The main objective of this study is to investigate whether body ownership directly influnces the perception of pain in individuals with BIID. The secondary outcome examines whether or not AR is also an effective tool for ameliorating physical and…
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- Other condition
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Health condition
A psychiatric disorder this is currently unclassified in DSM-V
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Intervention
Outcome measures
Primary outcome
- Augmented reality task, the main study parameters consist of self-reports
measured by a VAS and physiological recordings of heart rate and Skin
Conductance level (SCL) measured by the VU-AMS.
- Non-augmented reality task, the main study parameters consist of self-reports
measured by a VAS and physiological recordings of heart rate and Skin
Conductance level (SCL) measured by the VU-AMS.
Secondary outcome
N/A
Background summary
Head mounted display (HMD) technology can be defined as a pair of special
computer goggles that can be used to render different forms of stereoscopic
virtual content to the user. The two different types of content include both
virtual reality (VR) and augmented reality (AR). Virtual reality can be defined
as a non-invasive, stereoscopic, computer-generated reality that enables an
individual to experience all three dimensions of a virtual environment from any
perspective, i.e. the first or third person perspective. Therefore, VR entirely
separates individuals from their natural environment. Virtual reality has been
studied extensively in the context of managing chronic pain in both physically
identifiable [Hoffman 2000, Hoffman 2001, Hua 2015, Gershon 2004, Schneider
2004] and phantom pain [Cole 2009, Wake 2015] conditions. Collectively, these
studies suggest that virtual reality can serve as a powerful distractor for
managing pain. No research, however, has been conducted within this field using
augmented reality. Augmented reality can be defined as a non-invasive,
monoscopic or stereoscopic, realty that is created by combining both the real
world and a computer-generated world. This blended reality allows individuals
to view virtual images that are imposed over parts of their natural
environment.
Study objective
The main objective of this study is to investigate whether body ownership
directly influnces the perception of pain in individuals with BIID. The
secondary outcome examines whether or not AR is also an effective tool for
ameliorating physical and mental discomfort by providing patients with BIID
with a compelling visual manipulation of their current physical appearance into
their "ideal self".
Study design
This is a case study with behavioral outcome measures.
Intervention
Augmented reality.
Study burden and risks
The risk and burden associated with participation can be considered minimal.
There will be a total of 1 'AR' task and 1 'non-AR' task, each of which takes
around 35 minutes to complete.
Meibergdreef 5
Amsterdam 1105AZ
NL
Meibergdreef 5
Amsterdam 1105AZ
NL
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Inclusion criteria
The recruitment of participants takes place as follows. Practitioners at the department of Psychiatry will inform BIID patients that are currently or have previously been treated within our institution about our study. If someone is willing to participate in the study, we will personally visit with them at the Psychiatry department to inform them of the entire procedure. Moreover, they will receive an information letter by email that reviews all of the information again in detail in order to ensure that they have the opportunity to fully understand the procedure. After this, If they are still interested in participating, they will sign an informed consent and we will perform screening for inclusion and exclusion criteria.;Inclusion criteria:
-Men and women.
-Age between 25-65.
-Recently diagnosed with body integrity identity disorder.
-Desire to amputate lower extremity/extremities (leg/legs).
Exclusion criteria
- A desire for paralysis or other amputations that are not their lower extremities.
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Recruitment
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| Register | ID |
|---|---|
| CCMO | NL66440.018.18 |