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Virtual Reality for Social Anxiety Disorder

Virtual Reality | Social Anxiety | Artificial Intelligence

The main objective is to determine whether our virtual reality cognitive behavioral therapy (VR-CBT) therapy motivates people with social anxiety disorder (SAD) to engage with and pursue their group therapy. As part of this objective, we wish to evaluate how our VR-CBT addresses the barriers of patient adherence plus how the VR application might be improved for usage by the patients. This study aims to recruit 10 patients with SAD to investigate the effects of VR-CBT as a preparatory exposure tool for group therapy sessions. Patients will be required to use the VR-CBT application at home approximately every two days, as well as attend three bi-weekly clinical check ins at the Precision NeuroClinics over a period of six weeks.

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Participation Requirements

  • Sex:

    Any

  • Eligible Ages:

    18 to 65

Participation Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:
-18-65 years of age
- Social Interaction Anxiety score higher than 25.
- Not currently undergoing and no past experience with group therapy OR has had unsuccessful attempts with group therapy
Exclusion Criteria:
- Neurological conditions or psychiatric comorbidities that prevents
therapy adherence (eg. addictions).

Study Location

University of Alberta
University of Alberta
Edmonton, Alberta
Canada

Contact Study Team

Primary Contact

Nathanial Maeda

[email protected]
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Primary Contact

Alcyrra Gomez

[email protected]
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Study Sponsored By
University of Alberta
Participants Required
More Information
Study ID: Pro00106240