VR headset could help treat OCD symptoms
NCT ID NCT07206199
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study is testing whether virtual reality (VR) can help people with obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) face their fears in a safe, controlled way. Thirty adults with OCD will try five weekly VR sessions that expose them to situations that trigger their symptoms. The goal is to see if this approach reduces OCD symptoms, anxiety, and depression.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- virtual reality exposure therapy
- What this could lead to
- If it works, this could offer a new, convenient way to help people with OCD manage their symptoms without needing to visit a therapist's office.
- What could go wrong
- This is a very small, early-stage trial with only 30 participants. The therapy may not work for everyone, and the effects might not last long-term.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- 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 30 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Mar 2024
- Expected to finish
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Mar 2027
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 55 years
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
This study is not open to healthy volunteers. The entry requirements below say who it is open to.
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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Inclusion Criteria: * Diagnosis of OCD (F42) using currently valid DSM-V and ICD-11 * Fluent in Czech Exclusion Criteria: * Any other psychiatric, neurological and serious somatic illness * Substance abuse * Psychotropic medication (e.g. benzodiazepines) except antidepressants, antipsychotic medication and hypnotics. * Contradictions to using a virtual reality (e.g., epilepsy, balance problems) * Pregnancy * Cardiostimulator and mental implants
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Conditions
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How to take part
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The places running it
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Nationa Institute of Mental Health
RECRUITINGKlecany, Česká Republika, 250 67, Czechia
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