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Basic Information
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RECRUITING
NA
44 participants
INTERVENTIONAL
2024-07-08
2025-05-31
Brief Summary
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Detailed Description
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The study involves three phases: (1) initial screening, (2) in-person assessment and a brief exposure intervention for a subset of participants with elevated acrophobia, and (3) a one-week follow-up assessment conducted online. Students who choose to participate and screen high on an acrophobia scale will be assigned to an experimental or control condition prior to undergoing VR based exposure therapy. Acrophobia outcomes are measured immediately post-intervention and one week later.
Researchers will compare participants in the music condition to participants in the non-music condition to see if acrophobia outcomes differ.
Conditions
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Study Design
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RANDOMIZED
PARALLEL
TREATMENT
NONE
Study Groups
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Exposure Intervention with Non-Lyrical, Liked Background Music
Participants will be presented with a list of instrumental songs without lyrics from popular movies. Participants will then rank the songs in order of those they would like to hear the most. During VR heights exposure the participants' highest-ranked songs will be played in the background at a low volume.
Exposure Intervention Plus Music Induction
VR exposure for acrophobia with background music.
Exposure Intervention without Background Music
Participants will undergo VR heights exposure without background music.
Exposure Intervention With No Music Induction
VR exposure for acrophobia with no background music.
Interventions
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Exposure Intervention Plus Music Induction
VR exposure for acrophobia with background music.
Exposure Intervention With No Music Induction
VR exposure for acrophobia with no background music.
Eligibility Criteria
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Inclusion Criteria
* Current student at Boston University
* Ability to read English to provide informed consent
* Familiarity with a computer keyboard and mouse or a touch screen device (e.g. phone, tablet)
* For Phase 2: Acrophobia score of ≥ 45.45 on the Acrophobia Questionnaire (AQ) Anxiety Subscale
Exclusion Criteria
18 Years
ALL
Yes
Sponsors
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Boston University Charles River Campus
OTHER
Responsible Party
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Principal Investigators
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Laura Long, PhD
Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR
Boston University
Locations
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Boston University
Boston, Massachusetts, United States
Countries
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Central Contacts
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Facility Contacts
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Other Identifiers
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7169E
Identifier Type: -
Identifier Source: org_study_id
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