ArticleJournal of medical Internet research2020
Bringing Virtual Reality From Clinical Trials to Clinical Practice for the Treatment of Eating Disorders: An Example Using Virtual Reality Cue Exposure Therapy.
Article in Journal of medical Internet research, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT06799962 (Assistance and Rehabilitation of Eating Behavior Through Devices Based on Artificial Intelligence and Virtual Reality), which is not on this map. Cited by 18 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.
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Assistance and Rehabilitation of Eating Behavior Through Devices Based on Artificial Intelligence and Virtual Reality
Who cites it
18 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 49 citations in OpenAlex.
- Anorexia Nervosa, Body Image Perception and Virtual Reality Therapeutic Applications: State of the Art and Operational Proposal.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Pooled it
- A Novel Transdiagnostic Approach to the Prevention of Eating Disorders Using Virtual Reality: Preliminary Evaluation of the H.O.M.E. Intervention.Clinical psychology & psychotherapyTrial
- Virtual Reality Implementation in Mental Health Care Is a Marathon, Not a Sprint: Qualitative Longitudinal Study of a Virtual Reality Training Program.JMIR mental health · 2026Article
- Practice Experiences for School Reintegration (PrESR): A Pilot Multiphase Optimization Trial of a Virtual Reality Intervention for Adolescents Hospitalized for Suicide-Related Thoughts and Behaviors.Evidence-based practice in child and adolescent mental health · 2025Article
- Assessing the Uses, Benefits, and Limitations of Digital Technologies Used by Health Professionals in Supporting Obesity and Mental Health Communication: Scoping Review.Journal of medical Internet research · 2025Article
- Desensitizing Anxiety Through Imperceptible Change: Feasibility Study on a Paradigm for Single-Session Exposure Therapy for Fear of Public Speaking.JMIR formative research · 2024Article
- Established and emerging treatments for eating disorders.Trends in molecular medicine · 2024Review
- A Pilot Multisensory Approach for Emotional Eating: Pivoting from Virtual Reality to a 2-D Telemedicine Intervention during the COVID-19 Pandemic.Journal of clinical medicine · 2023Article
- Virtual reality assessment of walking in a modifiable urban environment: a feasibility and acceptability study.Scientific reports · 2023Article
- From Virtual Reality to Regenerative Virtual Therapy: Some Insights from a Systematic Review Exploring Inner Body Perception in Anorexia and Bulimia Nervosa.Journal of clinical medicine · 2022Review
- Virtual Reality Technology in Cognitive Rehabilitation Application: Bibliometric Analysis.JMIR serious games · 2022Article
- Veterans Affairs Health Care Provider Perceptions of Virtual Reality: Brief Exploratory Survey.Interactive journal of medical research · 2022Article
- Virtual Reality-Based Immersive Rehabilitation for Cognitive- and Behavioral-Impairment-Related Eating Disorders: A VREHAB Framework Scoping Review.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Article
- Younger and Older Adults' Cognitive and Physical Functioning in a Virtual Reality Age Manipulation.Frontiers in aging · 2022Article
- Virtual reality in the treatment of eating disorders.Clinical psychology & psychotherapy · 2021Review
- Translating Virtual Reality Cue Exposure Therapy for Binge Eating into a Real-World Setting: An Uncontrolled Pilot Study.Journal of clinical medicine · 2021Article
- Virtual Reality and Psychedelics for the Treatment of Psychiatric Disease: A Systematic Literature Review.Clinical neuropsychiatry · 2020Article
- Multi-Modal Dual-Task Measurement: A New Virtual Reality for Assessment.Frontiers in psychology · 2020Article
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9 authors at 3 institutions in 2 countries.
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Abstract
Novel treatment options for eating disorders (EDs) are critically needed to enhance treatment outcomes and reduce the rates of treatment dropouts. On average, only 50% of individuals receiving evidence-based care remit, whereas 24% drop out before treatment completion. One particularly promising direction involves integrating virtual reality (VR) with existing evidence-based treatments (EBTs) such as cue exposure therapy (CET). Across psychiatric disorders, VR-based interventions are demonstrating at least preliminary efficacy and noninferiority to traditional treatments. Furthermore, VR technology has become increasingly portable, resulting in improved acceptance, increased access, and reductions in cost. However, more efficient research processes may be needed to uncover the potential benefits of these rapid technological advances. This viewpoint paper reviews existing empirical support for integrating VR with EBTs (with a focus on its use with EDs) and proposes key next steps to more rapidly bring this innovative technology-based intervention into real-world clinic settings, as warranted. VR-CET for EDs is used to illustrate a suggested process for developing such treatment enhancements. We recommend following a deployment-focused model of intervention development and testing to enable rapid implementation of robust, practice-ready treatments. In addition, our review highlights the need for a comprehensive clinical protocol that supports clinicians and researchers in the implementation and testing of VR-CET and identifies key missing protocol components with rationale for their inclusion. Ultimately, this work may lead to a more complete understanding of the full potential of the applications and integrations of VR into mental health care globally.
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