Virtual Reality Relaxation for Addiction Inpatients

Karolinska Institute

Status: Suspended

Conditions: Addiction

Treatments: Behavioral: CalmPlace

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT04293978

Virtuella Lugna rummet

Details and patient eligibility

About

This trial examines the immediate session effect of Virtual Reality (VR) relaxation, when used at an addiction inpatient ward for adolescents.

Full description

Past research has revealed that Virtual Reality nature environments can be used to induce relaxation, yet this type of intervention has not yet been evaluated in a clinical setting. This trial examines whether VR relaxation can be used as a digital equivalent of a (physical) comfort room at an an addiction inpatient ward for adolescents.

Enrollment: 40 estimated patients

Sex: All

Ages: 15+ years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Patient at Maria Ungdom inpatient ward.
• Sufficient grasp of Swedish to understand terms of study participation and intervention instructions.

Exclusion criteria

• Self-reported stereoscopic vision or balance problems hindering VR experience.
• Self-reported history of repeated violent outbursts when using technology.

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: N/A

Interventional model: Single Group Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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40 participants in 1 patient group

Virtual Reality relaxation

Experimental group

Description:

Participants may request to use the application at any time during their stay at the ward, as many times as they wish. Participants sign in using an anonymous study ID and sessions (and outcomes) are automatically logged by the device to this ID.

Treatment:

Behavioral: CalmPlace