Virtual Reality Exposure Therapy for Acrophobia

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

43 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2021-07-13

Study Completion Date

2022-06-17

Brief Summary

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The aim of this study is to examine the efficacy of virtual reality exposure therapy (VRET) as a treatment for specific phobia (acrophobia). The study will randomly assign 42 participants with acrophobia to one of two conditions: a) the experimental condition (consisting of 3 sessions of virtual reality exposure) or b) a control condition. Both groups will receive short information session about general principles of exposure therapy before the start of the study. After the end of the study, the waitlist group will be invited to attend the short version (one or two-sessions) of the VRET. Both groups will receive a final follow-up questionnaires 2 months after the last session.

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Detailed Description

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Conditions

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Specific Phobia Acrophobia Fear of Heights Anxiety Disorders

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

Primary Study Purpose

TREATMENT

Blinding Strategy

SINGLE

Outcome Assessors

Study Groups

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Virtual Reality Exposure

Participants complete three 30-40-minute sessions of exposure administered via a virtual reality headset. The exposure involve exposure to various heights and height cues in the virtual city environment. Experimental group also attends 20-minute online information session (prerecorded video).

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Exposure Therapy (Virtual Reality)

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Virtual reality scenarios consists of increasingly intense exposures to phobic stimuli (e.g., looking over railings from various floor levels) with the support of the therapist. The goal of VRET is sufficient reduction in anxiety to allow the patients to expose themselves to heights in everyday situations.

Information Session

Intervention Type OTHER

This includes 20-minute information session about general principles of exposure therapy before the start of the study.

Control

Control group attends a single 20-minute information session (prerecorded video) about general principles of exposure therapy and anxiety before the start of the study, but receives no exposure-based intervention.

Group Type OTHER

Information Session

Intervention Type OTHER

This includes 20-minute information session about general principles of exposure therapy before the start of the study.

Interventions

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Exposure Therapy (Virtual Reality)

Virtual reality scenarios consists of increasingly intense exposures to phobic stimuli (e.g., looking over railings from various floor levels) with the support of the therapist. The goal of VRET is sufficient reduction in anxiety to allow the patients to expose themselves to heights in everyday situations.

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Information Session

This includes 20-minute information session about general principles of exposure therapy before the start of the study.

Intervention Type OTHER

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* individual meeting ICD-10 criteria for diagnosis of specific phobia
* fluent in Czech

Exclusion Criteria

* currently receiving psychological treatment for acrophobia
* psychotropic medication (unless on stable dosage for the previous 1 month and stabilized for the duration of the study)
* another severe mental disorder, such as bipolar disorder or psychotic disorder
* contradictions to using a virtual reality (e.g., epilepsy, balance problems)

Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Maximum Eligible Age

64 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No