Using Virtual Reality Before Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation for the Treatment of OCD
Yale University
Summary
This study will focus on the use of Virtual Reality (VR) technology in patients receiving treatment using Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (TMS) for Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD)
Eligibility
- Age range
- 18+ years
- Sex
- All
- Healthy volunteers
- No
Inclusion Criteria: * Participants must be at least 18 years old * Patients must have been clinically evaluated by a Yale Interventional Psychiatry Service physician who has deemed them appropriate to receive TMS for the treatment of OCD * Ability and willingness, in the investigator's judgement, to comply with the study procedure and study requirements. Exclusion Criteria: * Hearing or visual impairment to the degree that would interfere with ability to see or hear VR content. * Difficulty in understanding spoken or written English * Pregnancy * History of seizure disorder * Unable to prov…
Interventions
- DeviceVirtual Reality
Virtual reality gear and content will be used prior to TMS session as part of the provocation items
Location
- Yale Psychiatry Hospital Interventional Psychiatry Services (IPS) unitNew Haven, Connecticut