Clinical trials: Virtual Reality Exposure Therapy
Anorexia Nervosa
Virtual Reality Exposure to Reduce Food Related Anxiety in Anorexia Nervosa
Exposure to food stimuli often elicit aversive emotions in patients with anorexia nervosa, which can perpetuate eating-related avoidance.
- Trial name
- NCT06795555
- Testing
- Virtual reality food exposure, Virtual Reality Nature Exposure
- Where
- Italy
- Volunteers
- 60 people
- Sponsor
- University of Padova
Anorexia Nervosa
Improving the Treatment of Anorexia Nervosa in Children Through Virtual Reality Body Exposure
The age of onset of anorexia nervosa has been progressively decreasing in recent years. Also, the prevalence rates of childhood anorexia in many countries have grown significantly.
- Trial name
- EOAN-VR-ABM (NCT06166355)
- Testing
- Attentional Bias Modification Training, VR-based body exposure, Cognitive-behavioral therapy
- Where
- Spain
- Volunteers
- 108 people
- Sponsor
- University of Barcelona
IBS - Irritable Bowel Syndrome
RCT of VR Therapy for IBS
Through a pilot randomized controlled trial (RCT), the aim is to test the clinical impact and feasibility of a virtual reality (VR) cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) program versus sham VR among patients with irritable bowel…
- Trial name
- NCT06687616
- Testing
- SynerGI
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 73 people
- Sponsor
- Christopher Almario
Virtual Reality Therapy
Digital Defocus Vision Training (DDVT) System Development and Application
Myopia is the first major disease affecting the visual health of young children. With the increase in the use of electronic products and the decrease in the time for outdoor exercise, the incidence of myopia is increasing year by…
- Trial name
- NCT07042022
- Testing
- Development of digital defocus vision training (DDVT)
- Where
- 2 sites in China
- Volunteers
- 116 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Zhongshan Ophthalmic Center, Sun Yat-sen University
Emotion Regulation Disorders
Virtual Reality Exposure Therapy for Emotion Regulation Difficulties in Adolescent Inpatients
The goal of this clinical trial is to evaluate whether a therapist-guided virtual reality (VR)-based intervention can improve emotion regulation in adolescents receiving inpatient psychiatric treatment.
- Trial name
- VRsafe (NCT07709468)
- Testing
- Virtual Reality Exposure Therapy
- Where
- Switzerland
- Volunteers
- 90 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Psychiatric University Hospital, Zurich
Anxiety Disorders, Exposure
One Session Virtual Reality During Ongoing Treatment for Anxiety: Feasibility in Children and Adolescents
The goal of this study is to evaluate one session with exposure with Virtual Reality (VR) in in children and adolescents, aged 8-18 years with an anxiety disorder. The main questions it aims to answer are: 1.
- Conditions
- Anxiety Disorders, Exposure, Social Anxiety Disorder
- Trial name
- NCT06338800
- Testing
- One session exposure with Virtual Reality
- Volunteers
- 30 people
- Sponsor
- Accare
Amblyopia, Anisometropia
Dichoptic Virtual Reality Therapy for Amblyopia in Adults
This was a randomized, masked, controlled study of the effect of a virtual reality, binocular, 3-dimensional video game on visual acuity and stereopsis in adult patients with amblyopia.
- Conditions
- Amblyopia, Anisometropia, Strabismus
- Trial name
- NCT02246556
- Testing
- Dichoptic therapy, Patching therapy, Dioptic (non-dichoptic) therapy
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 17 people
- Sponsor
- University of California, San Francisco
Chronic Low Back Pain
Virtual Reality Therapy for Chronic Low Back Pain
This study will test the efficacy of an evidence-based virtual reality (VR) therapy program as a non-pharmacological supplement for the management of chronic lower back pain.
- Trial name
- NCT04409353
- Testing
- Distraction-Based VR, Skills-Based VR, Activity Tracker
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 413 people
- Sponsor
- Cedars-Sinai Medical Center
Anxiety Disorder of Adolescence
AI-Driven Multimodal Therapeutic System With Virtual Reality Integration for Anxiety Disorders in Adolescents
Many young people in the Middle East face anxiety problems, and social stigma often stops them from getting help. Doctors' usual talks sometimes miss the right diagnosis, and most treatments only target one part of anxiety…
- Trial name
- NCT07364136
- Testing
- Ísland app
- Where
- Egypt
- Volunteers
- 587 people
- Sponsor
- STEM Egypt
Stroke
AdaptRehab imVR: Exploring the Feasibility of imVR for Upper Limb Stroke Rehabilitation in Ethiopia
Stroke is a major cause of long-term disability worldwide, particularly in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs). Upper limb impairments following stroke can substantially limit an individual's ability to perform daily…
- Trial name
- imVR (NCT07412899)
- Testing
- Virtual Reality Headset with immersive exercises.
- Where
- Ethiopia
- Volunteers
- 18 people
- Sponsor
- Jimma University
Children, Adolescent
How Digital Media Affects Kids' Healthcare Experiences and Outcomes
The goal of this clinical trial is to learn whether different forms of media (2D, 360, or 360 in virtual reality) have different impacts on pre-procedural anxiety and post-procedural pain in children.
- Conditions
- Children, Adolescent, Anxiety, Pain
- Trial name
- NCT07073027
- Testing
- 2D video on smartphone, 360 video on smartphone, 360 video on smartphone inserted into VR cardboard headset
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 500 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- British Columbia Children's Hospital
Down Syndrome
Performance Analysis in Down Syndrome on Mobile Phone
The game Marble Maze Classic® will be used, in which the participants have to move the mobile phone to conduct a virtual marble through a maze design.
- Trial name
- NCT02882698
- Testing
- Down Syndrome Group 1, Down Syndrome Group 2, Typical Development Group 1
- Where
- Brazil
- Volunteers
- 100 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Sao Paulo
Specific Phobia, Specific Phobia, Situational
Using Immersive Virtual Reality to Treat Pediatric Anxiety
Anxiety is a common and impairing problem for children. The principle treatment for pediatric anxiety involves facing a child's fears in a stepwise approach through a therapeutic exercise called exposures.
- Conditions
- Specific Phobia, Specific Phobia, Situational, Specific Phobia, Animal, Specific Phobia, Natural Environment
- Trial name
- NCT04504773
- Testing
- Virtual Reality Exposure Therapy
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 3 people
- Sponsor
- Johns Hopkins University
Anxiety, Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder
Virtual Reality System for Anxiety and OCD
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy with fear provoking exposures is the most effective therapy for anxiety disorders. The investigators aim to enhance this therapy with the use of virtual reality exposures.
- Trial name
- NCT03636022
- Testing
- VR System, Control
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 45 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Minnesota HealthSolutions
Social Anxiety Disorder
Comparison of the Effectiveness Level of Virtual Reality Exposure Therapy With Sertraline Treatment in Social Anxiety Disorder
This study compares two treatment approaches for adolescents and young adults with social anxiety. One group will participate in therapy sessions using a virtual reality headset, while the other group will receive sertraline, a…
- Trial name
- NCT07192367
- Testing
- Virtual Reality Exposure Therapy, Sertraline (Oral Antidepressant)
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 56 people
- Sponsor
- Emine Kanmaz
Generalized Anxiety Disorder
Pilot Study of Virtual Reality for Providing Exposure Therapy to Children
Drs. from the Mayo Clinic Rochester will plan and execute a feasibility study of the phase I prototype version of the Virtual Reality exposure therapy system. Dr.
- Trial name
- NCT03208348
- Testing
- Pilot Virtual Reality
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 20 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Minnesota HealthSolutions
Dental Fear
Virtual Reality Exposure for Dental Fear
The purpose of this study is to compare an intervention for dental fear to the usual approach (i.e., whatever your dentist typically does to help you manage fear) in reducing patient fear and making dentist appointments more…
- Trial name
- NCT06494176
- Testing
- neVR Fear the Dentist
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 250 people
- Sponsor
- New York University