Status:
RECRUITING
Piloting Virtual Reality Environments to Treat PTSD in Healthcare Workers
Lead Sponsor:
Weill Medical College of Cornell University
Collaborating Sponsors:
Cornell University
Conditions:
Posttraumatic Stress Disorder
Eligibility:
All Genders
18+ years
Phase:
EARLY_PHASE1
Brief Summary
Healthcare workers and COVID-19 patients may experience psychological distress consequent to the pandemic, and are at particularly elevated risk for experiencing posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), ...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- A COVID-19 patient or any healthcare worker providing medical care or support who experiences occupational-related trauma
- English-speaking
- Age ≥18
- Medically stable
- Diagnosed with PTSD or sub threshold PTSD
- Ability to provide informed consent and function at an intellectual level sufficient to allow accurate completion of all assessment instruments
- Stable on psychotropic medication for the prior 60 days
Exclusion
- Current significant unstable medical illness such that the participant could not attend sessions regularly or complete assessments
- Patients who in the investigator's judgment pose a current homicidal, suicidal or other risk
- Lifetime or Current diagnosis of schizophrenia or other psychotic disorder
- Participation in a clinical trial or concurrent evidence-based treatment for psychiatric conditions or PTSD during the previous 3 months
- History of motion sickness or seizures
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
October 5 2023
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ESTIMATED
End Date :
January 1 2027
Estimated Enrollment :
20 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT04887116
Start Date
October 5 2023
End Date
January 1 2027
Last Update
October 28 2025
Active Locations (1)
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Weill Cornell Medicine
New York, New York, United States, 10065