The goal of this clinical trial is to use a novel virtual reality intervention to test for efficacy in reducing stimulant use and increasing abstinence, with concomitant increases in future self-identification, future time perspective, and delay-of-reward, in early recovering stimulant use disorder (StUD) persons. The main question\[s\] this trial aims to answer are: * Will the Virtual Reality (VR) intervention decrease the number of stimulant use days? * Will the VR intervention produce longer abstinence periods during follow-up visits? * Will the VR intervention increase stimulant drug abstinence rates? * Will the VR intervention increase future self-identification? * Will the VR intervention increase self-reported future time perspective? * Will the VR intervention increase preference for delayed rewards in a laboratory delay discounting task on the study day? * Will the VR intervention produce gains in the behavioral effects of future self-identification, future time perspective, and delayed rewards at the 30-day and 6-month follow-ups? Researchers will compare the experimental and control groups to see if there are differences in the results for the questions outlined above.
Stimulant Use, Substance Use Disorders
The goal of this clinical trial is to use a novel virtual reality intervention to test for efficacy in reducing stimulant use and increasing abstinence, with concomitant increases in future self-identification, future time perspective, and delay-of-reward, in early recovering stimulant use disorder (StUD) persons. The main question\[s\] this trial aims to answer are: * Will the Virtual Reality (VR) intervention decrease the number of stimulant use days? * Will the VR intervention produce longer abstinence periods during follow-up visits? * Will the VR intervention increase stimulant drug abstinence rates? * Will the VR intervention increase future self-identification? * Will the VR intervention increase self-reported future time perspective? * Will the VR intervention increase preference for delayed rewards in a laboratory delay discounting task on the study day? * Will the VR intervention produce gains in the behavioral effects of future self-identification, future time perspective, and delayed rewards at the 30-day and 6-month follow-ups? Researchers will compare the experimental and control groups to see if there are differences in the results for the questions outlined above.
Enhancing Prospective Thinking in Early Recovery
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Indiana University School of Medicine - Goodman Hall, Indianapolis, Indiana, United States, 46202
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18 Years to
ALL
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Indiana University,
Brandon G Oberlin, PhD, PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR, Indiana University
2026-05-01