A Head-to-head Comparison of Virtual Reality Treatment for Post Traumatic Stress Disorder

Status unconfirmed · Phase 3

Conditions studied: Post Traumatic Stress Disorder

In brief

Therapy that uses Virtual Reality (VR) has been shown to help in the treatment of Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD). It is unclear what role the VR simulator itself plays in recovery. This study is examining if full-immersion in VR causes greater improvement in PTSD symptoms than does similar therapy that uses a simple, static, computer image.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT00978484

Run by

United States Naval Medical Center, San Diego

People needed

150

Starts

2009-09-01

Expected to finish

2014-10-01

Last updated by the study team

2014-06-30

Who can join

Age: 18 and older, up to 65. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Subjects must be eligible to receive care at NMCSD or Camp Pendleton, willing and able to give informed consent, aged 18 to 60, have a PTSD diagnosis from combat operations in Iraq or Afghanistan based on DSM-IV criteria and Clinician Administered PTSD Scale (CAPS) score greater than 40, have an index trauma that occurred in Iraq or Afghanistan, be medically able to tolerate exposure treatment and physically able to don virtual reality headset and physiological monitoring equipment as assed by their medical provider, be willing and able to give up alcohol and/or other intoxicating substances within 12 hours of a VR treatment session, and be able to see, hear, and smell

You may not qualify if…

• Subjects would be excluded or dropped from the study if they exhibit psychosis, mania, epilepsy, have current suicidal intent, are less than 30 days from a psychiatric hospitalization or suicide attempt, meet criteria for current, active substance dependence, use an intoxicating substance within 12 hours of a treatment session, or have another condition or event that the treating provider or medical monitor consider to be a safety hazard within the study. Subjects may also drop out of the study at any point with the assurance that they will be referred to other care as needed.

Where it is running

• Camp Pendlton — Camp Pendlton, California, United States
• Naval Medical Center San Diego (NMCSD) — San Diego, California, United States

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