Can eye movements in VR reveal mental health conditions?
NCT ID NCT07057024
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study explores whether eye-tracking technology in a virtual reality headset can help identify schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, and depression. Researchers will compare eye movement patterns of 120 participants (including healthy controls) to find specific markers for each condition. The goal is to develop a faster, more reliable diagnostic tool for these psychiatric disorders.
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Study facts
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- Phase
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Not a phased trial
Phase numbers describe drug development. The registry uses this when they do not apply, as it does for trials of devices, procedures or behaviour changes, and for observational studies.
- Participants
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About 120 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Feb 2026
- Expected to finish
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Feb 2029
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
The registry's catch-all category, for sponsors it does not file as a company, a government agency, or a research network.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
- Ages
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18 to 60 years
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Accepted
You do not need to have the condition being studied to take part.
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Inclusion Criteria: For all participants: * Male or female, aged 18 to 60 years * Subject having given their written consent to the study For Schizophrenia participants : * Diagnosis of schizophrenia according to DSM-V criteria and stabilised for at least three months For bipolar disorder participants : \- Diagnosis of bipolar disorders according to DSM-V criteria and stabilised for at least three months For depressive disorders participants : \- Diagnosis of depressive disorders according to DSM-V criteria and stabilised for at least three months Exclusion Criteria: For all the participants : * Subjects unable to give consent or not volunteering for the study. * Current(s) somatic(s) condition(s) * Specific ophthalmological problems (strabismus, amblyopia) incompatible with the devices stereoscopic (VR headsets) * Head trauma's history with loss of consciousness * Epilepsy history * Intellectual disability * Difficulties in understanding the French language * Current or during the last 6 months of substance abuse or dependence (except tobacco) * Freedom restriction by judicial or administrative decision and/or coercive hospitalisation * Cybersickness history * Pregnancy For healthy control group : * Current or previous psychiatric disorder * Current psychotropic drug therapy
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Etablissement Public de Santé Barthélemy Durand
Étampes, 91 150, France
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