Feb 24,2021

AppliedVR Completes Pivotal Trial Finding Virtual Reality Is a Holistic Treatment for Chronic Pain

AppliedVR, a pioneer advancing the next generation of digital medicine, today announced results from its pivotal randomized controlled trial (RCT), evaluating virtual reality (VR) therapy for treating chronic pain at home. The study, which was published in Journal of Medical Internet Research (JMIR), found that AppliedVR’s EaseVRx device produced “clinically meaningful” improvement in multiple pain outcomes, and had high participant satisfaction and engagement.

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Jul 21,2022

AppliedVR Announces Results from a Clinical Trial Follow-up Study Finding RelieVRx Delivers Durable Effects Six Months After Completing Treatment

AppliedVR, an immersive therapeutics pioneer advancing a novel approach to medicine, today announced the results from a follow-up study that analyzed the durable effects of its flagship product, RelieVRx, which was recently granted marketing authorization by the FDA for chronic low back pain (CLBP). The research was published in the Journal of Medical Internet Research (JMIR) and reported the six-month follow-up results from a previous randomized controlled trial (RCT) of RelieVRx (formerly named EaseVRx). Researchers sought to evaluate the lasting effects of the RelieVRx eight-week, self-administered behavioral skills-based VR program versus sham VR in 188 adults with CLBP.

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Dec 08,2022

AppliedVR Awarded Contract with VHA Innovation Ecosystem, a Division of the United States Department of Veterans Affairs

AppliedVR, an immersive therapeutics (ITx) pioneer advancing a novel, virtual reality-based approach to medicine, today announced a contract with the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to provide its FDA-authorized RelieVRx (formerly EaseVRx) solution to select Veterans impacted by chronic lower back pain (CLBP). AppliedVR was awarded the contract with the VHA Innovation Ecosystem, a division of the VA that discovers, evaluates, and spreads mission-driven innovations that advance care delivery for Veterans.

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Jan 25,2023

Study: New VR sensory room reduces anxiety in people with intellectual disability

A new VR programme with interactive sight, sound, and touch experiences has helped improve outcomes for adults with neurodevelopmental disabilities, including autism and intellectual disability. The five-month preliminary study evaluated the viability and benefits of using Devika's Evenness VR Sensory Space technology as an intervention tool among 31 adults with different neurodevelopmental disabilities and their carers. Based on pre and post-scores of the users, the technology helped reduce their anxiety, and in particular, lowered depressive symptoms among participants with depression.

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Jan 26,2023

Sharecare launches VR program to improve well-being of American workforce and bring innovation to exercise

Sharecare, the digital health company that helps people manage all their health in one place, today announced the launch of Get Active, a new program to help employers encourage exercise among their workforces in a fun, approachable, and accessible way, using the immersive power of virtual reality (VR). In a pilot conducted in late 2022 with Lennar Corporation, Sharecare's Get Active program generated promising results with an engagement rate of 82% and a 280% increase in average weekly exercise minutes per person compared to pre-program.

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Feb 06,2023

MyndVR announces first-ever payer partnership, expanding VR therapy to seniors in New York

MyndVR, a therapeutic VR company focused on seniors, is now covered by insurance for the first time through a managed care organization in New York. The company’s VR content has been available to AgeWell’s Carewell members since the start of this year. CareWell plan members can use MyndVR headsets to enjoy virtual travel, special adventures and entertainment. They can also share their experiences in real time with relatives using VR. MyndVR hopes to continue expanding coverage among Medicare Advantage and Managed Medicaid plans.

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Dec 08,2022

How advancing tech has shaped mental health in 2022

The mental health landscape has welcomed discoveries, launches and experiences that showcase immersive technologies. Research, innovations and campaigns that explore the relationship between advancing technologies and mental health have come to the fore in 2022. As a result, there have seen sophisticated and ever-evolving technologies such as artificial intelligence (AI), virtual reality (VR) and gaming positioned as an effective tool to support holistic healthcare. Consumers want to access mental health interventions that are scalable, stigma-free, accessible and affordable.

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Dec 13,2022

Virtual reality companies BehaVR and OxfordVR merge

On Tuesday, VR behavioral health platform BehaVR and OxfordVR, a VR platform for severe mental health issues, announced their merger. The companies say their combination creates the largest virtual reality healthcare delivery platform. The companies, which will unite under the BehaVR brand, also garnered $13 million in Series B funding to support the merger. The round was led by Oxford Science Enterprises and Optum Ventures, with participation from Accenture Ventures, Confluent Health, Thornton Capital and Chrysalis Ventures.

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Dec 14,2022

Accenture Invests in BehaVR to Help Expand Access to Mental and Behavioral Healthcare Using Virtual Reality

Accenture has made a strategic investment, through Accenture Ventures, in BehaVR, a leading innovator in virtual reality (VR) digital wellness and digital therapeutics experiences. On the same day, BehaVR announced a merger with OxfordVR, a spin-out of Oxford University and a leader in science-based virtual reality treatments for serious mental illnesses. The newly combined entity will offer comprehensive, cross-acuity, VR-based therapeutic interventions for mental health, part of a digital therapeutics market expected to exceed $13B by 2027.

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Jan 07,2020

Pear Therapeutics Acquired Two VR Therapeutics from Firsthand Technology against Chronic Pain

Pear Therapeutics announced the acquisition of two pain relief therapies from healthcare VR company Firsthand Technology. The the first, called “Cool!,” distracts patients from pain or anxiety by having the user play games with virtual otters in a remote snowy landscape, and has been evaluated in clinical studies dating as far back as 2000. The second, called “Glow!,” saw its first proof-of-concept clinical studies published in 2015, and instead has users practice mindfulness and self-control while gathering virtual fireflies.

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