Trial reportPsychological medicine2023
Automated mobile virtual reality cognitive behavior therapy for aviophobia in a natural setting: a randomized controlled trial.
Trial report in Psychological medicine, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers.
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6 citing papers in PubMed, 20 citations in OpenAlex.
- Virtual Reality Technology in Cognitive Behavioral Therapy Across Multiple Psychiatric Conditions: A Narrative Literature Review.Psychology research and behavior management · 2026Review
- Virtual Reality in the Treatment of Anxiety-Related Disorders: A Review of the Innovations, Challenges, and Clinical Implications.Current psychiatry reports · 2025Review
- Personality Dimensions of Subjects With Aviophobia: A Case-Control Comparison With Frequent Fliers.Cureus · 2025Article
- Systematic review and meta-analysis of adverse events in clinical trials of mental health apps.NPJ digital medicine · 2024Article
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- Extended Reality for Mental Health Evaluation: Scoping Review.JMIR serious games · 2024Article
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7 authors at 3 institutions in 2 countries.
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Abstract
backgroundAccess to evidence-based psychological treatment is a challenge worldwide. We assessed the effectiveness of a fully automated aviophobia smartphone app treatment delivered in combination with a $5 virtual reality (VR) viewer.
methodsIn total, 153 participants from the Dutch general population with aviophobia symptoms and smartphone access were randomized in a single-blind randomized controlled trial to either an automated VR cognitive behavior therapy (VR-CBT) app treatment condition (
resultsA significant reduction of aviophobia symptoms at post-test for the VR-CBT app compared with the control condition [
conclusionsThis study is the first to show that fully automated mobile VR-CBT therapy delivered in a natural setting can maintain long-term effectiveness in reducing aviophobia symptoms. In doing so, it offers an accessible and scalable evidence-based treatment solution that can be applied globally at a fraction of the cost of current treatment alternatives.
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