Haptics in Virtual Reality

University of Miami

Status: Not yet enrolling

Conditions: Literacy; Haptics; Literacy-language Intervention

Treatments: Behavioral: Traditional Virtual Reality Experience (Hand Controllers); Behavioral: Haptic-Integrated Interactive Virtual Reality Experience

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT07209228

20251020

Details and patient eligibility

About

The purpose of this study is to investigate the role of non-invasive wearable haptic feedback, in supporting literacy-focused Virtual Reality (VR) learning environments. The haptic feedback will be delivered through haptic gloves with integrated vibration monitors and finger tracking. The primary objective is to examine how multisensory engagement, specifically the addition of haptic cues, influences learning outcomes such as phonetic recognition, spelling, and reading skills in early learners.

Enrollment: 60 estimated patients

Sex: All

Ages: 6+ years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Students from elementary to higher education;
• Students aged 6 years old and up.

Exclusion criteria

• Students with significant uncorrected vision;
• Students with significant hearing impairments;
• Students with severe cognitive conditions;
• Students with significant neurological conditions;
• Students with significant motor conditions that would prevent safe participation in a VR-based learning activity.

Trial design

Primary purpose: Basic Science

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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60 participants in 2 patient groups

Haptics-integrated Interactive Virtual Reality

Experimental group

Description:

Participants in this group will receive haptic feedback delivered through haptic gloves with integrated vibration monitors and finger tracking. Each session will last up to 10 minutes, and participants will go through up to 5 sessions

Treatment:

Behavioral: Haptic-Integrated Interactive Virtual Reality Experience

Control Arm

Active Comparator group

Description:

Participants in this group will receive the Virtual Reality (VR) delivered through controllers with vibration-based feedback paired with visual and auditory cues, with hand movements. Each session will last up to 10 minutes, and participants will go through up to 5 sessions.

Treatment:

Behavioral: Traditional Virtual Reality Experience (Hand Controllers)