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Can VR goggles help people with addiction rebuild their social lives?

NCT ID NCT06677515

Disease control Sponsor: Sykehuset Innlandet HF Source: ClinicalTrials.gov ↗

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First seen Jun 26, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time

Summary

This study is testing whether virtual reality (VR) training can help people with substance use and mental health disorders improve their social functioning and quality of life. Researchers will compare VR training plus standard care against standard care alone in 102 adults receiving inpatient addiction treatment in Norway. The VR program uses scenarios to practice social cognition, communication, and interaction over 5 weeks.

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 training
What this could lead to
If it works, this could offer a new, engaging way to help people with addiction and mental health issues build social skills and improve daily functioning.
What could go wrong
This is a relatively small, early-stage trial (102 people) testing a novel approach. The VR training may not be more effective than standard treatment, and some people may find it uncomfortable or impractical.

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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 102 people

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

Started

May 2025

Expected to finish

Dec 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

18 to 70 years

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: * adults aged 18 years or older receiving in-patient SUD treatment in specialized addiction treatment units in South-East Norway. This may include persons serving prison sentences during in-patient treatment according to the Execution of Sentences Act in Norway * having the capability to read, understand and sign the Norwegian informed consent form * willing and able to attend VR training two times a week for 5 weeks Exclusion Criteria: * significant visual, auditory, or balance impairment or other diseases affecting safety during VR sessions (e.g., epilepsy) * current clinically significant severe mental health disorder (e.g., acute episode of psychosis or current active suicidal plans). Persons with psychotic disorders or other severe mental illness are not excluded if their condition is stable. * severe travel sickness as a proxy for simulation sickness

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Conditions

The condition(s) this trial relates to.

mental disorder psychiatric disorder substance-related disorder

As listed by the trial registrant

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

Mental disorder Substance use disorders

How to take part

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  1. The places running it

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  2. The official record

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Contacts and locations

Locations

  • Innlandet Hospital Trust

    RECRUITING

    Brumunddal, 2381, Norway

  • Sykehuset Innlandet HF

    RECRUITING

    Hamar, Norway

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