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Virtual Reality Therapy for Voice Hearing (VR-VOICES): a Randomized Controlled Trial

RecruitingNAAges 16 Years - anyAllUniversity Medical Center Groningen
NCT06013748 on ClinicalTrials.gov ↗
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What the trial is, and whether it could suit you

Rationale: Auditory verbal hallucinations (AVH) - hearing voices that others cannot hear - are common in mental illnesses. For many people AVH are distressing, disabling and persistent, despite medication. Current psychological interventions show low to medium effects. Preliminary studies suggest that an innovative empowering psychological therapy using computer simulations representing the AVH (avatars) can be effective for reducing AVH distress and frequency. Virtual reality (VR) has the potential to improve this treatment. Therefore, we developed a novel VR treatment for this problem. In this study, the effect of this treatment will be investigated. Objective: To test the effect of a novel VR treatment for AVH (VR-VOICES) on distress and frequency of AVH in patients with a psychiatric disorder. Furthermore, to investigate the effect of VR-VOICES on clinical symptoms, quality of life,

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📋 Eligibility rules (as published)
Inclusion Criteria: * Having a DSM-5 diagnosis of a psychiatric disorder * Distressing AVH for minimally 3 months. * Age 16 years or older Exclusion Criteria: * Insufficient command of the Dutch language * Unable to provide informed consent * Primary diagnosis of a substance use disorder, or organic brain disease (such as dementia) * A degree of substance abuse that hinders treatment adherence * Auditory verbal hallucinations in a language not spoken by therapists * Patients cannot receive CBT specifically focused at gaining empowerment over voices during the study period or 6 months prior to enrolment.
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What it tests

  • VR-VOICES
  • Treatment as usual
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Where

3 sites
Lentis
Groningen, Netherlands
GGZ Drenthe
Assen, Netherlands
University Medical Center Groningen
Groningen, Netherlands
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