Pilot Study of Virtual Reality for Providing Exposure Therapy to Children
| Status: | Completed |
|---|---|
| Conditions: | Anxiety, Psychiatric |
| Therapuetic Areas: | Psychiatry / Psychology |
| Healthy: | No |
| Age Range: | 7 - 12 |
| Updated: | 4/26/2018 |
| Start Date: | September 1, 2017 |
| End Date: | January 31, 2018 |
Low-Cost, Virtual Reality System to Increase Access to Exposure Therapy for Anxiety and Obsessive Compulsive Disorders
Drs. from the Mayo Clinic Rochester will plan and execute a feasibility study of the phase I
prototype version of the Virtual Reality exposure therapy system. Dr. X, who has significant
experience in evaluating patient experiences and opinions of technologies intended to change
behavior, will oversee a qualitative study to examine the prototype system. Twenty children
with generalized anxiety disorder with perfectionism who have received less than 3 treatment
sessions and a parent will be recruited to pilot the Virtual Reality system.
prototype version of the Virtual Reality exposure therapy system. Dr. X, who has significant
experience in evaluating patient experiences and opinions of technologies intended to change
behavior, will oversee a qualitative study to examine the prototype system. Twenty children
with generalized anxiety disorder with perfectionism who have received less than 3 treatment
sessions and a parent will be recruited to pilot the Virtual Reality system.
Twenty children with generalized anxiety disorder (perfectionism) who have received less than
3 treatment sessions and a parent will be recruited to pilot the Virtual Reality system.
Participants will be identified through the Mayo Clinic Pediatric Anxiety Disorders Clinic
(PADC) using purposive sampling methods. Each patient will participate in a single (up to)
2-hour visit, allowing for breaks as needed. Staff from Mayo Clinic HealthCare Policy &
Research experienced in qualitative data analysis and not involved with the patients' medical
care or development of the prototype system will conduct the study visits. During the first
30 minutes the patient and parent will be introduced to the Virtual Reality system and the
rationale for this feasibility study. Next, a therapist from the PADC, all of whom are
experienced exposure therapists, will lead the patient through exposure exercises using the
Virtual Reality system for up to 30 minutes. During the next period, up to 30 minutes, the
therapist will go to a different room and the patient, with support from their parent, will
complete exposure exercises using the Virtual Reality system that the therapist directed them
to complete. During the exposures the interviewer will observe, code and record the patient's
interaction with the Virtual Reality system. The data from the Virtual Reality system will be
automatically transmitted to a cloud service running on a local laptop to study the
effectiveness of the system's automatic logging capabilities. For the remaining time (up to
30 minutes) the interviewer will interview the patient about his or her experience with the
Virtual Reality system and then will ask for observations and opinions from the parent.
3 treatment sessions and a parent will be recruited to pilot the Virtual Reality system.
Participants will be identified through the Mayo Clinic Pediatric Anxiety Disorders Clinic
(PADC) using purposive sampling methods. Each patient will participate in a single (up to)
2-hour visit, allowing for breaks as needed. Staff from Mayo Clinic HealthCare Policy &
Research experienced in qualitative data analysis and not involved with the patients' medical
care or development of the prototype system will conduct the study visits. During the first
30 minutes the patient and parent will be introduced to the Virtual Reality system and the
rationale for this feasibility study. Next, a therapist from the PADC, all of whom are
experienced exposure therapists, will lead the patient through exposure exercises using the
Virtual Reality system for up to 30 minutes. During the next period, up to 30 minutes, the
therapist will go to a different room and the patient, with support from their parent, will
complete exposure exercises using the Virtual Reality system that the therapist directed them
to complete. During the exposures the interviewer will observe, code and record the patient's
interaction with the Virtual Reality system. The data from the Virtual Reality system will be
automatically transmitted to a cloud service running on a local laptop to study the
effectiveness of the system's automatic logging capabilities. For the remaining time (up to
30 minutes) the interviewer will interview the patient about his or her experience with the
Virtual Reality system and then will ask for observations and opinions from the parent.
Inclusion Criteria:
- diagnosis of Generalized Anxiety Disorder with perfectionism and have received less
than three treatment sessions
Exclusion Criteria:
- too young to safely and effectively participate with the study materials
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