Social Anxiety Research Clinic: an exploratory randomised controlled trial of standard versus enhanced cognitive behavioural therapy for social anxiety in early psychosis

ISRCTN	ISRCTN60855021
DOI	https://doi.org/10.1186/ISRCTN60855021
Protocol serial number	7261
Sponsor	Norfolk and Waveney Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust (UK)
Funder	National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) (UK) - Research for Innovation, Speculation and Creativity (RISC) programme

Submission date: 21/10/2010
Registration date: 21/10/2010
Last edited: 30/01/2020

Recruitment status: No longer recruiting
Overall study status: Completed
Condition category: Mental and Behavioural Disorders

Prospectively registered

Protocol

Statistical analysis plan

Results

Individual participant data

Record updated in last year

Plain English summary of protocol

Not provided at time of registration

Contact information

Dr Ruth Turner
Scientific

Norfolk and Waveney Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust
80 St Stephens Road
Norwich
NR1 3RE
United Kingdom

Email	ruth.turner@nwmhp.nhs.uk

Study information

Primary study design	Interventional
Study design	Single-centre randomised interventional treatment pilot/feasibility study
Secondary study design	Randomised controlled trial
Study type	Participant information sheet
Scientific title	Social Anxiety Research Clinic: an exploratory randomised controlled trial of standard versus enhanced cognitive behavioural therapy for social anxiety in early psychosis
Study acronym	SARC
Study objectives	Small pilot randomised therapy trial for people recovering from psychosis who are experiencing social anxiety.
Ethics approval(s)	MREC, ref: 09/H0310/4
Health condition(s) or problem(s) studied	Topic: Mental Health Research Network; Subtopic: Psychosis; Disease: Psychosis
Intervention	Cognitive behavioural intervention provided by graduate mental health workers. Follow up length: 6 months
Intervention type	Other
Primary outcome measure(s)	Social Anxiety Interaction Scale
Key secondary outcome measure(s)	1. Paranoia Scale 2. Brief Core Schema Scale
Completion date	30/04/2010

Eligibility

Participant type(s)	Patient
Age group	Other
Sex	All
Target sample size at registration	48
Key inclusion criteria	1. Score above 30 on the Social Interaction Anxiety Scale (SIAS) 2. Early Intervention Service user 3. Aged 14 years and above, either sex
Key exclusion criteria	Current acute psychotic episode
Date of first enrolment	13/05/2009
Date of final enrolment	30/04/2010

Locations

Countries of recruitment

United Kingdom
England

Study participating centre

Norfolk and Waveney Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust

Norwich
NR1 3RE
United Kingdom

Results and Publications

Individual participant data (IPD) Intention to share	No
IPD sharing plan summary	Not provided at time of registration
IPD sharing plan

Study outputs

Output type	Details	Date created	Date added	Peer reviewed?	Patient-facing?
Participant information sheet	Participant information sheet	11/11/2025	11/11/2025	No	Yes

Editorial Notes

30/01/2020: No publications found, all search options exhausted, study status unverified.
30/09/2016: No publications found, verifying study status with principal investigator.