Immersive Virtual Reality Exposures in Youth with and without Obsessive Compulsive Disorder
This study uses commercially available Virtual Reality (VR) headsets to compare immersive VR exposures to traditional in vivo exposures in youth with OCD. We will compare whether VR exposures and in vivo exposures produce similar responses across subjective, physiological, and behavioral outcomes in youth with OCD and children/adolescents without any mental health conditions. It is our hope that we can use this information to improve current treatments for youth with OCD. (IRB00280525)
Am I eligible to participate?
- be between 8-17 years of age
- with or without OCD
- English speaking
Overview of Study Procedures
Phone Screen
The phone screen will allow us to learn more about your child to help us determine if the study will be a good fit. The initial intake phone call may take up to 30 minutes.
Visit 1
At the initial visit, which can be completed virtually via HIPAA-compliant teleconferencing software (e.g., Zoom), you and your child will complete an interview to determine full eligibility. This is the only virtual visit.
Visit 2
During the second visit, you and your child will be administered questionnaires and your child will also complete both VR and non-virtual exposure tasks and other computer tasks. This second visit is in-person.
Visit 3
During the third visit, you and your child will answer some additional questionnaires, and your child will also complete more VR and non-virtual exposure tasks, as well as other computer tasks. This third visit is also in-person.
Funding Source: American Psychological Association Division 53 Richard “Dick” Abidin Award (PI: McGuire); COACH Gift Fund (made possible by generous donations from patients, participants, and families who have received care through our program)
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