Virtual reality / Major Depression · Interventional Study

Evaluation of an 8-week Behavior Skills-based Virtual Reality Program for Adolescents With Depression. (MDD)

ClinicalTrials.gov · September 8, 2026

Preliminary Why this matters to you Expert discussion

Early or partial results. Treat as a signal, not a conclusion.

AI Summary

This is a planned pilot or feasibility study evaluating an 8-week virtual reality behavioral skills intervention in adolescents with major depression. No results have been posted; the study is not yet recruiting and is designed to generate preliminary data on feasibility and symptom change outcomes.

What was studied

Interventional, Single Group, Open label, Treatment purpose. Major Depression; age from 13 Years; to 17 Years. Intervention: 10 adolescents with diagnosis of depression. n = 10. 1 site: United States.

Key findings

Safety

Safety was not reported in the material analysed. Check the source before drawing any conclusion about harm.

Who this may help

The source did not state who this applies to in practice.

Plain-language summary

This is a planned interventional study with very small estimated enrollment (10 participants) and no results yet reported; it represents early-phase feasibility work.

Study design

As stated by the source record.

MethodsPrimary outcome measures: Virtual Reality use helps teens with depression (assessed at 8 weeks); Virtual Reality use helps teens with anxiety (assessed at 8 weeks)

DesignInterventional, Single Group, Open label, Treatment purpose

PopulationMajor Depression; age from 13 Years; to 17 Years

Sample size10

Intervention10 adolescents with diagnosis of depression

Setting1 site: United States

Reported figures

Quoted from the source exactly as published.

Planned enrollment10

Intervention duration8 weeks

Primary outcome 1Virtual Reality use helps teens with depression, 8 weeks

Primary outcome 2Virtual Reality use helps teens with anxiety, 8 weeks

Caveats

No results are reported in this registry record; study has not yet begun recruiting.
Study phase is listed as NA; design details (randomization, control condition, blinding) are not specified.
Primary outcomes are stated broadly without validated instruments or quantitative thresholds specified.
Very small planned sample size limits statistical power and generalizability.

Evidence assessment

Graded across the dimensions that decide whether you should act, each from what the source actually supports. There is no single score, and where a dimension was not assessed it says so.

Study design

limited

Interventional, phase not specified; no control group mentioned in registry.

Directness

moderate

Addresses adolescent depression directly; primary outcomes are symptom change measures.

Consistency

insufficient

No results reported; consistency cannot be assessed against other evidence.

Risk of bias

insufficient

Study design details (blinding, allocation concealment) not reported in registry record.

Sample adequacy

limited

Estimated enrollment of 10 participants is very small; underpowered for definitive conclusions.

What is missing. This record has no key findings. That is a gap in the analysis, not a judgement about the study.

Source abstract

Registry record from ClinicalTrials.gov (NCT07807735). This is a study registration, not published results. Lead sponsor: Edward Via Virginia College of Osteopathic Medicine. Recruitment status: NOT_YET_RECRUITING. Phase: NA. Study type: INTERVENTIONAL. Enrollment: 10 participants (ESTIMATED). Conditions: Major Depression. Interventions: BEHAVIORAL: Virtual reality. Primary outcome measures: Virtual Reality use helps teens with depression , 8 weeks; Virtual Reality use helps teens with anxiety , 8 weeks. Brief summary: Evaluation of an 8-week Behavior Skills-based Virtual Reality Program for Adolescents With Depression.

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Edward Via Virginia College of Osteopathic MedicineVirtual realityMajor DepressionNCT07807735