Group Cognitive Behavioral Therapy With Virtual Reality Exposure Versus In-Vivo Exposure for Social Anxiety Disorder and Agoraphobia: Underpowered Results From the SoREAL Pragmatic Randomized Clinical Trial
Due to insufficient recruitment and substantial missing data, no definitive conclusions can be drawn regarding group differences between VR-CBT and traditional CBT in group settings. The feasibility issues encountered suggest that careful consideration of the benefits and limitations of VR technology is essential before implementation in clinical practice.
Authors
- Lars Clemmensen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1750-4649)
- Clas Winding Christensen
- Benjamin Arnfred (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3064-8460)
- Merete Nordentoft (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4895-7023)
- Carsten Rygaard Hjorthøj (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6943-4785)
- Nicole Rosenberg (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5198-2479)
- Louise Birkedal Glenthøj (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3621-8450)
- Fatime Zeka (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0960-3310)
- Kirsten Stengaard Moeller
- Mette Øllgaard
Institutions
- University of Copenhagen (DK)
- Mental Health Services (DK)
- Copenhagen University Hospital (DK)
- Gentofte Hospital (DK)
- Capital Region of Denmark (DK)
Publication Details
- Journal
- JMIR Mental Health
- Published
- 2025-08-17
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.2196/73815
- Primary Topic
- Perfectionism, Procrastination, Anxiety Studies
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- Novo Nordisk
- TrygFonden
- Novo Nordisk Fonden