Pilot Study of Virtual Reality Therapy for Students With Anxiety

The University of Texas System (UT)

Status: Enrolling

Conditions: Anxiety

Treatments: Device: gameChange

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT05319509

HSC-SPH-21-0935

Details and patient eligibility

About

The purpose of this study is to assess changes in self-reported anxiety over the course of six virtual reality (VR) sessions and to assess changes in academic self-efficacy, as well as examine the feasibility and acceptability of a relatively short and time intensive VR intervention (i.e.,six sessions over the course of three weeks) for reducing anxiety symptoms in college students.

Enrollment: 100 estimated patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18 to 30 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• enrolled in The University of Texas Health Science Center School of Public Health San Antonio regional campus
• competent in English
• total score of at least 3 on the Generalized Anxiety Disorder (GAD-2)

Exclusion criteria

• Currently receiving psychological treatment for anxiety symptoms, or has received treatment in the last year.
• Report photosensitive epilepsy.
• Report stereoscopic vision or balance problems

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: N/A

Interventional model: Single Group Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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100 participants in 1 patient group

gameChange

Experimental group

Treatment:

Device: gameChange