Phone app may help track and treat social anxiety

NCT ID NCT06732999

Completed Symptom relief Sponsor: Tel Aviv University Source: ClinicalTrials.gov ↗

First seen Jun 26, 2026 · Last updated Jun 26, 2026

Summary

This study tested whether a smartphone app (BHQ) can reliably monitor social anxiety symptoms in adults, and whether a computer-based attention training called gaze-contingent music reward therapy (GC-MRT) reduces those symptoms. Forty adults with social anxiety disorder used the app and underwent GC-MRT. The goal was to see if digital monitoring could replace traditional questionnaires and if the therapy effectively eases anxiety.

What this could mean

Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only — not medical advice or a prediction.

Active substance: Gaze-Contingent Music Reward Therapy (GC-MRT) - a computerized attention training
What this could lead to: If successful, this could provide a convenient, app-based way to track and treat social anxiety without medication.
What could go wrong: This is a small, completed study with only 40 participants, so results may not apply to everyone. The therapy requires a smartphone and may not work for all.

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Conditions

The condition(s) this trial relates to.

attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, inattentive type social phobia

As listed by the trial registrant

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

ATTENTION SMARTPHONE APPLICATION SMARTPHONES SOCIAL ANXIETY DISORDER (SAD)

Contacts and locations

Locations

Tel Aviv University

Tel Aviv, Israel

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