Evaluation of a Virtual Reality-based Version of the Multiple Errands Test in Alcohol Use Disorder

Trial statusNot yet recruiting
Trial phaseNot applicable
Trial typeInterventional
Biological sexAll
Age18-65
SponsorHôpital le Vinatier

About this trial

The goal of this study is to validate the virtual version of the Multiple Errands Test (V-MET) as a tool for assessing executive functions in patients with alcohol use disorder (AUD).

More specifically, the project aims to:

1. evaluate if the performance in the virtual version of the test is related to the performance in the original test in patients with AUD. 2. establish whether the virtual version of the test is sensitive enough to detect patients with or without an executive function deficit.

All participants will perform the original version (in a real-life supermarket) and the virtual version of the test (in a virtual reality environment).

Performance in the two versions of the test will be compared. Participants will also complete a battery of neuropsychological tests and questionnaires.

Eligibility criteria

Qualifiers

written consent

Normal or corrected vision and hearing

Membership or entitlement to a social security plan

spoken and written French

Disqualifiers

under tutorship/ judicial protection

Sensory or motor impairment (impeding the use of virtual reality and/or mobility)

Severe neurological disorder (such as dementia or Korsakoff's syndrome)

Photosensitive epilepsy (contraindication for the use of virtual reality)

Trial design

Treatments tested in this trial

  • Multiple Errand Test (MET)
  • Virtual MET

Treatment groups

90 Participants
are divided into 3 treatment groups

Sponsors and collaborators