Improving Social Functioning in People With Substance Use and Mental Health Disorders Using VR

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Conditions studied: Substance Use Disorders, Mental Disorder

In brief

ROPVR, a multi-centre, pragmatic randomized controlled trial (RCT) aims to evaluate a VR-technology which has been developed within an exploratory study and a development study, which facilitates social functioning among persons with a substance use and mental health disorder. Investigators will test a VR-program versus treatment as usual among patients enrolled into a long-term addiction-treatment facility. The RCT aims to evaluate the effectiveness of VR training compared to treatment as usual in improving resilience, quality of life, practical and social functioning and social participation (from baseline to 6 months), and to evaluate the cost-effectiveness of VR training versus treatment as usual.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT06677515

Run by

Sykehuset Innlandet HF

People needed

102

Starts

2025-05-08

Expected to finish

2026-12-01

Last updated by the study team

2026-01-23

Who can join

Age: 18 and older, up to 70. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

• adults aged 18 years or older receiving in-patient SUD treatment in specialized addiction treatment units in South-East Norway. This may include persons serving prison sentences during in-patient treatment according to the Execution of Sentences Act in Norway
• having the capability to read, understand and sign the Norwegian informed consent form
• willing and able to attend VR training two times a week for 5 weeks

You may not qualify if…

• significant visual, auditory, or balance impairment or other diseases affecting safety during VR sessions (e.g., epilepsy)
• current clinically significant severe mental health disorder (e.g., acute episode of psychosis or current active suicidal plans). Persons with psychotic disorders or other severe mental illness are not excluded if their condition is stable.
• severe travel sickness as a proxy for simulation sickness

Where it is running

• Innlandet Hospital Trust — Brumunddal, Norway (enrolling)
• Sykehuset Innlandet HF — Hamar, Norway (enrolling)

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