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The Effect of Virtual Reality Combined with Five-Element Music on Body Image Anxiety, Depressive Mood, and Disordered Eating Among University Students: A Randomized Controlled Trial

A Study on the Combined Use of Immersive Virtual Reality Technology and Traditional Chinese Five-Element Music Therapy for the Intervention of Body Image Anxiety, Social Media Addiction, and Eating Disorders.

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
ITMCTR
Registry ID
ITMCTR2026000576
Enrollment
Unknown
Registered
2026-03-18
Start date
2025-11-22
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2026-03-30

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Conditions

Healthy people

Interventions

Experimental group:ContentVR+Five Elements Music Therapy
Control Group:Five Elements Music Therapy
Control Group:None

Sponsors

School of Psychology and Mental Health, North China University of Science and Technology
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
All
Age
18 Years to 25 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Inclusion criteria: 1. Age meets the requirements of the study subjects, i.e., college students aged 18–25, with no restriction on gender. 2. Scores on the Body Dysmorphia Scale are above the median, indicating significant concerns about body image. 3. Normal hearing and vision (or corrected vision), enabling normal experience of virtual reality scenes and music stimuli. 4. No systematic psychological therapy, music therapy, or virtual reality-related interventions in the past month. 5. No severe physical diseases or neurological disorders (e.g., cardiovascular or respiratory system diseases). 6. No severe mental disorders (e.g., schizophrenia, bipolar affective disorder).

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1. History of severe mental disorders (e.g., schizophrenia, bipolar affective disorder, etc.). 2. Currently undergoing systematic psychotherapy, pharmacotherapy, or other interventions that may significantly impact emotional state within the past month. 3. Presence of severe somatic or neurological disorders (e.g., cardiovascular or respiratory system diseases). 4. High intolerance to virtual reality stimuli, such as a history of severe motion sickness, dizziness, or nausea. 5. Severe hearing or visual impairments that cannot be corrected to meet the experimental requirements.

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Appearance Anxiety;

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
Depression;Eating disorders;

Countries

China

Contacts

Public ContactPeng Yan

School of Psychology and Mental Health, North China University of Science and Technology

pengy@ncst.edu.cn15203159855

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ITMCTR (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Apr 4, 2026