Virtual Reality Relaxation for Addiction Inpatients

Virtual Reality Relaxation at an Adolescent Addiction Inpatient Ward: A Single-arm Pilot Trial

Status

Suspended

Phases

Study type

Interventional

Source

ClinicalTrials.gov

Registry ID

NCT04293978

Enrollment

Registered

2020-03-03

Start date

2023-01-01

Completion date

2023-12-31

Last updated

2022-08-29

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Conditions

Addiction

Keywords

Virtual Reality, Relaxation

Brief summary

This trial examines the immediate session effect of Virtual Reality (VR) relaxation, when used at an addiction inpatient ward for adolescents.

Detailed description

Past research has revealed that Virtual Reality nature environments can be used to induce relaxation, yet this type of intervention has not yet been evaluated in a clinical setting. This trial examines whether VR relaxation can be used as a digital equivalent of a (physical) comfort room at an an addiction inpatient ward for adolescents.

Interventions

BEHAVIORALCalmPlace

Self-contained VR application allowing the user to build and custom a relaxation session, with options to vary session length (9-20 minutes), music/sound, relaxation exercises, and specific nature environment (three available) including time of day and events (e.g. rain). Delivered using an Oculus Go devices in kiosk-mode.

Study design

Allocation

Intervention model

SINGLE_GROUP

Primary purpose

TREATMENT

Masking

NONE

Intervention model description

Single-arm, with immediate effects of interest. Varying number of intervention uses across participants.

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

ALL

Age

15 Years to No maximum

Healthy volunteers

Inclusion criteria

* Patient at Maria Ungdom inpatient ward. * Sufficient grasp of Swedish to understand terms of study participation and intervention instructions.

Exclusion criteria

* Self-reported stereoscopic vision or balance problems hindering VR experience. * Self-reported history of repeated violent outbursts when using technology.

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame	Description
Change from baseline in general well-being	Change from baseline (start of session) to immediately after the intervention	Rated 0-100 using a visual analogue scale with smiley-type anchors (higher score is better outcome).

Countries

Sweden

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026