
The group in the trial
- Starting GC-MRT training after randomized allocation of period of time after assesmentTreatment being tested
Gaze-Contingent Music Reward Therapy (GC-MRT) is a treatment method for adults with social anxiety disorder found to be effective in reducing social anxiety in various RCTs. This method includes a computerized cognitive training to redirect threat-related attention patterns. Time period between Pre assessment and start of GC-MRT is randomly assigned (1 week/ 2 weeks/ 3 weeks) to create a multiple baseline design.
Treatment: Gaze-Contingent Music Reward Therapy (GC-MRT
Data and sources
- Registry record
- Listed on ClinicalTrials.gov.
- Official title
- Using Smartphone Sensors to Assess Symptom Relief in Patients With Social Anxiety Disorder Undergoing Gaze Contingent Music Reward Therapy (GC-MRT)
- Publications
- The impact of ADHD on attentional bias modification outcomes: Evidence from gaze-contingent music reward therapy for social anxiety disorder.Behaviour research and therapy, 2026
- Record updated
- 8 September 2025