“Virtual reality shows 80% effectiveness, with benefits lasting more than a year after treatment. » Eric Malbos, Psychiatrist.
C2Care offers a metro environment to expose the patient to their fears in a graduated and secure manner.
Exposure to feared situations in the metro can be relevant in supporting the patient. However, reproducing these situations in consultation is not always simple.
Attendance, crowds or possible immobilisation of the metro depend on external factors which the practitioner cannot control. The patient is also exposed to the presence of third parties and to a confined space that is difficult to recreate in the office.
Virtual reality makes it possible to recreate some of these contexts directly in the office, in a controlled and reproducible environment.
The C2Care environments allow you to recreate several situations associated with fear of the subway and gradually integrate them during the sessions.
The patient may be exposed to a train with low attendance, then to high traffic with crowd movements, to a night journey or to prolonged immobilization in the event of a breakdown. The practitioner chooses the environment adapted to the objectives of the session and adjusts the exposure in real time.
These situations can be repeated and gradually integrated into the practitioner's protocol in order to work with the patient on anticipatory anxiety, catastrophic thoughts and management of emotions linked to the confined space.
VRET
The practitioner seats the patient on a swivel chair and fits them with the virtual reality headset
Using the control interface, the practitioner selects the environment suited to the session's goals and starts the exposure.
During immersion, the practitioner supports the patient using a visual feed and can adjust the exposure scene in real time
Environments
Four subway situations can be recreated to adapt the exposure to the patient's anxiety level.
A lightly used train allows exposure to public transport to begin.
The density of travelers gradually increases according to the objectives of the session.
The nighttime journey adds a different context to the exposure in the subway.
A metro breakdown allows you to work on waiting and the lack of control in the train.
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Solène Montègue
Neuropsychiatrist
The developments C2Care is currently integrating into the interface are very promising and meet the established therapeutic objectives [...]: offering tailored exercises that can be adapted to levels of dependency, cognitive disorders, and patients' real-time responses.
Samia Lahya
Psychiatrist
With the acquisition of new equipment [...] and updates to the C2Care programs, its use has expanded even further: OCD, phobias, addictions, anxiety disorders, depression, and PTSD. Ten years later, it is no longer merely a curiosity, but a genuine therapeutic tool that is stimulating, innovative, and effective.
Sabrina Gineau
Psychologist
I incorporate this technology into brief therapies lasting two to four months, with one session per week. I begin with relaxation techniques and, when patients are ready, we proceed. It makes it much easier to expose people to these situations.
Noël Schepers
Psychologist
Virtual reality can enrich and personalize treatment, facilitate patient-therapist collaboration in developing the treatment plan, and add a playful dimension. The possibilities for development and application are immense and extend to every area of psychology and psychotherapy.
MĂ©lanie Boucherot
Psychologist
The value of this technology [C2Care] lies in offering new possibilities for therapeutic support and expanding the range of tools available to healthcare professionals.
François Maltese
Psychologist
For several months, we have been using virtual reality in habituation therapies. Before the procedure, patients are progressively and immersively exposed to their future medical environment and psychologically prepared to accept it.
Dre Marie-Claude Roberge
Doctor of Psychology
Since 2022, we have been using virtual reality therapy with the C2Care platform to simulate exposure to aversive stimuli and triggers that cause anxiety. Exposure therapy is used to treat specific phobias, including fear of heights, enclosed spaces, flying, dogs, emetophobia, and many others.
Dr Laure Du Pouget
Urologist
Using a virtual reality headset for self-hypnosis during prostate biopsies creates a calm atmosphere for a procedure that can sometimes be uncomfortable, even with effective local anesthesia...
Delphine Py
Psychologist
Thank you to C2Care for providing innovative virtual reality solutions to support CBT (cognitive behavioral therapy)! A major step forward in making exposure exercises easier and helping our patients overcome their phobias.
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FAQ
Answers to the most asked questions by practitioners and patients about virtual reality exposure therapy.
Virtual reality allows graduated and controlled exposure to anxiety-provoking situations, in a secure setting. It offers realistic and reproducible environments, promotes patient engagement and allows personalized care, adjusted to the needs of each patient.
C2Care has been testing its virtual reality exposure therapy software in hospitals since 2016. This approach is based on cognitive-behavioral therapies, combined with immersive environments to treat anxiety disorders and phobias.
Virtual reality treats anxiety disorders, phobias (including fear of the subway), post-traumatic stress and obsessive-compulsive disorders. It is also used for addictions, mood disorders and cognitive remediation.
Cybersickness, similar to motion sickness, can occur in certain patients. It concerns around 10% of people using a virtual reality headset. The practitioner adapts the progressiveness of the environments to limit this risk.
The practitioner precisely controls the virtual environment and adjusts the stimuli to the patient's needs. This control reinforces the feeling of security and helps the patient to gradually confront their fears.
Psychologists, psychiatrists and other equipped practitioners can use virtual reality in CHU hospitals, clinics or in private practice. More than 1000 practitioners are now equipped with C2Care solutions for the management of anxiety disorders.
Yes, all C2Care environments are grouped into a single application. The practitioner chooses and adjusts each environment, including the four subway scenes, according to the patient's progress.
The C2Care technical service can be reached by live chat from your control platform. In the event of a VR headset failure, a diagnosis is made and the defective equipment replaced within 48 hours.
