NCT06333457

Presence and Relapse Rates in Patients With Alcohol Use Disorder Using Virtual Reality

• Status: Completed
• Phase: —
• Study type: Observational
• Enrollment: 60 (actual)
• Sponsor: Charite University, Berlin, Germany · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 18 Years – 65 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

Investigation of the influence of the sense of presence during a Virtual Reality Cue-Exposure Therapy (VR-CET) with alcohol-associated cues on craving and relapse rates. Study group: abstinent patients (at least 18 years old) with a diagnosed alcohol dependence after completed inpatient withdrawal treatment in the the last 3 months. Primary hypothesis: the experience of presence during a virtual presentation of alcohol in alcohol-dependent patients is associated with levels of craving for alcohol during VR-CET.

Conditions

• Alcohol Dependence

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
DEVICE	VR Cue-Exposure Therapy	Standard VR Cue Exposure Therapy (VR-CET) for the treatment of alcohol dependence

Timeline

• Start date: 2024-04-01
• Primary completion: 2025-03-30
• Completion: 2025-03-30
• First posted: 2024-03-27
• Last updated: 2026-01-21

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Germany