Virtual Reality and Concept of Control in the Treatment of Acrophobia (NCT02020824) | Clinical Trial Compass
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Virtual Reality and Concept of Control in the Treatment of Acrophobia
France60 participantsStarted 2014-04
Plain-language summary
Virtual reality is currently used as a therapeutic strategy in common phobia as agoraphobia or acrophobia, since it permits to have a better control (on occurrence of events or on the environment) during the therapy than in "in vivo" therapy. Our hypothesis here is that we can improves the therapeutic effects of the virtual exposure by giving control to acrophobic patients during their exposure.
Who can participate
Age range18 Years – 60 Years
SexALL
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Inclusion Criteria of all subjects:
* 18 to 60 years old
* Male or female
* All subjects will be fluent in French.
* Fully informed and freely given, signed Informed consent in written form.
* Patient / Subject affiliated or beneficiary of a social/health security insurance.
Inclusion criteria for acrophobic patients:
* Patients not hospitalized suffering from acrophobia (according to DSM-IV, APA 2000).
* Patients receiving pharmacotherapy (anxiolytics, hypnotics, etc.) may be included provided they are stabilized on treatment for at least 8 weeks.
* Score inferior to 6 at the Behavioural Avoidance Test
Inclusion criteria for healthy volunteers:
* People not hospitalized showing no sign of acrophobia.
* Score superior or equal to 10 at the Behavioural Avoidance Test.
Exclusion Criteria for all subjects:
* Pregnant woman (urine and blood β -HCG test) or lactating (contraindication to PET-scan).
* Women of childbearing potential without effective contraception (contraindication to PET-scan).
* Subject participating in another research evaluating other treatments including a period of exclusion still ongoing.
* Persons under guardianship and adults subject submitted to a measure of legal protection or unable to consent.
* Persons deprived of their liberty by a judicial or administrative decision, those hospitalized without consent under Articles L. 3212-1 and L. 3213-1 that do not fall under the provisions of Article L. 1121-8 and admitted to a health or social institutio…