Peer-reviewed. Independently validated.
Every clinical claim AugMend makes is traceable to a published study, an RCT, or a peer-reviewed source. Nothing asserted without evidence.
Research using AugMend’s platform and methodology — publications and registered trials.
Ko et al., Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, 2024.
Increased disclosure through conversational AI
Patients disclose significantly more through AI-based conversational assessment than through standard self-assessment instruments. AI delivery increases disclosure for all demographic sub-groups.
View publication →NCT#07538387 — MIT.nano AugMend Immersion Lab. Under peer review.
Patient preference for VR-based assessment
VR-based assessment outperforms standard digital assessment across 7 of 8 measured preference dimensions. Registered RCT — n=45, MIT.nano Immersion Lab.
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Peer-reviewed research by Alexandra Thérond, Sacha Moreau, and advisors that forms the evidence base for AugMend’s clinical approach.
Moreau S., Thérond A., Cerda I.H., et al.
Virtual Reality in Acute and Chronic Pain Medicine: An Updated Review.
Current Pain and Headache Reports, 2024 Vol. 28(9), 893–928.
View publication →Mazzolenis M.V., Mourra G.N., Moreau S., et al., Thérond A.
The Role of Virtual Reality and Artificial Intelligence in Cognitive Pain Therapy: A Narrative Review.
Current Pain and Headache Reports, 2024 Vol. 28(9), 881–892.
View publication →Cerda I.H., Thérond A., Moreau S., et al.
Telehealth and Virtual Reality Technologies in Chronic Pain Management: A Narrative Review.
Current Pain and Headache Reports, 2024 Vol. 28(3), 83–94.
View publication →Pan A., Moreau S., Rafeeh G., et al., Thérond A.
The Role of Virtual Reality in Chronic Pain and Loneliness: Narrative Review.
Journal of Medical Extended Reality, 2025 Vol. 2(1).
View publication →Thérond A., Pezzoli P., Abbas M., et al.
The Efficacy of Cognitive Remediation in Depression: A Systematic Literature Review and Meta-Analysis.
Journal of Affective Disorders, 2021 Vol. 284, 238–246.
View publication →Thérond A., Yuan C., Aiyer R., et al.
Brain-Centered Interventions for Nociplastic Pain: From Symptom Management to Pain Resolution.
Current Pain and Headache Reports, 2026 Vol. 30, Article 46.
View publication →Independent research that informs our approach.
Published by external researchers. Cited by AugMend to support clinical claims. All primary sources available via the links below.
Lucas G.M., Gratch J., King A., Morency L.P.
It's only a computer: Virtual humans increase willingness to disclose.
Computers in Human Behavior, 37:94–100 (2014). doi:10.1016/j.chb.2014.04.043
View publication →Falconer C.J., Slater M., Rovira A., King J.A., Gilbert P., et al.
Embodying self-compassion within virtual reality and its effects on patients with depression.
BJPsych Open 2(1), 74–80 (2016). doi:10.1192/bjpo.bp.115.002147
View publication →Maples-Keller J.L., Bunnell B.E., Kim S.-J., Rothbaum B.O.
The Use of Virtual Reality Technology in the Treatment of Anxiety and Other Psychiatric Disorders.
Harv Rev Psychiatry 25(3), 103–113 (2017). doi:10.1097/HRP.0000000000000138
View publication →Pourmand A., Davis S., Marchak A., Whiteside T., Sikka N.
Virtual Reality as a Clinical Tool for Pain Management.
Curr Pain Headache Rep 22(8), 53 (2018). doi:10.1007/s11916-018-0708-2
View publication →Additional third-party citations available on request. Contact info@augmend.health.
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