Basic information
Investigator: Mgr. et Mgr. Iveta Fajnerová, Ph.D.
Main recipient: National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH)
Research period: 1/6/2023 - 31/10/2023
Total budget: 625 000 CZK
Supported by: Central Bohemian Innovation Center (SIC)
Annotation
The proposed project aims to advance the transfer of "OCD house" software using Virtual Reality (VR) technology to increase the readiness of the technology for market conditions. It is a software tool aimed at clinical psychology and psychiatry designed for controlled symptom provocation for people with obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) in the context of virtual exposure therapy. The virtual environment allows for the simulation of diverse elements and situations corresponding to the different dimensions of OCD, overcoming the limitations of exposure therapy in real environments where target stimuli are not always readily available or cannot be appropriately graded. The software has already been developed and validated within the TAČR project GAMA Braintech. The technology has already been tested in a model NUDZ clinic setting with a clinical population under the guidance of KBT therapists (clinical trials). The aim of the project will be to demonstrate the applicability of the technology to the target population of therapists and its integration into the traditional therapeutic procedure.