Efficacy of virtual reality exposure therapy for the fear of flying.

Not Applicable

• Conditions: Panic disorder, Agoraphobia.; F40.0; F41.0

• Registration Number: RBR-7fqyyd
• Lead Sponsor: niversidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro

Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

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Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Study Start: 2019-03-04
• Last Update Posted: 29 May 2023

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: ot yet recruiting
• Sex: Not specified
• Target Recruitment: Not specified

Inclusion Criteria

DSM criteria for specific phobia of airplanes; subclinical panic disorders; subclinical agoraphobia (provided that panic symptoms do not interfere with VR exposure); generalized anxiety disorder (GAD), since flying is the main stimulus of fear; signing a form consent.

Exclusion Criteria

Participants who are not literate; psychopathological disorder that require immediate treatment; suicide risk; mentally retarded; dependence of psychoactive substances; cardiovascular or respiratory disease presenting some risk; pregnant; psychotic disorder; antisocial personality disorder; schizophrenia; mania; participants in concomitant psychotherapeutic treatments; epilepsy.

Study & Design

• Study Type: Intervention
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Will cause levels of discomfort when participants are imemersed in VR, verified by<br>Flight Anxiety Situations Questionnaire (FAS) and Flight Anxiety Modality Questionnaire (FAM). (Using cutting levels suggests by literature).

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Will pertinent to know the rates of involvement and improvement under VR; shall be verified by Igroup Presence Questionnaire (IPQ), Sickness Questionnaire, Clinical Global Impression (CGI), Beck Anxiety Inventory (BAI) and Beck Depression Inventory (BDI). Will use cutting levels suggests by literature).