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EVEN - Effects of VR on Empathy for Nature in Patients with Psychosis and Depressive Disorders

NCT06446856 · Status: COMPLETED · Type: OBSERVATIONAL · Enrollment: 60

Last updated 2024-09-20

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

Study group: Experimental study to evaluate empathy, compassion, and nature connectedness before and after an immersive virtual reality experience in patients with depressive disorder, patients with psychotic disorder and healthy control subjects (subjects between 18 and 65 years of age).

Primary hypothesis: The increase in nature connectedness explored by virtual body ownership of a tree in VR differs depending on the health condition (schizophrenia, depression, healthy controls).

Conditions

Interventions

DEVICE

VR application

The VR application consists of a software ("Tree") developed as part of a research project at MIT and legally acquired via the HTC store Viveport. Duration of the VR application: approx. 5 min.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Universität Potsdam, Department Erziehungswissenschaft, Arbeitsbereich Schulbezogene Medienbildung

    collaborator UNKNOWN

  • Charite University, Berlin, Germany

    lead OTHER

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Max Age
65 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2024-05-27
Primary Completion
2024-06-30
Completion
2024-06-30

Countries

  • Germany

Study Locations

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