A VR Intervention for Prosocial Behavior and Well-being Among Adolescents

The Hong Kong Polytechnic University

Status: Not yet enrolling

Conditions: Adolescent

Treatments: Behavioral: Prosocial VR intervention

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT06504069

HSEARS20221208004-01

Details and patient eligibility

About

The aim of this project is to examine the effectiveness of a gamified prosocial VR intervention.

Full description

There are two parts in this study. In the first part of the study, participants will be first directed to complete a background survey online (approximately 20 minutes). In the second part of the study, participants will participate in a 5-session gamified training program, one session a week for five consecutive weeks, each session lasts between 10-15 minutes. Upon completion of each session, participants will be required to complete a short 5-minute online survey. A daily diary study will be conducted during the intervention to monitor the nuance behavioral and attitudinal changes.

Enrollment: 160 estimated patients

Sex: All

Ages: 10 to 16 years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• School students aged 10-16 (i.e., primary 5 to secondary 5);
• Able to communicate in Chinese.

Exclusion criteria

• Significant cognitive impairment;
• Self-reported severe motion sickness;
• Uncorrected visual impairment.

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: Double Blind

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160 participants in 2 patient groups

Prosocial VR Intervention

Experimental group

Description:

Participants in the VR intervention group will engage in a five-week gamified prosocial VR intervention program. The intervention will consist of five weekly sessions, each lasting between 10 to 15 minutes. Each session will depict a different daily life scenario, including a home, school, street, park, and shopping mall.

Treatment:

Behavioral: Prosocial VR intervention

Waitlist control group

No Intervention group

Description:

Participants in the waitlist condition will not receive VR intervention during the study.