F40.2
Conditions
Interventions
Group 1: Intervention group: Receives three psychoeducation sessions, each lasting 100 minutes, and six exposure sessions carried out in virtual reality a 30 min. The intervention spans over six weeks
Sponsors
Universitätsklinikum Freiburg - Klinik für Psychiatrie und Psychotherapie
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Age
18 Years to 65 Years
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Caucasian descent (up to the third generation) Proficient in spoken and written German
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Current comorbid mental disorders apart from other specific phobias, suicidality (BDI-II item 9>0), severe neurological and/or somatic disorders, illegal drug use (assessed by urine toxicology), pregnancy, impaired 3D sight (as assessed using a stereo depth perception test), general medical contraindications, intake of psychoactive medication, or concomitant psychotherapy. Lifestyle-related habits (smoking, alcohol consumption, caffeine intake, physical activity, diet, BMI) will be recorded; excessive alcohol (more than 14 glasses/week), cigarette (more than 20 cigarettes/day) and caffeine (more than 4 cups/day) consumption will lead to study exclusion.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Acrophobia symptoms measured using the Attitudes Towards Heights Questionnaire (ATHQ) and Acrophobia Questionnaire (AQ) before and after the intervention (at T0 and T1 - before and after six weeks after baseline). | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| SUDS - Subjective Units of Discomfort (Measurement Time Points: T0 and T1) CGI - Clinical Global Impression Scale (Severity of Symptoms; Measurement Time Points: T0 and T1) BAI - Beck Anxiety Inventory (Anxiety Symptoms; Measurement Time Points: T0 and T1) AES/DES - Anxiety and Danger Expectancy Scale (Anxiety and Danger Expectancy; Measurement Time Points: T0 and T1) STAI-trait - State-Trait Anxiety Inventory (General Anxiety; Measurement Time Points: T0 and T1) ASI-4 - Anxiety Sensitivity Index 4 (Measurement Time Points: T0 and T1) BPQ - Body Perception Questionnaire (Body Symptoms; Measurement Time Points: T0 and T1) BDI-II - Beck Depression Inventory, Revised Version (Depressive Symptoms; Measurement Time Points: T0 and T1) GSE - General Self-Efficacy Scale (Self-Efficacy; Measurement Time Points: T0 and T1) Moderators: WAI-SR - Working Alliance Inventory – Short Revised (Therapeutic Alliance; Measurement Time Point: T1) IPQ - Igroup Presence Questionnaire (Experience of Presence in Virtual Reality; Measurement Time Point: T1) ITQ - Immersive Tendencies Questionnaire (VR Immersion; Measurement Time Point: T0) SSQ - Simulator Sickness Questionnaire (Simulator Sickness; Measurement Time Point: T0) CTQ - Childhood Trauma Questionnaire (Childhood Trauma; Measurement Time Point: T0) LTE - List of Threatening Experiences (Life Events; Measurement Time Point: T0) | — |
Countries
Germany
Contacts
Public ContactKatharina Domschke
Universitätsklinikum Freiburg - Klinik für Psychiatrie und Psychotherapie
Outcome results
None listed