Treatment Utilizing Virtual Reality for Social Anxiety Disorder: A Feasibility Study

Treatment Utilizing Virtual Reality for Social Anxiety Disorder: A Feasibility Study - Treatment Utilizing Virtual Reality for Social Anxiety Disorder: A Feasibility Study

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

JPRN

Registry ID

JPRN-UMIN000033878

Enrollment

Registered

2018-08-24

Start date

2018-08-25

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2026-06-29

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Conditions

social anxiety disorder

Interventions

40 minutes interview via WEB conference system (once a week over 16 weeks) in which the clinician&#39

s facial expression will be altered (smily or sadly) utilizing virtual reality technology

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Patients with SAD (DSM-5) who are not decisionally impaired

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: History of organic mental disorders Coexistence of substance use disorders within 12 months History of bipolar disorder or psychotic disorder Received other structured psychotherapy within 12 months Coexistence of serious or unstable physical illness Patients with moderate to severe suicidality Judged inappropriate for the purpose of this research for other reasons by the Research Director

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
safety of the system	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
LSAS-J score decrease at 8 weeks LSAS-J score decrease at the end of the intervention (16 weeks) LSAS-J score decrease at 24 weeks FNE score decrease at 8 weeks FNE score decrease at the end of the intervention (16 weeks) CSQ-8 score at 8 weeks CSQ-8 score at the end of the intervention (16 weeks) WAI-SF score at the end of first sessions WAI-SF score at the end of eighth sessions WAI-SF score at the end of sixteenth sessions dropout rate	—

Measure

Time frame

LSAS-J score decrease at 8 weeks LSAS-J score decrease at the end of the intervention (16 weeks) LSAS-J score decrease at 24 weeks FNE score decrease at 8 weeks FNE score decrease at the end of the intervention (16 weeks) CSQ-8 score at 8 weeks CSQ-8 score at the end of the intervention (16 weeks) WAI-SF score at the end of first sessions WAI-SF score at the end of eighth sessions WAI-SF score at the end of sixteenth sessions dropout rate

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Countries

Japan

Contacts

Public ContactToshiro Horigome

Shonan Keiiku hospital Doctors

toshirou.ho@gmail.com0466-48-0050

Outcome results

None listed

Source: JPRN (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Jul 3, 2026