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Behavioral therapy using virtual reality for obsessive-compulsive disorder: a feasibility study

Behavioral therapy using virtual reality for obsessive-compulsive disorder: a feasibility study - Behavioral therapy using virtual reality for obsessive-compulsive disorder: a feasibility study

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
JPRN
Registry ID
JPRN-UMIN000038828
Enrollment
20
Registered
2020-12-09
Start date
2020-09-18
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2026-06-29

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

Conditions

1. Obsessive-compulsive disorder 2. Healthy volunteers

Interventions

Behavioral therapy using virtual reality, 1 session, for patients with obsessive-compulsive disorder. Behavioral therapy using virtual reality, 1 session, for healthy volunteers.

Sponsors

Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: The inclusion criteria for patients (n=10) were as follows. (1) Patients with obsessive-compulsive disorder treated at University Hospital, Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine, Kyoto, Japan. (2) Paients have contamination obsession and washing compulsion assessed by Yale-Brown obsessive-compulsive scale symptom checklist. (3) Not having current or past diagnosis of psychiatric diseases and significant physical disease except obsessive-compulsive and related disorders, depressive disorders, anxiety disorders, autism spectrum disorders, tic disorders, and attentin-deficit/hyperactivity disorder. (4) The ability to give written, informed consent after receiving a complete description of the study. The inclusion criteria for healthy controls (n=10) were as follows. (1) Healthy controls matched for age and sex participated in this study without current or past diagnosis of psychiatric diseases and significant physical disease assessd by Structured Clinical Interview for DSM-IV Axis I Disorders, Non-patient Edition (SCID-NP). (2) Obsessive-compulsive inventory score is less than 41 (3) The ability to give written, informed consent after receiving a complete description of the study.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Those who are considered to be ineligible by the principal investigator or investigators.

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Change of intrinsic motivation scale.

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
Provoked obsessive-compulsive symptoms and adverse events such as simulator sickness.

Countries

Japan

Contacts

Public ContactTakashi Nakamae

Graduate School of Medical Science, Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine Department of Psychiatry

nakamae@koto.kpu-m.ac.jp075-251-5612

Outcome results

None listed

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