A Randomized Controlled Efficacy Trial of a Telemedicine-based Virtual Reality Clinic for the Treatment of Phobias
23. april 2026 oppdatert av: University of South Florida
Doxy.me VR vs. Telemental Health-Based Exposure Therapy: Phase II
The goal of this clinical trial is to learn if a telemedicine-based virtual reality clinic (Doxy.me VR) works to treat dog, spider, and snake phobias in adults. The main questions it aims to answer are:
Does Doxy.me VR decrease the severity of phobias better than traditional telemedicine-based treatment? Does this work because it feels more realistic than telemedicine alone?
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Studietype
Intervensjonell
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Kontakter og plasseringer
Denne delen inneholder kontaktinformasjon for de som utfører studien, og informasjon om hvor denne studien blir utført.
Studiekontakt
- Navn: Maureen Jacobs Plaisimond
- Telefonnummer: 813-396-0060
- E-post: MCOM-VRStudy@usf.edu
Studiesteder
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Florida
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Tampa, Florida, Forente stater, 33613
- University of South Florida
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Ta kontakt med:
- Maureen Jacobs Plaisimond
- Telefonnummer: 813-396-0060
- E-post: MCOM-VRStudy@usf.edu
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Deltakelseskriterier
Forskere ser etter personer som passer til en bestemt beskrivelse, kalt kvalifikasjonskriterier. Noen eksempler på disse kriteriene er en persons generelle helsetilstand eller tidligere behandlinger.
Kvalifikasjonskriterier
Alder som er kvalifisert for studier
- Voksen
- Eldre voksen
Tar imot friske frivillige
Nei
Beskrivelse
Inclusion Criteria:
Individuals will be eligible if they: (1) are an adult (≥18 years old); (2) have a self-reported fear of dogs, snakes, and/or spiders; (3) score 89 ≥ on the FSQ OR 24 ≥ on the SNAQ OR 147 ≥ on the DPQ; and (4) have access to the internet AND a computer OR smartphone with video conferencing capabilities.
Exclusion Criteria:
Individuals will be ineligible to participate if they: (1) are participating in ongoing mental health therapy from a non-study therapist; (2) changed psychiatric medication use within the past 6 weeks; (3) report active auditory, visual, and/or tactile hallucinations via the DART Psychosis Module screening question; (4) report active health conditions requiring upcoming planned or likely hospitalization or intensive treatment that will prevent them from participating; (5) report active legal proceedings that might lead to incarceration during the study period that would prevent them from participating; (6) report an unstable housing situation (eg., eviction or homelessness); (7) have experienced photosensitive seizures within the prior 6 months; (8) endorse more than 20% of symptom validity questions.
Studieplan
Denne delen gir detaljer om studieplanen, inkludert hvordan studien er utformet og hva studien måler.
Hvordan er studiet utformet?
Designdetaljer
- Primært formål: Behandling
- Tildeling: Randomisert
- Intervensjonsmodell: Parallell tildeling
- Masking: Ingen (Open Label)
Våpen og intervensjoner
Deltakergruppe / Arm |
Intervensjon / Behandling |
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Eksperimentell: Telemedicine-based Virtual Reality Exposure Therapy
This group will receive exposure therapy in a telemedicine-based Virtual Reality Clinic using virtual reality snakes, dogs, or spiders.
The VR stimuli range from small to medium to large and have four activity levels: idle, calm, energetic, and aggressive.
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Participants will complete 7 60-minute exposure therapy sessions in a Virtual Reality Clinic using Virtual Reality stimuli and progress to in vivo exposures. Other Name: |
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Aktiv komparator: Standard Telemedicine-Based Exposure Therapy
This group will receive exposure therapy via Doxy.me
telemedicine platform using photos and videos of snakes, dogs, or spiders.
The photo/video stimuli range from small to medium to large and have four activity levels: idle, calm, energetic, and aggressive.
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Participants will complete 7 60-minute exposure therapy sessions using photos/videos and progress to in vivo exposures.
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Hva måler studien?
Primære resultatmål
Resultatmål |
Tiltaksbeskrivelse |
Tidsramme |
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Phobia symptom severity
Tidsramme: Baseline, 4 Weeks Post-Baseline (Mid-Treatment), 7 Weeks Post-Baseline (Post-Treatment), and 28 weeks Post-Baseline (3-Months Post-Treatment)
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The Severity Measure for Specific Phobia (SMSP) is a 10-item self-report questionnaire that assesses the severity of specific phobia symptoms relative to an individual's feared stimulus.
Total scores range from 0 to 4 with higher scores indicating higher phobia severity.
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Baseline, 4 Weeks Post-Baseline (Mid-Treatment), 7 Weeks Post-Baseline (Post-Treatment), and 28 weeks Post-Baseline (3-Months Post-Treatment)
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Dog Phobia Severity
Tidsramme: Baseline, 4 Weeks Post-Baseline (Mid-Treatment), 7 Weeks Post-Baseline (Post-Treatment), and 28 weeks Post-Baseline (3-Months Post-Treatment)
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The Dog Phobia Questionnaire (DPQ) is a 27-item, self-report questionnaire assessing the severity of dog phobia symptoms.
Scores range from 27 to 189 with higher scores indicating higher phobia severity.
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Baseline, 4 Weeks Post-Baseline (Mid-Treatment), 7 Weeks Post-Baseline (Post-Treatment), and 28 weeks Post-Baseline (3-Months Post-Treatment)
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Snake Phobia Severity
Tidsramme: Baseline, 4 Weeks Post-Baseline (Mid-Treatment), 7 Weeks Post-Baseline (Post-Treatment), and 28 weeks Post-Baseline (3-Months Post-Treatment)
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The Snake Anxiety Questionnaire (SNAQ) is a 30-item self-report questionnaire assessing the severity of snake phobia symptoms.
Scores range from 0 to 30 with higher scores indicating higher phobia severity.
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Baseline, 4 Weeks Post-Baseline (Mid-Treatment), 7 Weeks Post-Baseline (Post-Treatment), and 28 weeks Post-Baseline (3-Months Post-Treatment)
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Spider Phobia Severity
Tidsramme: Baseline, 4 Weeks Post-Baseline (Mid-Treatment), 7 Weeks Post-Baseline (Post-Treatment), and 28 weeks Post-Baseline (3-Months Post-Treatment)
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The Fear of Spiders Questionnaire (FSQ) is an 18-item self-report questionnaire assessing the severity of spider phobia symptoms.
Scores range from 18 to 126 with higher scores indicating higher phobia severity.
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Baseline, 4 Weeks Post-Baseline (Mid-Treatment), 7 Weeks Post-Baseline (Post-Treatment), and 28 weeks Post-Baseline (3-Months Post-Treatment)
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Sekundære resultatmål
Resultatmål |
Tiltaksbeskrivelse |
Tidsramme |
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Specific Phobia Diagnosis
Tidsramme: Baseline, 4 Weeks Post-Baseline (Mid-Treatment), 7 Weeks Post-Baseline (Post-Treatment), and 28 weeks Post-Baseline (3-Months Post-Treatment)
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The Diagnostic Assessment Research Tool (DART) is a modular semi structured interview corresponding with the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, 5th edition (DSM-5).
Study therapists administer the DART Specific Phobia Module, which provides designations of Absent, Subthreshold, and Present.
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Baseline, 4 Weeks Post-Baseline (Mid-Treatment), 7 Weeks Post-Baseline (Post-Treatment), and 28 weeks Post-Baseline (3-Months Post-Treatment)
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General Anxiety
Tidsramme: Baseline, 7 Weeks Post-Baseline (Post-Treatment), and 28 weeks Post-Baseline (3-Months Post-Treatment)
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The Generalized Anxiety Disorder-7 (GAD-7) is a 7-item self-report measure of anxiety symptom severity.
Scores range from 0 to 15 with higher scores indicating higher anxiety severity.
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Baseline, 7 Weeks Post-Baseline (Post-Treatment), and 28 weeks Post-Baseline (3-Months Post-Treatment)
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Depression Severity
Tidsramme: Baseline, 7 Weeks Post-Baseline (Post-Treatment), and 28 weeks Post-Baseline (3-Months Post-Treatment)
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The Patient Health Questionnaire-8 (PHQ-8) is an 8-item self-report measure of depression symptom severity.
Scores range from 0 to 27 with higher scores indicating higher depression severity.
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Baseline, 7 Weeks Post-Baseline (Post-Treatment), and 28 weeks Post-Baseline (3-Months Post-Treatment)
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Quality of Life Level
Tidsramme: Baseline, 7 Weeks Post-Baseline (Post-Treatment), and 28 weeks Post-Baseline (3-Months Post-Treatment)
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The Quality of Life Scale (QOLS) is a 16-item self-report measure of quality of life.
Scores range from 16 to 112 with higher scores indicating better quality of life.
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Baseline, 7 Weeks Post-Baseline (Post-Treatment), and 28 weeks Post-Baseline (3-Months Post-Treatment)
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Level of Telepresence
Tidsramme: Week 1, Week 2, Week 3, Week 4, Week 5, Week 6, Week 7; Averaged across weeks
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The iGroup Presence Questionnaire (iPQ) is a 14-item self-report questionnaire of telepresence.
Scores on each subscale range from 0-6 with higher scores indicating more presence.
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Week 1, Week 2, Week 3, Week 4, Week 5, Week 6, Week 7; Averaged across weeks
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Cybersickness Severity
Tidsramme: Week 1, Week 2, Week 3, Week 4, Week 5, Week 6, Week 7; Averaged across weeks
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The Cybersickness in Virtual Reality Questionnaire (CSQ-VR) is an 6-item measure of nausea, vestibular, and oculomotor cybersickness experienced in virtual reality.
Scores range from 6 to 27 with higher scores indicating higher levels of cybersickness.
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Week 1, Week 2, Week 3, Week 4, Week 5, Week 6, Week 7; Averaged across weeks
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Level of Working (Therapeutic) Alliance
Tidsramme: 4 Weeks Post-Baseline (Mid-Treatment), 7 Weeks Post-Baseline (Post-Treatment)
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The Working Alliance Inventory (WAI-SR) is a 12-item client-rated measure of therapeutic alliance.
Total scores range from 1 to 5 with higher scores indicating a better therapeutic alliance.
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4 Weeks Post-Baseline (Mid-Treatment), 7 Weeks Post-Baseline (Post-Treatment)
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Satisfaction with Therapy
Tidsramme: 4 Weeks Post-Baseline (Mid-Treatment), 7 Weeks Post-Baseline (Post-Treatment)
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The Satisfaction with Therapy and Therapist Scale-Revised (STTS-R) is a 13-item self-report questionnaire that assesses client satisfaction with treatment.
Scores range from 0 to 60 with higher scores indicating higher satisfaction.
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4 Weeks Post-Baseline (Mid-Treatment), 7 Weeks Post-Baseline (Post-Treatment)
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System Usability
Tidsramme: 4 Weeks Post-Baseline (Mid-Treatment), 7 Weeks Post-Baseline (Post-Treatment)
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The System Usability Scale (SUS) is a 10-item self-report measure of the usability of a particular software system, platform, or app.
Scores range from 0-100 with higher scores indicating better usability.
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4 Weeks Post-Baseline (Mid-Treatment), 7 Weeks Post-Baseline (Post-Treatment)
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Sponsor
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Etterforskere
- Hovedetterforsker: Brian E. Bunnell, PhD, University of South Florida
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Studer hoveddatoer
Studiestart (Antatt)
1. april 2026
Primær fullføring (Antatt)
1. desember 2027
Studiet fullført (Antatt)
1. januar 2028
Datoer for studieregistrering
Først innsendt
23. april 2026
Først innsendt som oppfylte QC-kriteriene
23. april 2026
Først lagt ut (Faktiske)
30. april 2026
Oppdateringer av studieposter
Sist oppdatering lagt ut (Faktiske)
30. april 2026
Siste oppdatering sendt inn som oppfylte QC-kriteriene
23. april 2026
Sist bekreftet
1. februar 2026
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