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Virtual Reality Exposure Versus In Vivo Exposure for Fear of Heights

NCT04737915 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 114

Last updated 2021-02-08

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Summary

This study randomly assigned 114 participants with significant fear of heights to one of three conditions: a) a single session of virtual reality exposure; b) a single session of in vivo exposure; or c) a control condition. The aim of this study was to compare the efficacy of virtual reality exposure to the efficacy of in vivo exposure or no exposure for participants with significant fear of heights.

Conditions

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

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

Exposure Therapy (In Vivo)

Participant completes a single session of exposure therapy for fear of heights by looking over railings into an atrium at various floor levels in a virtual environment.

BEHAVIORAL

Exposure Therapy (Virtual Reality)

Participant completes a single session of exposure therapy for fear of heights by looking over railings into an atrium at various floor levels in a real environment.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • University of Notre Dame

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Jennifer L Hames, Ph.D. · University of Notre Dame

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2018-06-11
Primary Completion
2019-03-06
Completion
2019-03-06

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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