Can online therapy help teens overcome social anxiety?
NCT ID NCT07244198
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study tested an online compassion-focused therapy for 49 teens with social anxiety disorder. The therapy aimed to help them manage emotions and reduce anxiety by teaching self-compassion. Researchers also measured heart rate to see if it changed with therapy. The goal was to see if this approach works for teens, not just adults.
This is an AI summary of the original study and may miss details. Read our disclaimer.
Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
-
Not a phased trial
Phase numbers describe drug development. The registry uses this when they do not apply, as it does for trials of devices, procedures or behaviour changes, and for observational studies.
- Participants
-
49 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
-
Jan 2022
- Finished
-
Dec 2025
- Lead sponsor
-
Other sponsor
The registry's catch-all category, for sponsors it does not file as a company, a government agency, or a research network.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
- Ages
-
14 to 18 years
- Sex
-
Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
-
Not accepted
This study is not open to healthy volunteers. The entry requirements below say who it is open to.
Show the full entry requirements Hide the full entry requirements
Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Inclusion Criteria: * Main Diagnosis of Social Anxiety Disorder Exclusion Criteria: * Presence of an externalizing disorder according to the MINI-KID * Cognitive impairment * Presence of psychotic symptoms according to the MINI-KID * Presence of diseases and/or use of substances/medications that alter cardiac functioning * Body mass index over 30 kg/m2, due to its impact on cardiac functioning * Illiteracy
Get updates
Get notified about this study
Sign up to get updates when this study changes or when new studies for Social anxiety disorder are added.
Genom att skicka in godkänner du våra Användarvillkor
Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
As listed by the trial registrant
The condition terms exactly as the trial's registrant entered them.
Contacts and locations
Locations
-
FPCEUC
Coimbra, Coimbra District, 3000, Portugal
More trials for these conditions
Other studies related to the condition(s) this trial covers.
- Can a computer game rewire anxious Kids' brains?
- Can tailored brain stimulation quiet anxiety that drugs Can't?
- Can meditation rewire the anxious social brain?
- One-Size-Fits-All anxiety therapy may be a thing of the past
- Ear-Zapping device may tame social anxiety — trial puts it to the test
- Can an AI coach help therapists treat depression and anxiety online?