Status:

COMPLETED

Multisite Virtual Reality Intervention for Speech Anxiety

Lead Sponsor:

Boston University Charles River Campus

Collaborating Sponsors:

University of Texas at Austin

Curtin University

Conditions:

Public Speaking

Speech Anxiety

Eligibility:

All Genders

18-70 years

Phase:

NA

Brief Summary

Exposure-based cognitive behavior therapy is an efficacious treatment for speech anxiety and has been delivered effectively in a virtual reality (VR) environment. The present multicenter study (conduc...

Detailed Description

The goal of this multicenter clinical trial is to examine predictors of VR exposure therapy outcomes for college students with public speaking anxiety following a positive or negative mood induction. ...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Self-report of 18 - 70 years of age
  • Current student at a participating University
  • Ability to read English to provide informed consent
  • Familiarity with a computer keyboard and mouse or a touch screen device (e.g. phone, tablet).
  • For Phase 2: speech anxiety scale score of ≥ 18 on the Personal Report of Communication Apprehension, Public Speaking Subscale (PRCA-PS)

Exclusion

  • Previous participation (i.e., no participant may take the survey more than once).

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

October 8 2024

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ACTUAL

End Date :

July 23 2025

Estimated Enrollment :

1542 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT06593847

Start Date

October 8 2024

End Date

July 23 2025

Last Update

December 18 2025

Active Locations (13)

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University of Arizona

Tucson, Arizona, United States, 85721

2

Southern Illinois University

Carbondale, Illinois, United States, 62901

3

Tufts University

Boston, Massachusetts, United States, 02155

4

Boston University

Boston, Massachusetts, United States, 02215