Application of Virtual Reality Technology to Treatment of Social Anxiety
Status: Recruiting
Location: See location...
Intervention Type: Device, Behavioral
Study Type: Interventional
Study Phase: Not Applicable
SUMMARY
The purpose of this study is to compare CBT VR exposure + VR social skills treatment to CBT Imaginal exposure + mindfulness, in reducing the severity of social anxiety in adults with autism and social anxiety (SA), to identify characteristics associated with benefitting from the CBT-VR treatment and to assess acceptability and feasibility of the VR intervention for patients receiving it and use findings to improve methods and to prepare for a community based pragmatic trial.
Eligibility
Participation Requirements
Sex: All
Minimum Age: 18
Healthy Volunteers: f
View:
• Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) (diagnosed by a qualified professional)
• verbal and literate in English or Spanish
• average or greater intellectual ability, based on history and interview
• able to operate a computer (Windows or Mac).
Locations
United States
Texas
The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston
RECRUITING
Houston
Contact Information
Primary
Katherine Loveland, PhD
Katherine.A.Loveland@uth.tmc.edu
713-486-2587
Backup
Craig Motsenbocker, PhD
craig.m.motsenbocker@uth.tmc.edu)
(713) 486-2700
Time Frame
Start Date: 2024-11-07
Estimated Completion Date: 2026-03-31
Participants
Target number of participants: 40
Treatments
Experimental: Virtual Reality (VR) assisted Cognitive Behavior Therapy (CBT)
Active_comparator: CBT alone
Related Therapeutic Areas
Sponsors
Leads: The University of Texas Health Science Center, Houston