Status:
RECRUITING
VR-based Avatar Therapy for Treatment of Auditory Hallucinations
Lead Sponsor:
Semmelweis University
Collaborating Sponsors:
University of Barcelona
Parc Sanitari Sant Joan de Déu
Conditions:
Hallucinations, Auditory
Schizophrenia Spectrum and Other Psychotic Disorders
Eligibility:
All Genders
18+ years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
The primary aim of this study is to evaluate the safety and efficacy of AVATAR therapy, developed to address residual auditory hallucinations persisting despite medication in schizophrenia spectrum di...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Diagnosis of schizophrenia spectrum disorder according to DSM-5,
- Age 18 or older,
- The fluent use of the spoken language at the site (Hungarian/Spanish/Polish),
- Informed consent provided by the patient or their caregiver after being informed about the research procedure
- Stable medication dosage for at least 4 weeks prior to recruitment,
- Regular psychiatric follow-up,
- Experience of auditory hallucinations for at least three months (PANSS hallucination score of at least 3 points),
- Meeting the remission criteria described by Andreasen, except for the score related to auditory hallucinations
Exclusion
- Inability to identify a single dominant voice that is the subject of the intervention,
- Lack of cooperation,
- Intellectual disability based on medical history,
- Regular substance abuse
- Central nervous system injury or neurological disease that affects cognitive performance,
- Suicidal risk
- Aversion to virtual reality,
- Severe visual impairment
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
March 1 2024
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ESTIMATED
End Date :
December 31 2025
Estimated Enrollment :
90 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT06505564
Start Date
March 1 2024
End Date
December 31 2025
Last Update
July 19 2024
Active Locations (4)
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1
Semmelweis University
Budapest, Hungary
2
Uniwersytet Medyczny w Łodzi
Lodz, Poland
3
Unitat de Recerca del Parc Sanitari Sant Joan de Déu
Barcelona, Spain
4
University of Barcelona
Barcelona, Spain