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Self-guided virtual reality therapy for social anxiety disorder: a study protocol for a randomized controlled trial.

Anne Sophie Hildebrand, Kati Roesmann, Jari Planert, Alla Machulska, Esra Otto, Tim Klucken

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Article in Trials, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 8 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

8 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 20 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Anne Sophie HildebrandDepartment of Clinical Psychology and Psychotherapy, University of Siegen, Obergraben 23, 57072, Siegen, Germany. anne.hildebrand@uni-siegen.de.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-5612-4083
Kati RoesmannDepartment of Clinical Psychology and Psychotherapy, University of Siegen, Obergraben 23, 57072, Siegen, Germany.
Jari PlanertDepartment of Clinical Psychology and Psychotherapy, University of Siegen, Obergraben 23, 57072, Siegen, Germany.
Alla MachulskaDepartment of Clinical Psychology and Psychotherapy, University of Siegen, Obergraben 23, 57072, Siegen, Germany.
Esra OttoDepartment of Clinical Psychology and Psychotherapy, University of Siegen, Obergraben 23, 57072, Siegen, Germany.
Tim KluckenDepartment of Clinical Psychology and Psychotherapy, University of Siegen, Obergraben 23, 57072, Siegen, Germany.
University of Siegen · DE

Funding

Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft GRK2493/1
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundSocial anxiety disorder (SAD) is a highly prevalent mental disorder associated with enormous stress and suffering. Cognitive behavior therapy (CBT) is the first-line treatment for SAD, yet its accessibility is often constrained with long waiting times. Digital therapeutic applications, including psychoeducation and self-guided behavioral experiments in virtual reality (VR), could facilitate access and reduce waiting times. The study aims to investigate if ultra-short-time therapy involving self-guided digital therapeutic applications with VR components can reduce the severity of SAD.

methodsForty SAD patients will participate in this randomized controlled trial. Half will get access to a self-guided, digital therapeutic application with exposure-based behavioral experiments in VR, while the other half will receive a control treatment. Both treatments include four therapeutic appointments. Changes in the severity of SAD will be measured after each appointment and on a 6-week follow-up assessment and will be compared between groups, with the change in SAD measured at baseline- and post-assessment as primary outcome. DISCUSSION: Self-guided digital therapeutic applications including ultra-short-time therapy combined with VR could help reduce the waiting time for patients and relieve the health system. The results of this study may inform psychotherapists regarding the potential of self-guided digital therapeutic applications including exposure-based behavioral experiments in VR for SAD and will provide important insight for future research on VR therapy.

trial registrationCurrent Controlled Trials ISRCTN18013983 . Registered on 1 February 2022.

Indexed as

Cognitive Behavioral TherapyPhobia, SocialVirtual Reality Exposure TherapyAnxietyHumansRandomized Controlled Trials as TopicTreatment OutcomeApplication-based therapyBehavioral experimentsE-healthExposureSocial Anxiety disorderVirtual reality

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PMID35549980
PMCPMC9097393
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