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SuspendedNCT04293978

Virtual Reality Relaxation for Addiction Inpatients

Virtual Reality Relaxation at an Adolescent Addiction Inpatient Ward: A Single-arm Pilot Trial

Status
Suspended
Phase
N/A
Study type
Interventional
Enrollment
40 (estimated)
Sponsor
Karolinska Institutet · Academic / Other
Sex
All
Age
15 Years
Healthy volunteers
Not accepted

Summary

This trial examines the immediate session effect of Virtual Reality (VR) relaxation, when used at an addiction inpatient ward for adolescents.

Detailed description

Past research has revealed that Virtual Reality nature environments can be used to induce relaxation, yet this type of intervention has not yet been evaluated in a clinical setting. This trial examines whether VR relaxation can be used as a digital equivalent of a (physical) comfort room at an an addiction inpatient ward for adolescents.

Conditions

Interventions

TypeNameDescription
BEHAVIORALCalmPlaceSelf-contained VR application allowing the user to build and custom a relaxation session, with options to vary session length (9-20 minutes), music/sound, relaxation exercises, and specific nature environment (three available) including time of day and events (e.g. rain). Delivered using an Oculus Go devices in kiosk-mode.

Timeline

Start date
2023-01-01
Primary completion
2023-12-31
Completion
2023-12-31
First posted
2020-03-03
Last updated
2022-08-29

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Sweden

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov record NCT04293978. Inclusion in this directory is not an endorsement.