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Self-compassion and Self-criticism: a Virtual Reality Intervention

NCT05887141 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 136

Last updated 2024-07-17

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

The purpose of this study is to investigate two independent Virtual Reality interventions for self-criticism and self-compassion and the use of perspective-change in these interventions.

Conditions

  • Self-Criticism

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

Double Standards

We created a VR intervention based on the Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) technique 'double standards'. In the intervention the participants have to respond to a virtual character they imagine as their friend, who expresses similar self-criticism as they struggle with themselves. Two role-plays are played in Virtual Reality (either with or without perspective change after the role-plays). In the perspective change condition, the perspective is changed with the virtual friend (second person perspective).

BEHAVIORAL

Self-criticism avatar

We created a VR intervention called 'Self-criticism avatar' that has common ground with two-chair dialogue. Participants have to assertively respond to their inner critic who criticizes them using their own self-critical thoughts. After responding assertively (for example: 'Go away, I don't need you', 'Good is good enough'), the virtual character becomes weaker until they give up. Two role-plays are played in Virtual Reality (either with or without perspective change after the role-plays). In the perspective change condition, the perspective is changed with a bystander (third person perspective).

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • PPO

    collaborator UNKNOWN

  • University of Groningen

    collaborator OTHER

  • University Medical Center Groningen

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Elise van der Stouwe · University Medical Center Groningen

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
17 Years
Max Age
30 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2021-10-12
Primary Completion
2023-06-09
Completion
2023-06-09

Countries

  • Netherlands

Study Locations

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