Virtual Reality Exposure Therapy in Patients With Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder: A Randomized Controlled Trial in Outpatients

Status: Recruiting
Intervention Type: Other, Behavioral
Study Type: Interventional
Study Phase: Not Applicable
SUMMARY

The aim of this study is to evaluate the efficacy of virtual reality exposure therapy (VRET) as a treatment for obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD). This study focuses on patients receiving treatment in outpatient psychiatry or clinical psychology settings, utilizing a within-subject design for comparison. Patients first complete informed consent and baseline questionnaires and are placed on a waiting list for five weeks. After this period, they are reassigned to the active (experimental) group, which will receive five sessions of exposure therapy in virtual reality over a subsequent five-week period. The treatment effect will be evaluated using pre/post assessments, as well as monitoring adherence to exposure and response prevention assignments.

Eligibility
Participation Requirements
Sex: All
Minimum Age: 18
Maximum Age: 55
Healthy Volunteers: f
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• Diagnosis of OCD (F42) using currently valid DSM-V and ICD-11

• Fluent in Czech

Contact Information
Primary
Iveta Hocko Fajnerová
iveta.fajnerova@nudz.cz
+420608501034
Backup
Pavla Stopková
pavla.stopkova@nudz.cz
Time Frame
Start Date: 2024-03-20
Estimated Completion Date: 2027-03-31
Participants
Target number of participants: 30
Treatments
Experimental: Within-subject comparison of a waiting list condition with exposure therapy in VR
Patients first complete informed consent and baseline questionnaires and are placed on a waiting list for five weeks. After this period, they are reassigned to the active group, which receives five sessions of exposure therapy in virtual reality over a subsequent five-week period. The treatment effect will be evaluated using pre/post assessments, as well as monitoring adherence to exposure and response prevention assignments.
Related Therapeutic Areas
Sponsors
Leads: National Institute of Mental Health, Czech Republic

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