Status:

COMPLETED

Virtual Reality-Reward Training for Anhedonia

Lead Sponsor:

University of California, Los Angeles

Conditions:

Positive Affect

Depression

Eligibility:

All Genders

18+ years

Phase:

PHASE1

Brief Summary

The purpose of this study is to compare the effects of Virtual Reality-Reward Training (VR-RT) with an active control condition, Virtual Reality-Memory Training (VR-MT), on positive affect and other c...

Detailed Description

Anhedonia, or loss of interest and pleasure in usual activities, has been relatively resistant to pharmacological and psychological treatments in the context of anxiety and depression. Newer treatment...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • At least 18 years old
  • Fluent in written and spoken English
  • Meet all of the following dimensional score cutoffs:
  • Score on the DASS-21 depression subscale must be ≥ 11
  • Score on the PANAS-P of 24 or lower
  • Score on the SDS of ≥ 6
  • Willingness to refrain from initiating other psychosocial treatments throughout the duration of the study

Exclusion

  • Lifetime history of bipolar disorder, psychosis, mental retardation, or organic brain damage
  • Substance use disorder in the past 6 months
  • Current use of psychotropic medications
  • Currently pregnant or planning to become pregnant
  • Self-reported frequent motion sickness
  • Self-reported seizures within the last year and/or a diagnosis of epilepsy

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

September 15 2022

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ACTUAL

End Date :

March 14 2025

Estimated Enrollment :

59 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT05342077

Start Date

September 15 2022

End Date

March 14 2025

Last Update

April 4 2025

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University of California, Los Angeles

Los Angeles, California, United States, 90095