University of Houston Drug Abuse Research Development Program II

Status unconfirmed · Not applicable

Conditions studied: Heroin Dependence

In brief

The study is examining the impact of a Virtual Reality Cue Exposure Therapy intervention on heroin cravings compared to Relapse Prevention Drug Education.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT03557632

Run by

University of Houston

People needed

100

Starts

2014-08-01

Expected to finish

2020-03-31

Last updated by the study team

2018-08-06

Who can join

Age: 18 and older, up to 64. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Injection or Non-Injection heroin user, 3 or more years of heroin use, Hispanic/Latino

You may not qualify if…

• Non heroin user, non-Hispanic/Latino, younger than 18 or older than 64, treated with any medications having a potential effect on heroin craving, mood, or heroin cessation medications in the past 30 days; use of other prescription and non-prescription drugs that may affect participation; Fear of closed spaces or inability to wear VR goggles; Visual problems that effect viewing VR materials; History of seizures or seizure disorders; History of serious self-reported health problems; and women who are pregnant

Where it is running

• University of Houston Virtual Reality Clinical Research Lab — Houston, Texas, United States (enrolling)

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