The Efficacy of a VR Enhanced Video Exposure Therapy for Dental Phobia (VR-DENT)

Ruhr University of Bochum

Status and phase: Unknown; Phase 2

Conditions: Dental Phobia

Treatments: Behavioral: Behavior Therapy; Other: Health Education

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT03098134

VR-DENT-1

Details and patient eligibility

About

Evaluation of a one session VR - enhanced Video exposure therapy for dental phobia. Diagnosed dental phobics will be randomly assigned to one of two conditions: (1) Psychoeducation + VR exposure (2) Psychoeducation + Video Control treatment. Prior to getting the therapy, participants will be evaluated with a questionnaire battery, diagnosed with a structured clinical interview and will participate in a psychophysiological symptom assessment. Then, after a 2-week waiting period, participants again fill in questionnaires, and the Intervention will take place. Within 2-weeks after the second questionnaire assessment participants will be screened with the structured interview again and will fill in questionnaires.

Enrollment: 100 estimated patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18+ years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• diagnosed Specific Dental Phobia

Exclusion criteria

• Schizophrenia or other Psychotic Illnesses
• Bipolar Disorder
• Chronic Headache
• other neurological disorders such as epilepsy
• Hearing problems

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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100 participants in 2 patient groups

VR-Video-Exposure

Experimental group

Treatment:

Behavioral: Behavior Therapy

Education-Video-

Active Comparator group

Treatment:

Other: Health Education