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Clinical Trials/ACTRN12624000357550
ACTRN12624000357550Not yet recruitingUnknown

Hybrid: Integrating Virtual Reality, Neurofeedback and Cognitive Behaviour Therapy for Treatment of Hearing Voices in Young People Experiencing Psychosis

Barnaby Nelson0 sites10 target enrollmentStarted: March 28, 2024Last updated:
Conditions

Trial Snapshot

Phase
Unknown
Status
Not yet recruiting
Sponsor
Enrollment
10

Study Overview

Brief Summary

No summary available.

Study Design

Study Type
Interventional
Allocation
Non-randomised trial
Primary Purpose
Treatment
Masking
Open (masking not used)

Eligibility Criteria

Ages
15 Years to 25 Years (—)
Sex
All

Inclusion Criteria

  • •1) Aged 15-25 years inclusive.
  • •2) Sufficient fluency in English to engage in psychological therapy with an English-speaking therapist, and to understand the study assessments.
  • •3) Ability to give informed consent and adhere to study procedures. Parental or guardian consent will be obtained for participants aged under 18 years.
  • •4) Psychotic threshold AVH as measured by the Comprehensive Assessment of At Risk Mental States (CAARMS; 5 or 6 on severity and greater than or equal to 4 on frequency for longer than one week; Yung et al., 2005)
  • •5) A current rating of greater than or equal to 3 on the Psychotic Symptom Rating Scales (PSYRATS) hallucinations scale (Drake, Haddock, Tarrier, Bentall, & Lewis, 2007), corresponding to voices occurring at least once/hour. The purpose of this is to ensure that participants with reasonably frequent hallucinations are included in the study, as experience of symptoms during Hybrid sessions will optimise the study’s test of outcomes of interest.

Exclusion Criteria

  • •Exclusion Criteria:
  • •1) Documented history of head injury, seizures, or other significant neurological illness
  • •2) Documented history of intellectual disability
  • •3) Visual impairment precluding ability to view VR scenario

Investigators

Sponsor
Barnaby Nelson

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