NCT04107870

Efficiency of Virtual Reality Exposure Therapy in the Management of Body Dysmorphic Disorders in Female Adolescents With Anorexia Nervosa

Efficiency of Virtual Reality Exposure Therapy in the Management of Body Dysmorphic Disorder in Female Adolescents With Anorexia Nervosa: a Randomized, Controlled Superiority Study

• Status: Recruiting
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 40 (estimated)
• Sponsor: CHU de Reims · Academic / Other
• Sex: Female
• Age: 13 Years – 17 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

Anorexia nervosa is defined in DSM V as a quantitative and qualitative dietary restriction resulting in significant weight loss, intense fear of weight gain, altered weight and body shape perception (body dysmorphic disorder) and low self-esteem influenced by weight or body shape. Body dysmorphic disorder is the most difficult symptom to manage in anorexia nervosa and its persistence is a factor associated with relapse. Virtual reality exposure therapy has proven its effectiveness in the management of post-traumatic stress disorder in the military and is a widely used therapy. The effectiveness of this treatment using new technologies has not yet been studied for the treatment of body dysmorphic disorder in anorexia nervosa and is not used routinely. It could represent an interesting alternative to the physical approach in psychomotor therapy, traditionally offered to patients suffering from anorexia nervosa. It is important to evaluate the effectiveness of virtual reality exposure therapy in the management of body dysmorphic disorder in patients with anorexia nervosa by comparing these two care techniques.

Detailed description

The aim of this study is to evaluate the effectiveness of Virtual Reality Exposure Therapy in the management of body dysmorphic disorder in patients with anorexia nervosa, compared to the traditionally proposed body approach in psychomotor therapy.

Conditions

• Anorexia Nervosa

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
BEHAVIORAL	Virtual Reality Exposure Therapy sessions	Female adolescents aged 13 to 18 are proposed virtual reality exposure therapy sessions, accompanied by a cognitive and behavioral therapy (CBT) therapist, to work on their body representations
BEHAVIORAL	Psychomotor therapy sessions	Psychomotor therapy sessions are proposed to female adolescents aged 13 to 18 years, ac-companied by a psychomotor therapist, to work on their body representations.

Timeline

• Start date: 2021-06-20
• Primary completion: 2027-03-20
• Completion: 2028-09-20
• First posted: 2019-09-27
• Last updated: 2023-03-08

Locations

1 site across 1 country: France