Clinical trials: Acrophobia
Fear of Heights
Efficacy of a VR Paradigm to Reduce Fear of Heights in a Clinical and Subclinical Population With Fear of Heights
Investigation of the effectiveness and acceptability and usability of a VR height exposure App in individuals with fear of heights.
- Trial name
- VRAP-Basel (NCT04003753)
- Testing
- VR App
- Where
- Switzerland
- Volunteers
- 80 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Prof. Dominique de Quervain, MD
Acrophobia, Arachnophobia
3D Video Virtual Reality Exposure Therapy Study
This study seeks to examine a Virtual Reality Exposure Therapy (VRET) using the 3D Video Virtual Reality (VR) technology for the fear of spiders.
- Trial name
- 3D-VVRET (NCT02584387)
- Testing
- 3D Video Virtual Reality Exposure Therapy
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 40 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Texas at Austin
Fear of Heights
Exercise and Virtual Reality Exposure Therapy for Acrophobia
The purpose of this study is to determine whether aerobic exercise can enhance the effects of exposure therapy treatment for fear of heights.
- Trial name
- NCT02361203
- Testing
- Exercise
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 60 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Texas at Austin
Fear of Heights, Acrophobia
Virtual Reality Exposure Versus In Vivo Exposure for Fear of Heights
This study randomly assigned 114 participants with significant fear of heights to one of three conditions: a) a single session of virtual reality exposure; b) a single session of in vivo exposure; or c) a control condition.
- Conditions
- Fear of Heights, Acrophobia, Specific Phobia, Anxiety Disorder
- Trial name
- NCT04737915
- Testing
- Exposure Therapy (In Vivo), Exposure Therapy (Virtual Reality)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 114 people
- Sponsor
- University of Notre Dame
Acrophobia
Virtual Reality Intervention for Fear of Heights
Exposure-based cognitive behavior therapy is an efficacious treatment for acrophobia (fear of heights) and has been delivered effectively in a virtual reality (VR) environment.
- Trial name
- NCT06468878
- Testing
- Exposure Intervention Plus Music Induction, Exposure Intervention With No Music Induction
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 60 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Boston University Charles River Campus
Height Phobia, Fear of Heights
Changes in Brain Activity (Functional MRI Study) Before and After Behavioral Therapy of Height Phobia
We are interested in investigating the functional brain abnormalities of height phobia. Subjects will be have a functional MRI scan before and after a course of treatment with behavioral therapy.
- Trial name
- NCT00302978
- Testing
- Behavior therapy
- Volunteers
- 40 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- New York State Psychiatric Institute
Acrophobia, Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation
Efficacy of tDCS to Enhance Virtual Reality Exposure Therapy Response in Acrophobia
The goal of this clinical trial is to examine whether transcranial direct current stimulation(tDCS) can enhance the effect of virtual reality exposure therapy(VRET) in acrophobia in college students with significant fear of…
- Trial name
- NCT05841329
- Testing
- tDCS, virtual reality exposure therapy
- Where
- China
- Volunteers
- 64 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Shanghai Mental Health Center
Specific Phobia
Anti-phobic and Safety Behaviors in the Treatment of Acrophobia
This study tests whether a single session of exposure therapy may be enhanced by the addition of anti-phobic actions beyond the mere fading of safety behaviors.
- Trial name
- NCT02085343
- Testing
- EXP, EXP + SBF, EXP + SBF + AA
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 100 people
- Sponsor
- University of Texas at Austin
Specific Phobia, Anxiety Disorders
Augmenting Virtual Reality Exposure Therapy for Acrophobia
This study will examine whether tactile feedback and point-based rewards can be used to improve outcomes from virtual reality exposure therapy for acrophobia.
- Conditions
- Specific Phobia, Anxiety Disorders, Fear of Heights, Acrophobia
- Trial name
- NCT03917433
- Testing
- Virtual Reality Exposure Therapy, Tactile Feedback, Point-based Rewards
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 128 people
- Sponsor
- University of Nevada, Reno
Acrophobia
CBM in the Context of Exposure for Acrophobia
The proposed study will apply a one-session exposure treatment combined with CBM training modifying interpretational processing biases versus a sham training in acrophobic individuals.
- Trial name
- NCT05780203
- Testing
- One session exposure treatment, Active Cognitive Bias Modification training
- Where
- Germany
- Volunteers
- 81 people
- Sponsor
- Ruhr University of Bochum
Acrophobia
Single Session Virtual Reality Therapy in Acrophobia - and the Role of Respiration
In recent years, in the treatment of phobias, exposure therapy in virtual reality is becoming more and more popular as an alternative for in-vivo exposure.
- Trial name
- NCT03893214
- Testing
- virtual reality exposure for acrophobia, movie
- Volunteers
- 60 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Witten/Herdecke
Phobia
Psychotherapy of Anxiety Disorders With Noninvasive Brain Stimulation - Using Virtual Reality
The aim of the study is to transfer the rTMS stimulation protocol by Raij et al. (2018) into a therapeutic setting to improve exposure therapy in acrophobic patients.
- Trial name
- NCT04782570
- Testing
- Verum TMS
- Where
- Germany
- Volunteers
- 87 people
- Sponsor
- Wuerzburg University Hospital
Phobic Disorders
Virtual Reality and Concept of Control in the Treatment of Acrophobia
Virtual reality is currently used as a therapeutic strategy in common phobia as agoraphobia or acrophobia, since it permits to have a better control (on occurrence of events or on the environment) during the therapy than in "in…
- Trial name
- CTRLSTRESS (NCT02020824)
- Testing
- Exposure to anxiogenous environments, Imagery with functional MRI initial, Imagery with PET-scanner initial
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 60 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Qualissima
Acrophobia
Hypnosis Induction and Height Experience in VR - Control Group Comparison and Three Sessions
This study attempts to test wether a VR-supported trance induction and a subsequent exposure to altitude in VR with hypnotic suggestions via Audio reduces acrophobia more than a control-group intervention without trance…
- Trial name
- NCT06618456
- Testing
- VR dive (with Hypnosis), VR dive (without Hypnosis), Height exposure
- Where
- Germany
- Volunteers
- 101 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University Hospital Tuebingen
Acrophobia
Virtual Reality and Brain Stimulation, an Experiential Approach
The aim of this study is to assess feasibility, acceptability and efficacy of two VRET (Virtual Reality Exposition Therapy)session associated with either active anodal tDCS or sham tDCS on the ventromedial prefrontal cortex to…
- Trial name
- REVISTIM-X (NCT03387254)
- Testing
- VR + active brain stimulation
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 28 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Nantes University Hospital
Phobic Disorders
D-Cycloserine to Enhance Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) for Acrophobia
The purpose of this study is to investigate the utility of post-session administration of D-cycloserine to enhance fear extinction in a sample of people with acrophobia who will be treated with CBT.
- Trial name
- NCT01102803
- Testing
- Individual Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), D-Cycloserine
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 40 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Southern Methodist University
Phobias, Acrophobia
Intelligent Virtual Reality Therapy System and Testing Its Clinical Efficacy
Objective: To take the existing VR technology to the next level, the investigators developed a novel Intelligent Virtual Reality Therapy System (IVRTS).
- Conditions
- Phobias, Acrophobia, Anxiety
- Trial name
- IVRTS (NCT04620447)
- Testing
- Intelligent Virtual Reality Therapy System (IVRTS)
- Where
- India
- Volunteers
- 500 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University College of Medical Sciences, India
Phobic Disorders
Noradrenergic Manipulation and Virtual Reality Exposure Therapy in Phobic Participants
Recent advances in animal research have identified pharmacological agents that appear to both accelerate and consolidate extinction learning. One cognitive enhancers is Yohimbine hydrochloride (YOH).
- Trial name
- NCT02007694
- Testing
- Virtual Reality Exposure Therapy (VRET)
- Where
- Netherlands
- Volunteers
- 56 people
- Sponsor
- VU University of Amsterdam
Fear of Spiders, Fear of Heights
Generalized Fear Extinction to Untreated Fear Stimuli in Specific Phobias After Exposure
This study investigates whether a one-session exposure treatment for spider-related stimuli can lead to a generalization of extinguished fear to height-related stimuli in individuals with comorbid fear of spiders and fear of…
- Trial name
- NCT03907345
- Testing
- Exposure
- Where
- Germany
- Volunteers
- 50 people
- Sponsor
- Ruhr University of Bochum
Height Phobia
D-Cycloserine-Enhancer of One-Session Treatment for Phobia of Heights
The study will determine the effects of D-Cycloserine (DCS) on fear reduction in patients diagnosed with phobia of heights (acrophobia) undergoing one session of three hours of virtual reality exposure therapy (VRET) or in vivo…
- Trial name
- NCT01037101
- Testing
- In Vivo Exposure Therapy, Virtual Reality Exposure Therapy, D-Cycloserine
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 4 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- CAMC Health System