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VR therapy takes on the voices in your head

NCT ID NCT06013748

Symptom relief Sponsor: University Medical Center Groningen Source: ClinicalTrials.gov ↗

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First seen Jun 26, 2026 · Last updated Jun 26, 2026

Summary

This study tests a new virtual reality therapy for people who hear voices that others cannot hear. The therapy uses computer-generated avatars to represent the voices, helping patients learn to cope. Researchers will compare this VR therapy plus usual care to usual care alone in 112 participants with mental illness.

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 therapy
What this could lead to
If it works, this could offer a new, non-drug way to help people who hear distressing voices feel better and gain more control.
What could go wrong
This is an early-stage trial with only 112 people, so results may not apply to everyone. The therapy is new and might not work better than usual care.

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Study facts

What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.

Phase

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

About 112 people

The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.

Started

Oct 2022

Expected to finish

Feb 2026

An estimate. End dates often move.

Lead sponsor

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

16 years and older

Sex

Anyone

Healthy volunteers

Not accepted

This study is not open to healthy volunteers. The entry requirements below say who it is open to.

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Inclusion Criteria: * Having a DSM-5 diagnosis of a psychiatric disorder * Distressing AVH for minimally 3 months. * Age 16 years or older Exclusion Criteria: * Insufficient command of the Dutch language * Unable to provide informed consent * Primary diagnosis of a substance use disorder, or organic brain disease (such as dementia) * A degree of substance abuse that hinders treatment adherence * Auditory verbal hallucinations in a language not spoken by therapists * Patients cannot receive CBT specifically focused at gaining empowerment over voices during the study period or 6 months prior to enrolment.

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Conditions

The condition(s) this trial relates to.

Hallucinations

As listed by the trial registrant

The condition terms exactly as the trial's registrant entered them.

Hallucinations, verbal auditory

How to take part

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  1. The places running it

    3 sites. The list below names each one and where it is.

  2. The official record

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Contacts and locations

Locations

  • GGZ Drenthe

    RECRUITING

    Assen, Netherlands

  • Lentis

    NOT_YET_RECRUITING

    Groningen, Provincie Groningen, Netherlands

  • University Medical Center Groningen

    RECRUITING

    Groningen, 9712EW, Netherlands