The goal of this clinical trial is to learn if there is an effect of Virtual Reality (VR) based-relaxation on electroconvulsive therapy (ECT)-related anxiety. The main questions it aims to answer are: * Does VR based-relaxation have an effect on anxiety in patients receiving ECT as part of routine clinical care? * Does VR based-relaxation have an effect on stress symptoms and heart rate in patients receiving ECT as part of routine clinical care? * Does depression severity have an effect on the effectivity of VR-based relaxation Researchers will compare VR-relaxation to relaxation breathing exercises and no relaxation to see if VR-based relaxation has an effect on ECT-related anxiety.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
NA
Purpose
BASIC_SCIENCE
Masking
NONE
Enrollment
20
Participants will receive a relaxation session using VR-goggles prior to their ECT. The VR session includes immersive calming visuals and audio.
Participants will perform a guided breathing exercises session.
Participants will receive treatment as usual without any additional relaxation intervention during this condition.
University Hospital Brussels
Brussels, Belgium
Change in anxiety levels (BAI) from pre- to post-intervention comparing VR-based relaxation, breathing exercises, and treatment as usual (TAU).
Measured through the Beck Anxiety Inventory (BAI), score 0-63, higher scores indicate more severe anxiety..
Time frame: Pre-intervention to post-intervention. Post-intervention meaning within Minutes of ending relaxation intervention.
Change in anxiety levels (VAS-anxiety) from pre- to post-intervention comparing VR-based relaxation, breathing exercises, and treatment as usual (TAU).
Measured through the Visual Analogue Scale for Anxiety (VAS-Anxiety), scale 0-10, higher scores indicate greater anxiety.
Time frame: pre- to post-intervention. Post-intervention meaning within Minutes of ending relaxation intervention.
Improvement in stress symptom (VAS-Stress) score after VR relaxation in comparison to breathing exercises and TAU.
Measured through the Visual Analogue Scale for Stress (VAS-Stress), scale 0-10, higher scores indicate greater stress.
Time frame: Pre-intervention and post-intervention. Post-intervention meaning within Minutes of ending relaxation intervention.
Improvement in stress symptom (heart rate) score after VR relaxation in comparison to breathing exercises and TAU.
Measured through the heart rate in beats per minute (bpm), higher values indicate increased physiological arousal.
Time frame: Pre- and post-intervention. Post-intervention meaning within Minutes of ending relaxation intervention.
The effect of depression severity on the effectivity of VR-based relaxation.
Measured through the Beck Depression Inventory (BDI), score 0-63, higher scores indicate more severe depression.
Time frame: Baseline
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