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Trial reportJournal of autism and developmental disorders2019

A Randomised Controlled Feasibility Trial of Immersive Virtual Reality Treatment with Cognitive Behaviour Therapy for Specific Phobias in Young People with Autism Spectrum Disorder.

Morag Maskey, Jacqui Rodgers, Victoria Grahame, Magdalena Glod, Emma Honey, Julia Kinnear, Marie Labus, Jenny Milne, Dimitrios Minos, Helen McConachie and 1 more

Registry-linked trialOpen access · hybridAbstract readRandomized Controlled Trial
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In one paragraph

Trial report in Journal of autism and developmental disorders, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT04951661 (The Feasibility & Effectiveness of Virtual Reality in Reducing Pain for Older Adults With Knee Osteoarthritis), which is not on this map. Cited by 34 papers, 7 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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34citing papers in PubMed, 7 pooled it
7.2field-weighted citation impact, top 2% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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NCT04951661 nacompletednot on this mapstarted 2021, after this paper: background citation

The Feasibility & Effectiveness of Virtual Reality in Reducing Pain for Older Adults With Knee Osteoarthritis

TypeinterventionalSponsorTufts UniversityRan2021 to 2021Enrolled16ConditionsKnee OsteoarthritisArmsVirtual Reality
3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

34 citing papers in PubMed, 7 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 106 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

11 authors at 4 institutions in 1 country.

Morag MaskeyInstitute of Neuroscience, Sir James Spence Institute Level 3, Royal Victoria Infirmary, Newcastle University, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE1 4LP, UK.
Jacqui RodgersInstitute of Neuroscience, Sir James Spence Institute Level 3, Royal Victoria Infirmary, Newcastle University, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE1 4LP, UK.
Victoria GrahameComplex Neurodevelopmental Disorders Service, Northumberland Tyne and Wear NHS Foundation Trust, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK.
Magdalena GlodInstitute of Neuroscience, Sir James Spence Institute Level 3, Royal Victoria Infirmary, Newcastle University, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE1 4LP, UK.
Emma HoneyComplex Neurodevelopmental Disorders Service, Northumberland Tyne and Wear NHS Foundation Trust, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK.
Julia KinnearNewcastle University, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK.
Marie LabusBusiness Development and Enterprise, Faculty of Medical Sciences, Newcastle University, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK.
Jenny MilneTees Esk and Wear Valley NHS Foundation, Trust, UK.
Dimitrios MinosInstitute of Health and Society, Newcastle University, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK.
Helen McConachieInstitute of Health and Society, Newcastle University, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK.
Jeremy R ParrInstitute of Neuroscience, Sir James Spence Institute Level 3, Royal Victoria Infirmary, Newcastle University, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE1 4LP, UK. jeremy.parr@ncl.ac.uk.
Newcastle University · GBCumbria Northumberland Tyne and Wear NHS Foundation Trust · GBRoyal Victoria Infirmary · GBTees, Esk and Wear Valleys NHS Foundation Trust · GB

Funding

Department of Health PB-PG-0213-30067Research for Patient Benefit Programme PB-PG-0213-30067
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

We examined the feasibility and acceptability of using an immersive virtual reality environment (VRE) alongside cognitive behaviour therapy (CBT) for young people with autism experiencing specific phobia. Thirty-two participants were randomised to treatment or control. Treatment involved one session introducing CBT techniques and four VRE sessions, delivered by local clinical therapists. Change in target behaviour was independently rated. Two weeks after treatment, four treatment participants (25%) and no control participants were responders; at 6 months after treatment, six (38%) treatment and no control participants were responders. At 6 months post-treatment, symptoms had worsened for one treatment and five control (untreated) participants. Brief VRE exposure with CBT is feasible and acceptable to deliver through child clinical services and is effective for some participants.

Indexed as

AdolescentAdultAutism Spectrum DisorderChildCognitive Behavioral TherapyFemaleHumansMalePhobic DisordersVirtual Reality Exposure TherapyAnxietyAutismCognitive behaviour therapyFearPhobiaVirtual reality

Identifiers

PMID30767156
PMCPMC6484088
OpenAlexW2911424512

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