Virtual Reality Intervention for Fear of Heights

Conditions

• Acrophobia

Eligibility Criteria

Sex

ALL

Age

18 Years - N/A

Healthy Volunteers

Accepted

Interventions

• Exposure Intervention Plus Music Induction — BEHAVIORAL
  VR exposure for acrophobia with background music.
• Exposure Intervention With No Music Induction — BEHAVIORAL
  VR exposure for acrophobia with no background music.

Study Details

Exposure-based cognitive behavior therapy is an efficacious treatment for acrophobia (fear of heights) and has been delivered effectively in a virtual reality (VR) environment. The present study is designed to evaluate the effects of liked, non-lyrical background music on the efficacy of a brief VR exposure intervention.

Key Dates

Start date

Jul 8, 2024

Status verified

Jul 2024

Primary completion

May 31, 2025

Completion

May 31, 2025

Study Design

Enrollment

44 participants (estimated)

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Intervention model

PARALLEL

Primary purpose

TREATMENT

Arms

• Experimental: Exposure Intervention with Non-Lyrical, Liked Background Music
  Participants will be presented with a list of instrumental songs without lyrics from popular movies. Participants will then rank the songs in order of those they would like to hear the most. During VR heights exposure the participants' highest-ranked songs will be played in the background at a low volume.
• Experimental: Exposure Intervention without Background Music
  Participants will undergo VR heights exposure without background music.

Primary Outcome Measure

Acrophobia (Fear of Heights) [ Time Frame: Comparison of pre-exposure scores to scores from the follow-up survey one week after exposure ]

Central Contacts

• Laura J Long, PhD
  617-358-4303
  [email protected]
• Michael Otto, PhD
  617-353-9610
  [email protected]

Locations (1)

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