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

NCT ID NCT06054386

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

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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Conditions

The condition(s) this trial relates to.

social phobia

As listed by the trial registrant

The condition terms exactly as the trial's registrant entered them.

SOCIAL ANXIETY DISORDER

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Locations

University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee

Milwaukee, Wisconsin, 53211, United States

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