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Augmenting Virtual Reality Exposure Therapy for Acrophobia

NCT03917433 · Status: SUSPENDED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 128

Last updated 2022-05-18

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

This study will examine whether tactile feedback and point-based rewards can be used to improve outcomes from virtual reality exposure therapy for acrophobia.

Conditions

  • Specific Phobia
  • Anxiety Disorders
  • Fear of Heights
  • Acrophobia

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

Virtual Reality Exposure Therapy

Participant completes virtual reality exposure therapy for acrophobia involving walking across a plank at higher and higher levels in a virtual city environment.

BEHAVIORAL

Tactile Feedback

In the real world, the participant walks across an actual wooden plank on the floor, which mirrors the plank in the virtual world.

BEHAVIORAL

Point-based Rewards

Participant has the opportunity to pop balloons upon reaching the ends of the plank to gain points. Participant's popping instrument in the virtual world upgrades as more points are accumulated.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • University of Nevada, Reno

    lead OTHER

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2019-04-10
Primary Completion
2023-01-01
Completion
2023-01-01

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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