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Can a phone app retrain your brain to ease social anxiety?

NCT ID NCT06054386

Symptom relief Sponsor: University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee Source: ClinicalTrials.gov ↗

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First seen Jul 20, 2026 · Last updated Jul 21, 2026 · Updated 1 time

Summary

This study tests a mobile app designed to help people with social anxiety shift their attention away from threatening faces and toward neutral ones. Adults aged 18-60 with social anxiety disorder will use the app for three weeks. Researchers will measure changes in anxiety symptoms before, after, and two weeks following the training.

What this could mean

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Active substance
Attentional Bias Modification Training (ABMT) delivered via a mobile app
What this could lead to
If effective, this mobile training could offer a convenient, low-cost way to reduce social anxiety symptoms.
What could go wrong
This is a small, early-stage study. Previous versions of ABMT have shown only small effects, so improvements may be limited.

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Study facts

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Phase

Not a phased trial

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Participants

84 people

The number who actually took part.

Started

Apr 2022

Finished

Apr 2024

Lead sponsor

Other sponsor

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Who can take part

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Ages

18 to 60 years

Sex

Anyone

Healthy volunteers

Not accepted

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Inclusion Criteria: * Diagnosis of social anxiety disorder (based on the DIAMOND interview - Social anxiety module) * Moderate or severe symptoms of social anxiety as revealed by the Liebowitz Social Anxiety Scale (LSAS score of ≥ 40) or MINI-SPIN (Score of ≥ 6) * Ages 18-60 * English as a primary language * Possession of a mobile device for access to the app (Inquisit 6) Exclusion Criteria: * Self-reported visual impairment that cannot be adjusted and will prevent them from clearly recognizing words and pictures on mobile screen * Self-reported history of a bipolar disorder or psychotic disorder

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Conditions

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social phobia

As listed by the trial registrant

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Social anxiety disorder

Contacts and locations

Locations

  • University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee

    Milwaukee, Wisconsin, 53211, United States

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