Use of Virtual Reality in the Treatment of Flying Phobia
Etude contrôlée Des Effets de la réalité Virtuelle Sur Les symptômes et Les paramètres Physiologiques de Certaines Phobies spécifiques
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interventional
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1 country
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Brief Summary
The project aims to explore the potential of Virtual Reality Exposure Therapy (VRET) for the treatment of the fear of driving, the fear of flying and the fear of public speaking. The study is a randomized controlled trial (RCT) designed to compare the efficiency of cognitive behavioural therapy with exposures in imagination to behavioural therapy with exposures in virtual reality. Anxiety levels are measured using specific questionnaires, SUD ratings and physiological measures (heart rate, skin conductance, skin temperature, breathing frequency, heart rate variability). Hypothesis: Treatments with exposures in virtual reality are more efficient than treatments with exposures in imagination.
Trial Health
Trial Health Score
Automated assessment based on enrollment pace, timeline, and geographic reach
participants targeted
Target at P25-P50 for not_applicable
Started Oct 2008
Longer than P75 for not_applicable
1 active site
Health score is calculated from publicly available data and should be used for screening purposes only.
Trial Relationships
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Study Timeline
Key milestones and dates
Study Start
First participant enrolled
October 1, 2008
CompletedPrimary Completion
Last participant's last visit for primary outcome
September 1, 2011
CompletedFirst Submitted
Initial submission to the registry
September 15, 2011
CompletedFirst Posted
Study publicly available on registry
September 29, 2011
CompletedStudy Completion
Last participant's last visit for all outcomes
March 1, 2012
CompletedMarch 15, 2017
March 1, 2017
2.9 years
September 15, 2011
March 13, 2017
Conditions
Keywords
Outcome Measures
Primary Outcomes (1)
Flight taken
Participants are expected to take a real flight
6 months
Secondary Outcomes (2)
Physiological Measures
6 months
Specific Questionnaires
6 months
Study Arms (2)
RV
EXPERIMENTALCognitive Behavioral Therapy with Virtual Reality Exposures
IMAGO
EXPERIMENTALCognitive Behavioral Therapy with Exposure Therapy through Imagination
Interventions
Participants are exposed to the feared situation (flying) through the virtual reality technology
Participants are exposed to the feared situation (flying) through exposure technique of imagination.
Eligibility Criteria
You may qualify if:
- Confirmed diagnosis of a specific phobia (DSM-IV-TR)
You may not qualify if:
- Pregnant women
- Subjects with severe pulmonary / cardiovascular problems; Asthma, epilepsy, vertigo
- Drug abuse
- Subjects under on-stabilized anti-depressant treatment
- Psychotic subjects
- Subjects with suicidal ideas
- Subjects presenting insufficient intellectual capabilities
Contact the study team to confirm eligibility.
Sponsors & Collaborators
- Luxembourg Institute of Healthlead
- Centre Hospitalier du Luxembourgcollaborator
Study Sites (1)
Centre de Recherche Public de la Santé
Strassen, L-1445, Luxembourg
MeSH Terms
Conditions
Interventions
Intervention Hierarchy (Ancestors)
Study Officials
- PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
Charles Pull, Prof.Dr.
Centre de Recherche Public de la Santé
Study Design
- Study Type
- interventional
- Phase
- not applicable
- Allocation
- RANDOMIZED
- Masking
- NONE
- Purpose
- TREATMENT
- Intervention Model
- PARALLEL
- Sponsor Type
- OTHER GOV
- Responsible Party
- SPONSOR
Study Record Dates
First Submitted
September 15, 2011
First Posted
September 29, 2011
Study Start
October 1, 2008
Primary Completion
September 1, 2011
Study Completion
March 1, 2012
Last Updated
March 15, 2017
Record last verified: 2017-03
Data Sharing
- IPD Sharing
- Will not share