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Pilot Study of Virtual Reality Therapy for Students With Anxiety
NCT05319509 · The University of Texas Health Science Center, Houston
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About this study
The purpose of this study is to assess changes in self-reported anxiety over the course of six virtual reality (VR) sessions and to assess changes in academic self-efficacy, as well as examine the feasibility and acceptability of a relatively short and time intensive VR intervention (i.e.,six sessions over the course of three weeks) for reducing anxiety symptoms in college students.
Eligibility criteria
Inclusion Criteria:
* enrolled in The University of Texas Health Science Center School of Public Health San Antonio regional campus
* competent in English
* total score of at least 3 on the Generalized Anxiety Disorder (GAD-2)
Exclusion Criteria:
* Currently receiving psychological treatment for anxiety symptoms, or has received treatment in the last year.
* Report photosensitive epilepsy.
* Report stereoscopic vision or balance problems
Study design
Enrollment target: 100 participants
Allocation: na
Masking: none
Age groups: adult
Timeline
Starts: 2022-04-01
Estimated completion: 2027-08-01
Last updated: 2025-06-12
Interventions
Device: gameChange
Primary outcomes
- • Change in state anxiety as assessed by the Liebowitz Social Anxiety Scale-Self Report version (LSAS-SR) (before first session in week 1, before third session in week 2 and before sixth session in week 3)
- • Change in depressive symptoms as assessed by score on the Patient Health Questionnaire-4 (PHQ-4) (Baseline(before the first session in week 1))
- • Change in anxiety related behaviors such as rate of speech (Week 1(session1 and session 2), week 2( session 3 and session 4), week 3 (session 5 and session 6))
Sponsor
The University of Texas Health Science Center, Houston · other
Contacts & investigators
ContactTsai Jack, PhD · contact · Jack.Tsai@uth.tmc.edu · 210-276-9022
ContactAbigail Lipe · contact · Abigail.R.Lipe@uth.tmc.edu · 210-722-8218
InvestigatorTsai Jack, PhD · principal_investigator, The University of Texas Health Science Center, Houston
All locations (1)
The University of Texas Health Science Center at HoustonRecruiting
Houston, Texas, United States