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A Head-to-head Comparison of Virtual Reality Treatment for Post Traumatic Stress Disorder

NCT00978484 · Status: UNKNOWN · Phase: PHASE3 · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 150

Last updated 2014-06-30

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

Therapy that uses Virtual Reality (VR) has been shown to help in the treatment of Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD). It is unclear what role the VR simulator itself plays in recovery. This study is examining if full-immersion in VR causes greater improvement in PTSD symptoms than does similar therapy that uses a simple, static, computer image.

Conditions

  • Post Traumatic Stress Disorder

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

Virtual Reality Exposure Therapy - Dynamic

10 weeks of Virtual Reality Exposure using full, immersive VR

BEHAVIORAL

Augmented Exposure Therapy

Exposure Therapy augmented with a still computer image

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Defense Centers of Excellence for Psychological Health and Traumatic Brain Injury

    collaborator FED

  • The Geneva Foundation

    collaborator OTHER

  • Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton

    collaborator OTHER

  • Naval Hospital Camp Pendleton

    collaborator FED

  • United States Naval Medical Center, San Diego

    lead FED

Principal Investigators

  • Robert N McLay, MD/PhD · United States Naval Medical Center, San Diego

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
SINGLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Max Age
65 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2009-09-30
Primary Completion
2014-09-30
Completion
2014-10-31

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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