Virtual Reality Therapy for Voice Hearing (VR-VOICES): a Randomized Controlled Trial
Recruiting
N/A
Interventional Study
Hallucinations, Verbal Auditory
No Placebo Group
Every participant receives an active treatment — no one gets a placebo.
At a Glance
- Age
- 16 and older
- Sex
- Any
- Study type
- Interventional
- Purpose
- Treatment
- Participants needed
- 112 (estimated)
- Sponsor
- University Medical Center Groningen · Other
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About This Trial
Rationale: Auditory verbal hallucinations (AVH) - hearing voices that others cannot hear - are common in mental illnesses. For many people AVH are distressing, disabling and persistent, despite medication. Current psychological interventions show low to medium effects. Preliminary studies suggest that an innovative empowering psychological therapy using computer simulations representing the AVH (a…
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Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria:
* Having a DSM-5 diagnosis of a psychiatric disorder
* Distressing AVH for minimally 3 months.
* Age 16 years or older
Exclusion Criteria:
* Insufficient command of the Dutch language
* Unable to provide informed consent
* Primary diagnosis of a substance use disorder, or orga…
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