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Craving Assessment in Patients With Alcohol Use Disorder Using Virtual Reality Exposure

NCT05861843 · Status: COMPLETED · Type: OBSERVATIONAL · Enrollment: 61

Last updated 2024-08-26

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Summary

Alcohol use disorder (AUD) is a burdensome clinical disorder with high relapse rates. Virtual Reality (VR)-based therapeutic and diagnostic approaches have received increasing attention in the treatment of AUD but evidence on the induction of craving via VR scenarios is still needed. Craving for alcohol is associated with psychological and physiological responses. This single-arm clinical study will be conducted including n=60 patients with AUD. Using a head-mounted display (HMD), patients will be confronted with three different VR scenarios (neutral vs. two target situations) while heart rate, heart rate variability (HRV), pupillometry and electrodermal activity (EDA) will be measured continuously. Subjective craving levels will be assessed pre-/during/post-exposure to each VR scenario.

Conditions

Interventions

DIAGNOSTIC_TEST

Virtual Reality-based cue exposure paradigm

Virtual Reality (VR) cue exposure to alcohol-associated cues using head-mounted displays (HMD)

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Charite University, Berlin, Germany

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Alva Lütt, Dr. med. · Psychiatrische Universitätsklinik der Charité im St. Hedwig Krankenhaus, 10115 Berlin, Germany

Eligibility

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

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2023-09-23
Primary Completion
2024-06-30
Completion
2024-06-30

Countries

  • Germany

Study Locations

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