Enhancing Generalization of Virtual Reality Exposure for Public Speaking Anxiety
Recruiting · NCT07323498 · Interventional (participants receive a specific treatment) · Lead sponsor: Philipps University Marburg
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What this trial is about
This randomized controlled trial examines whether imagery-based extinction memory updating following a standardized virtual reality (VR) exposure session improves the generalization of exposure effects to novel public speaking contexts. Individuals with elevated public speaking anxiety will complete a single-session VR speech exposure. Participants are randomized to (a) standard mental rehearsal of the exposure experience or (b) mental rehearsal plus guided imagery that updates the extinction memory with novel, non-exposed contexts. Generalization is assessed 7-14 days later using a multi-context behavioral approach test (BAT) in vivo and in VR.
Who can take part
Inclusion criteria
- speech anxiety scale score of ≥ 18 on the Personal Report of Communication Apprehension, Public Speaking Subscale (PRCA-PS)
- Self-report of 18 - 70 years of age
Where it is running
1 location listed.
- Department of Psychology, Philipps-University of Marburg - Marburg, Hesse, Germany