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Application of Virtual Reality Technology to Treatment of Social Anxiety

RECRUITINGN/ASponsored by The University of Texas Health Science Center, Houston
Actively Recruiting
PhaseN/A
SponsorThe University of Texas Health Science Center, Houston
Started2024-11-07
Est. completion2026-03-01
Eligibility
Age18 Years+
Healthy vol.Accepted
Locations1 site
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NCT06845488

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

Age: 18 Years+Healthy volunteers accepted
Inclusion Criteria:

* 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).

Exclusion Criteria:

* current or historical severe mental illness such as schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, or severe depression
* intellectual disability or a learning disability that would interfere with participating (e.g., unable to read)
* unable use the technology or do not have access to the technology
* unable to read

Conditions3

AnxietyAutism Spectrum DisorderSocial Anxiety Disorder

Locations1 site

The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston
Houston, Texas, 77030
Katherine Loveland, PhD(713) 486-2587Katherine.A.Loveland@uth.tmc.edu

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