Examination of gaze behaviour in social anxiety disorder using a virtual reality eye-tracking paradigm: protocol for a case-control study
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Examination of gaze behaviour in social anxiety disorder using a virtual reality eye-tracking paradigm : protocol for a case-control study. / Zeka, Fatime; Clemmensen, Lars; Arnfred, Benjamin Thorup; Nordentoft, Merete; Glenthøj, Louise Birkedal.
In: BMJ Open, Vol. 13, No. 8, e071927, 2023.Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
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T1 - Examination of gaze behaviour in social anxiety disorder using a virtual reality eye-tracking paradigm
T2 - protocol for a case-control study
AU - Zeka, Fatime
AU - Clemmensen, Lars
AU - Arnfred, Benjamin Thorup
AU - Nordentoft, Merete
AU - Glenthøj, Louise Birkedal
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PY - 2023
Y1 - 2023
N2 - INTRODUCTION: Social anxiety disorder (SAD) has an early onset, a high lifetime prevalence, and may be a risk factor for developing other mental disorders. Gaze behaviour is considered an aberrant feature of SAD. Eye-tracking, a novel technology device, enables recording eye movements in real time, making it a direct and objective measure of gaze behaviour. Virtual reality (VR) is a promising tool for assessment and diagnostic purposes. Developing an objective screening tool based on examination of gaze behaviour in SAD may potentially aid early detection. The objective of this current study is, therefore to examine gaze behaviour in SAD utilising VR.METHODS AND ANALYSIS: A case-control study design is employed in which a clinical sample of 29 individuals with SAD will be compared with a matched healthy control group of 29 individuals. In the VR-based eye-tracking paradigm, participants will be presented to stimuli consisting of high-res 360° 3D stereoscopic videos of three social-evaluative tasks designed to elicit social anxiety. The study will investigate between-group gaze behaviour differences during stimuli presentation.ETHICS AND DISSEMINATION: The study has been approved by the National Committee on Health Research Ethics for the Capital Region of Denmark (H-22041443). The study has been preregistered on OSF registries: https://doi.org/10.17605/OSF.IO/XCTAKAll participants will be provided with written and oral information. Informed consent is required for all the participants. Participation is voluntarily, and the participants can at any time terminate their participation without any consequences. Study results; positive, negative or inconclusive will be published in relevant scientific journals.
AB - INTRODUCTION: Social anxiety disorder (SAD) has an early onset, a high lifetime prevalence, and may be a risk factor for developing other mental disorders. Gaze behaviour is considered an aberrant feature of SAD. Eye-tracking, a novel technology device, enables recording eye movements in real time, making it a direct and objective measure of gaze behaviour. Virtual reality (VR) is a promising tool for assessment and diagnostic purposes. Developing an objective screening tool based on examination of gaze behaviour in SAD may potentially aid early detection. The objective of this current study is, therefore to examine gaze behaviour in SAD utilising VR.METHODS AND ANALYSIS: A case-control study design is employed in which a clinical sample of 29 individuals with SAD will be compared with a matched healthy control group of 29 individuals. In the VR-based eye-tracking paradigm, participants will be presented to stimuli consisting of high-res 360° 3D stereoscopic videos of three social-evaluative tasks designed to elicit social anxiety. The study will investigate between-group gaze behaviour differences during stimuli presentation.ETHICS AND DISSEMINATION: The study has been approved by the National Committee on Health Research Ethics for the Capital Region of Denmark (H-22041443). The study has been preregistered on OSF registries: https://doi.org/10.17605/OSF.IO/XCTAKAll participants will be provided with written and oral information. Informed consent is required for all the participants. Participation is voluntarily, and the participants can at any time terminate their participation without any consequences. Study results; positive, negative or inconclusive will be published in relevant scientific journals.
KW - Humans
KW - Phobia, Social/diagnosis
KW - Case-Control Studies
KW - Eye-Tracking Technology
KW - Death
KW - Ethics, Research
U2 - 10.1136/bmjopen-2023-071927
DO - 10.1136/bmjopen-2023-071927
M3 - Journal article
C2 - 37620268
VL - 13
JO - BMJ Open
JF - BMJ Open
SN - 2044-6055
IS - 8
M1 - e071927
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