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CompletedNCT01746667

Virtual Reality Exposure Therapy Versus Exposure in Vivo for Social Phobia

Status
Completed
Phase
N/A
Study type
Interventional
Enrollment
70 (estimated)
Sponsor
VU University of Amsterdam · Academic / Other
Sex
All
Age
18 Years – 65 Years
Healthy volunteers
Not accepted

Summary

The current study aims at comparing the efficacy of exposure in vivo and exposure via virtual reality for social anxiety disorder. 70 patients with social anxiety disorder will be randomized to either one of the active conditions or to a waiting-list condition. Participants on the waiting-list will be offered either exposure in vivo of in virtual reality after a waiting period of five weeks. Levels of psychopathology will be assessed at pre- and post-treatment as well as three and 12 months after treatment.

Conditions

Interventions

TypeNameDescription
BEHAVIORALExposure in vivo
BEHAVIORALVirtual Reality Exposure Therapy

Timeline

Start date
2012-02-01
Primary completion
2015-08-01
Completion
2015-08-01
First posted
2012-12-11
Last updated
2017-03-01

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Netherlands

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov record NCT01746667. Inclusion in this directory is not an endorsement.