Virtual reality therapy for voice hearing: a randomized controlled trial
Recruiting
- Conditions
- auditory verbal hallucinationsVoicehearing10037176
- Registration Number
- NL-OMON52102
- Lead Sponsor
- niversitair Medisch Centrum Groningen
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Recruiting
- Sex
- Not specified
- Target Recruitment
- 112
Inclusion Criteria
• DSM-5 diagnosis of a psychiatric disorder
• Distressing AVH for minimally 3 months.
• Age 16 years or older
Exclusion Criteria
• Insufficient command of the Dutch language
• Unable to provide informed consent
• Primary diagnosis of a substance use disorder, or organic brain disease (such
as dementia)
• A degree of substance abuse that hinders treatment adherence
• Auditory verbal hallucinations in a language not spoken by therapists
• Patients cannot receive CBT specifically focussed at gaining empowerment over
voices.
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method <p>Voices severity (frequency and distress): the total score on the auditory<br /><br>hallucinations scale of the Psychotic Symptoms Rating Scales (PSYRATS<br /><br>interview). </p><br>
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method