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Training Reward Responsiveness Through Virtual Reality

Virtual Reality Training Study

Who can join

As published by the study on ClinicalTrials.gov. "Not stated" means the study hasn't said — ask the study team.

Age
18 Years and older
Sex
All sexes
Healthy volunteers
Not accepted
Compensation
Not stated

Other requirements are listed under Eligibility below. Only the study team can confirm whether you can join.

What to expect

No one can promise a trial will help you personally — that is what the research is trying to find out.

What participation involves

  • Procedures mentioned: Questionnaires

Only what the study's summary and detailed description on ClinicalTrials.gov say. Time periods may describe the whole study or a part of it — ask the study team what applies to you.

Show the study's own words
  • "Participants will complete in-person VR sessions, laboratory assessments, and self-report questionnaires as part of the study."
  • "Participants will complete laboratory tests and self-report questionnaires as part of the study."
Compensation
Not stated
  • Study-related exams and procedures are typically provided at no cost. This is how many trials work in general — confirm the details for this study with the study team.
  • Participants are monitored closely by the research team throughout the study.
  • Some participants may receive access to an investigational treatment, which is still being studied.
  • Your participation helps researchers learn whether this approach could help future patients.

About this study

In plain language

This study compares virtual reality reward training, which helps people enjoy positive experiences, with virtual reality memory training. It tests their effects on positive feelings and other symptoms in adults with depression, low positive feelings, and trouble with daily life. Training lasts 4 weeks, and total participation lasts about 3 months.

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 clinical symptoms. VR-RT is a novel intervention aimed at enhancing savoring of positive experiences among individuals with elevated depression and low positive affect through guided imaginal recounting following immersion in positive VR experiences. The current study tests an enhanced version of this training using improved virtual reality technology. Target enrollment is 80 participants with low positive affect, depression, and impaired functioning, who are at least 18 years old, who will be randomly assigned to 4 weeks of either VR-RT or VR-MT. Participants will complete in-person VR sessions, laboratory assessments, and self-report questionnaires as part of the study. The total length of participation is around 3 months.

Compensation is read from the study's own description and may be missing — always confirm with the study team.

Eligibility

Who can join

  • Be at least 18 years old.
  • Be fluent in reading, writing, and speaking English.
  • Score 8 or higher on the DASS-21 depression survey.
  • Score 27 or lower on the PANAS-P survey of positive feelings.
  • Score 11 or higher on the WSAS survey of trouble with work and daily life.

Who can't join

  • Have ever had schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, psychosis (trouble knowing what is real), an intellectual or developmental disability, or physical brain damage.
  • Have had a substance use disorder (problem use of alcohol or drugs) in the past 6 months.
  • Currently take medicine that affects mood, thoughts, or behavior.
  • Are pregnant or planning to become pregnant.
  • Often have motion sickness.
  • Have had a seizure in the past year or have been diagnosed with epilepsy, a condition that causes seizures.
  • Have color blindness or vision that cannot be corrected to normal.

Simplified for readability. The official criteria below are what the study team uses.

Official eligibility criteria

Inclusion Criteria: 1. At least 18 years old 2. Fluent in written and spoken English 3. Meet all of the following dimensional score cutoffs: 1. Score on the DASS-21 depression subscale must be ≥ 8 2. Score on the PANAS-P of 27 or lower 3. Score on the WSAS of ≥ 11 Exclusion Criteria: 1. Lifetime history of schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, psychosis, intellectual/developmental disability, or organic brain damage 2. Substance use disorder in the past 6 months 3. Current use of psychotropic medications 4. Currently pregnant or planning to become pregnant 5. Self-reported frequent motion sickness 6. Self-reported seizures within the last year and/or a diagnosis of epilepsy 7. Self-reported color blindness or vision that is not corrected to normal

Study sites (1)

CA