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Non-Immersive Virtual Environments for the Treatment of Hoarding Disorder

NCT07160543 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 80

Last updated 2025-09-08

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Summary

This experimental trial investigates whether Virtual Reality Exposure (VRe) helps individuals reduce the difficulty of discarding personal possessions. It will also evaluate the psychological state impacts of the intervention. The main questions it aims to answer are:

Does exposure-based intervention (VRe) reduce emotional distress and improve willingness to discard personal items? What psychological reactions (such as anxiety or emotional responses) do participants experience during and after these interventions?

Conditions

  • Hoarding Disorder
  • Virtual Reality Based Therapy
  • General Population (no Specific Condition or Disease)

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

Imagination Exposure

Participants were guided to close their eyes and imagine discarding their personal object. The experimenter provided standardized verbal instructions to help participants visualize moving the item from their own space into a trash bin.

DEVICE

Non-immersive Virtual Reality Exposure

Participants used a desktop computer to interact with a virtual household environment. Their personal object, photographed beforehand, was digitally embedded in the scene. Using keyboard and mouse, participants navigated to the virtual garage and dragged the object into a virtual trash bin. The experimenter remained present to provide support.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • University of Padova

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Caterina Novara, PhD · University of Padova

  • Susanna Pardini, PhD · Centre for Digital Health and Well-being, Fondazione Bruno Kessler, Trento, Italy

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
SINGLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2024-01-24
Primary Completion
2024-10-31
Completion
2024-10-31

Countries

  • Italy

Study Locations

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