HablaRÉ: self-applied online training to correct emotional reasoning bias for public speaking anxiety

Is this trial a fit for you?

A plain-English reading of the study's rules. Only the study team can confirm whether you qualify.

What this trial studies

HablaRÉ is a self-administered, Spanish-language online intervention designed to correct emotional reasoning biases thought to worsen public speaking anxiety. Participants complete the digital training using a computer or mobile device while researchers measure usability, acceptability, satisfaction, and adherence. The study is a feasibility pilot conducted through Universitat Jaume I to determine whether a larger randomized clinical trial is practical and what outcome measures should be used. Inclusion focuses on adults with elevated emotional reasoning or public speaking anxiety scores and stable medication status, while severe mental illness or active suicidal plans are exclusionary.

Why it matters

Who can join: the full rules

Inclusion Criteria:

1. Be of legal age.
2. Accept the informed consent.
3. Adequately understand/read Spanish.
4. Have access to a mobile device or computer with an Internet connection.
5. Not receiving any other psychological treatment for public speaking anxiety during the study period.
6. Have a score of 43 or higher on the Emotional reasoning scale (ERPSAS) AND/OR a score of 55 or higher on the Spanish version of the Public Speaking Anxiety Scale (PSAS-S) for fear of public speaking.
7. If taking prescribed medication for anxiety/depression, have had no changes in dosage for at least one month before the procedure.

Exclusion Criteria:

1. Not accepting the informed consent.
2. Being a minor.
3. Having a severe mental disorder (bipolar disorder, schizophrenia, or other psychotic disorders) or substance abuse (alcohol or other substances) or having active suicidal plans (suicide item in the ODSIS depression questionnaire ≥ 2) that would prevent participation in the program.
4. In the case of receiving medication, changes in medication during treatment will be evaluated but will not lead to exclusion.

Where it's running

• University Jaume I
  Castellon, Castellón, Spain Recruiting

Study contacts

• Principal investigator: Macarena Paredes-Mealla, PhD Student — Universitat Jaume I
• Study coordinator: Macarena Paredes-Mealla, PhD Student
• Email: dparedes@uji.es
• Phone: +34 964376252

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How to take part

1. Review the eligibility criteria above with your treating physician.
2. Check the official listing on ClinicalTrials.gov for the latest contact details and recruitment status.
3. Contact the study coordinator or principal investigator to ask for pre-screening. Pre-screening is free and never obligates you to enroll.