The problem
FND care involves complex symptoms, anxiety and depression for some patients, and services that need specialist pathway context.
Digital health R&D
HypnoThrive / THRIVE-FND.
Immersive hypnotherapy R&D shaped with NHS clinical partners for Functional Neurological Disorder pathways.
- Digital health R&D
- Immersive hypnosis
- Feasibility work
Problem and solution
Immersive digital health R&D for FND pathways.
Functional Neurological Disorder pathways can involve complex symptoms, specialist neurology services and mental-health needs that are not well served by one-size-fits-all digital products.
THRIVE-FND explores whether immersive environments, hypnotherapy scripts and biofeedback-style interaction can support a more tailored digital health experience. The concept brings therapeutic content, XR interaction and patient feedback into the same design process.
The project focuses on prototype development and evaluation: building an experience that clinical partners and patients can respond to before larger trials or service decisions.
The solution
An immersive hypnotherapy concept combining calming environments, tailored scripts and interaction design for feasibility testing.
How we worked
Developed with NHS clinical partners and FND expertise, with evaluation and patient feedback treated as part of the product question.
Pathway-aware
Designed around a specialist clinical context and feasibility-testing route.
Immersive scripts
The concept combines therapeutic content, environment design and interaction.
Clinical partners
Shaped with specialist FND, neurology, hypnotherapy and neuroengineering input.
How the concept works
Digital health R&D for immersive therapeutic pathways.
- Immersive environments designed to support relaxation and therapeutic engagement.
- Hypnotherapy scripts developed with clinical expertise for the FND context.
- Biofeedback-style interaction using signals such as eye and heart-rate tracking to explore personalisation.
- A gradual awakening module that uses passthrough cameras to bring users back into the real world safely.
- Patient and public involvement planned as part of evaluation, so the product is shaped by lived experience as well as clinical theory.
How we worked
A clinical R&D project with the right expertise around the table.
Nudge Reality led the XR product and prototype development, with clinical partners contributing FND expertise, hypnotherapy script development, neuroengineering insight and evaluation planning.
That mix shaped the prototype around the clinical pathway, the therapeutic content and the practical questions patients and clinicians would need to test.
What this demonstrates
Digital health XR for early clinical R&D.
THRIVE-FND shows how Nudge Reality approaches early digital health work: define the pathway, build a testable prototype, involve clinical partners and plan the evidence needed for the next decision.