NCT05557149

Virtual Reality Exposure and Respiratory Relaxation-Based Coping With Cocaine Craving in Cocaine Users

Development and Evaluation of a Virtual Reality Application for Eliciting Craving and Its Physiological Arousal in Cocaine Users

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 11 (actual)
• Sponsor: Laboratoire de Psychologie des Cognitions · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 18 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Accepted

Summary

Our study main objective is to test whether virtual reality exposure could elicit cocaine craving and its physiological arousal in cocaine users. Investigators aim to compare self-reported cocaine craving, self-efficacy to cope with craving and emotional states levels in 11 voluntary and adults cocaine users in 3 consecutive 10-mins conditions: Neutral VR (virtual reality exposure to neutral stimuli), Cocaine VR (virtual reality exposure to cocaine use-related stimuli) and Relaxation (respiratory relaxation).

Conditions

• Virtual Reality Exposure Therapy
• Cocaine Use Disorder

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
DEVICE	Virtual Reality Exposure to Neutral Cues	Virtual reality exposure to neutral stimuli (360 degrees visual and audio immersion with Oculus Quest 2 virtual reality headset). Participants stay sitted on chair and can tilt, rotate and move forward and backward upper body members. No interaction with the investigator during the virtual reality immersion.
BEHAVIORAL	Respiratory Relaxation	Respiratory relaxation practise. No interaction with the investigator during the relaxation practise.
DEVICE	Virtual Reality Exposure to Cocaine-Related Cues	Virtual reality exposure to cocaine-related stimuli (360 degrees visual and audio immersion with Oculus Quest 2 virtual reality headset). Participants stay sitted on chair and can tilt, rotate and move forward and backward upper body members. No interaction with the investigator during the virtual reality immersion.

Timeline

• Start date: 2021-03-31
• Primary completion: 2021-07-29
• Completion: 2021-07-29
• First posted: 2022-09-27
• Last updated: 2022-09-27

Locations

1 site across 1 country: France