Clinical Trials Logo

Clinical Trial Summary

Background: The environment at a psychiatric in-patient ward can lead to emotional distress and behavioral deviations in vulnerable individuals potentially resulting in conflicts, increased use of need-based medication and coercive actions, along with low satisfaction with treatment. To accommodate these challenges recreational and entertaining interventions are generally recommended. The tested interventions have, however, shown varying effects and often demand a high degree of planning and staff involvement while also being difficult to adapt to individual needs. Virtual Reality (VR) may help overcome these challenges. Methods: The study is a clinical trial, employing a mixed-methods design, enrolling 124 patients hospitalized at one closed psychiatric ward in the capital region of Denmark. All patients will be offered VR based stress reduction (e.g., mindfulness/relaxation techniques), entertainment, and distraction regularly during their hospitalization. Feasibility and acceptability will be explored with qualitative interviews supplemented with repeated non-participants observations and focus groups. The effect of the intervention will be assessed by comparing quantitative outcomes (e.g., coercion, need-based medication, and perceived stress) for a 12-month period with VR experiences available to a 12-month period without VR experiences available. Discussion: It is of significant interest to find non-intrusive interventions with minimal side-effects that may provide an alternative to pharmacological interventions and coercive actions in mental health services. If the VR intervention is found to be feasible and acceptable a larger study can be initiated and if found to be effective in a psychiatric in-patient setting, it can be scaled for use in psychiatric treatment facilities in general where it may benefit a large group of patients.


Clinical Trial Description

n/a


Study Design


Related Conditions & MeSH terms


NCT number NCT05654740
Study type Interventional
Source Mental Health Services in the Capital Region, Denmark
Contact Lars Clemmensen, PhD
Phone 23492490
Email lars.clemmensen@regionh.dk
Status Recruiting
Phase N/A
Start date January 1, 2023
Completion date December 31, 2024

See also
  Status Clinical Trial Phase
Not yet recruiting NCT06410508 - Evaluation of a Brief Intervention to Improve Engagement in Early Intervention Services for Psychosis N/A
Terminated NCT06012981 - Psychological Treatment in Psychiatric Inpatient Care N/A
Withdrawn NCT04097977 - Networked-Based Recovery With User Involvement N/A
Completed NCT02498106 - Diet and Aggression: Reducing Aggression Among Chronic Psychiatric Inpatients Through Dietary Supplementation N/A
Enrolling by invitation NCT06411951 - Integrated Care After Repeated Psychiatric Hospital Stays - Evaluation of an Interdisciplinary Treatment Program
Completed NCT04307394 - Development of a Video-based Intervention for Suicide Prevention N/A
Not yet recruiting NCT06250296 - Evaluation of a New Recovery-oriented Model of Psychiatric Inpatient Care
Completed NCT02674932 - Character Strengths Intervention Among Psychiatrically Hospitalized Youth N/A
Recruiting NCT04175366 - Shared Decision Making in Psychiatric Inpatient Care N/A
Not yet recruiting NCT05602870 - Advanced Chronic Liver Disease Screening by Transient Elstography in Patients Hospitalised in a Psychiatric Unit N/A
Recruiting NCT05136989 - Psychiatry and Individual Liberties: a Study of Institutions Characterized by a Reduced Use of Coercion
Recruiting NCT03332966 - Youth Experiences and Health Study
Completed NCT03369769 - Wellness Effects of Animal-assisted Activities With Autism Spectrum Disorder Youth in a Specialized Psychiatric Hospital N/A
Completed NCT04456062 - Using Caring Contacts to Reduce Psychiatric Morbidity Following Hospitalization During the COVID-19 Pandemic N/A
Enrolling by invitation NCT05859204 - Impact of Exercise Groups on Patient Mental Health and Wellbeing in an Acute Psychiatric Inpatient Unit N/A
Recruiting NCT03000985 - Evaluation of a Psychoeducation Program for Families Caregivers of Schizophrenic Patients : Randomized Study in Two Arms N/A
Completed NCT03911960 - Acceptance and Commitment Therapy for Tobacco Cessation Among Psychiatric Partial Hospital Patients N/A
Completed NCT04841603 - Brief Digital CBT for Mood and Anxiety Symptoms in Acute Psychiatric Inpatients N/A
Completed NCT05294549 - Implementation of Caring Contacts N/A
Completed NCT05220566 - Impact of the 'Reserved Therapeutic Space' Nursing Intervention: an Intervention Study in Acute Mental Health Units N/A