System Constellations in Virtual Reality (VR) (SYSCO-VR)

University of Witten/Herdecke

Status: Active, not recruiting

Conditions: Psychological and Systems Functioning

Treatments: Behavioral: System Constellation VR-Seminar

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT05557890

SYSCO-VR

Details and patient eligibility

About

The purpose of this study is to investigate the efficacy of system constellations in Virtual Reality (VR) in a monocentric, single-masked randomized controlled trial.

The method of system constellations refers to an approach which integrates ideas from organizational and family systems counseling with elements from psychodrama. The constellations are conducted in a group based VR-seminar, each VR-seminar lasting two to three days.

Based on the model of a general mental health, the effects of system constellations in VR on psychological and systems functioning are explored.

It is predicted that participation in a system constellation VR-seminar changes the level of psychological and systems functioning at 4 months.

Enrollment: 53 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18+ years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• agreement to participate in a 2 to 3-day system constellations VR-seminar
• agreement to be randomized into treatment group or control group (waiting condition)
• agreement not to participate in another system constellation VR-seminar or seminar until completion of study

Exclusion criteria

• acute suicidal tendency
• acute psychotic episode
• acute drug or alcohol intoxication

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: Single Blind

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53 participants in 2 patient groups

System Constellation VR-Seminar (exp. group)

Experimental group

Description:

By externalising significant elements, systemic constellations render the inner image someone has of a personally important social system in a visible and tangible way to get more clarity about psycho-social conflicts to make goal-oriented changes. In this study, the method System Constellation will be applied in a Virtual Reality (VR) setting during two to three day seminars.

Treatment:

Behavioral: System Constellation VR-Seminar

System Constellation VR-Seminar (control group)

Experimental group

Description:

By externalising significant elements, systemic constellations render the inner image someone has of a personally important social system in a visible and tangible way to get more clarity about psycho-social conflicts to make goal-oriented changes. In this study, the method System Constellation will be applied in a Virtual Reality (VR) setting during two to three day seminars. Study participants randomized to this group receive the intervention (system constellations VR-seminar) 4 months after the experimental group.

Treatment:

Behavioral: System Constellation VR-Seminar