sing virtual reality (VR) to reduce fear of heights

Completed

• Conditions: Fear of heights; Mental and Behavioural Disorders

• Registration Number: ISRCTN11898283
• Lead Sponsor: niversity of Oxford

Brief Summary

2018 results in: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30007519

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Study Start: 2017-10-04
• Study Completion: 2018-05-01
• Last Update Posted: 20 August 2018

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 100

Inclusion Criteria

1. Adults (18+ years old)
2. Fear of heights (Heights Interpretation Questionnaire score of 30 or greater)

Exclusion Criteria

1. Current psychological treatment for fear of heights
2. Unable to travel to research appointments
3. Photosensitive epilepsy
4. Lack of stereoscopic vision or balance problems

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Fear of heights, assessed using the Heights Interpretation Questionnaire (Steinman and Teachman, 2011) at 0, 2 (post-treatment), and 4 weeks (a fortnight after treatment ends)

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Fear of heights, assessed using the Acrophobia Questionnaire (AQ) (Cohen, 1977); Phobia Avoidance item 3 (IAPT, 2008) at 0, 2 (post-treatment), and 4 weeks (a fortnight after treatment ends)