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Acceptability, feasibility, and user satisfaction of a virtual reality relaxation intervention in a psychiatric outpatient setting during the COVID-19 pandemic

Acceptability, feasibility, and user satisfaction of a virtual reality relaxation intervention in a psychiatric outpatient setting during the COVID-19 pandemic

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
DRKS
Registry ID
DRKS00027911
Enrollment
50
Registered
2022-01-25
Start date
2022-02-01
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2025-04-07

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

Patients who are being treated at the Psychiatric Outpatient Department of Leipzig University Hospital and have one or more mental illnesses.Excluded are the clinical pictures schizophrenia, schizoaffective disorder and bipolar affective disorder.

Interventions

Group 1: Within this study, the participants (patients of the Psychiatric Outpatient Department aged 18 years and older, N = 50) take part in a four-week virtual reality intervention. The aim of the s

Sponsors

Universitätsklinikum Leipzig, Klinik und Poliklinik für Psychiatrie und Psychotherapie
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
All
Age
18 Years to No maximum

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Male and female patients 18 years and older who are being treated at the Psychiatric Outpatient Department, adequate German language skills, sufficient vision and reading ability, Internet access

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: severe motion sickness, schizophrenia, schizoaffective disorder and bipolar affective disorder

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Feasibility, acceptance and user satisfaction recorded at the end of the intervention by questionnaires: Credibility/Expectancy Questionnaire (CEQ), item on expectations of the service, adapted questionnaire on patient satisfaction (ZUF-8)

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
Effectiveness in terms of improvement in quality of life and mental health, assessed at the end of the intervention by questionnaires: WHO Quality of Life-BREF (WHOQOL-BREF)Patient Health Questionnaire-9 (PHQ-9)

Countries

Germany

Contacts

Public ContactChristine Rummel-Kluge

Universitätsklinikum Leipzig, Klinik und Poliklinik für Psychiatrie und Psychotherapie

christine.rummel-kluge@medizin.uni-leipzig.de03419724681

Outcome results

None listed

Source: DRKS (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 8, 2026