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Virtual Reality Exposure Therapy for Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder: Outpatients Trial

RECRUITINGN/ASponsored by National Institute of Mental Health, Czech Republic
Actively Recruiting
PhaseN/A
SponsorNational Institute of Mental Health, Czech Republic
Started2024-03-20
Est. completion2026-12-30
Eligibility
Age18 Years – 55 Years
Healthy vol.Accepted

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

Age: 18 Years – 55 YearsHealthy volunteers accepted
Inclusion Criteria:

* Diagnosis of OCD (F42) using currently valid DSM-V and ICD-11
* Fluent in Czech

Exclusion Criteria:

* Any other psychiatric, neurological and serious somatic illness
* Substance abuse
* Psychotropic medication (e.g. benzodiazepines) except antidepressants, antipsychotic medication and hypnotics.
* Contradictions to using a virtual reality (e.g., epilepsy, balance problems)
* Pregnancy
* Cardiostimulator and mental implants

Conditions2

AnxietyObsessive-compulsive Disorder

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