Virtual reality for personalised anorexia treatment
Part of Mental health clinical trials.
This study uses a virtual reality (VR) app with artificial intelligence to help personalise your eating disorder treatment. It is for people with anorexia who are already receiving care at a South London and Maudsley service.
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Who can take part
- You are 18 years old or older.
- You have a diagnosis of anorexia nervosa and are receiving or about to start treatment at a South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust service (inpatient, day programme, or outpatient).
- You are medically stable and your clinical team thinks it is safe for you to take part in short virtual reality (VR) sessions alongside your usual treatment.
- You are able to give informed consent.
- You are not currently taking part in another research study or clinical trial.
- You have not had serious self-harm with suicidal intent or life-threatening behaviour in the last 12 months, and you are not currently suicidal.
- You do not have untreated or unstable epilepsy, and you do not have a psychotic disorder. If you are an outpatient, your body mass index (BMI) is not below 10.
Quick eligibility check
Answer a few plain-language questions, based on this study's own requirements, to get a preliminary sense of fit.
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