VR-assisted Curriculum on Depression for Stigma Reduction

Yale-NUS College

Status: Unknown

Conditions: Behavior; Control

Treatments: Device: Brochure; Device: Virtual Reality; Device: Standard Video Control

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT03912597

S-18-208

Details and patient eligibility

About

Two randomised controlled trials will be conducted to evaluate a virtual reality (VR) simulation designed to reduce stigma against depression. Qualitative interviews will also be carried out to evaluate the VR simulation.

Full description

The investigators examine the impact of a VR-assisted curriculum on stigma reduction towards individuals with depression. This is done through the development and evaluation of a VR-assisted curriculum that promotes stigma reduction towards depression among tertiary-aged students. Collection of data will provide insights about the effectiveness of VR's immersive quality in enhancing stigma reduction skills through measures of attitudes, beliefs and knowledge about depression. In the first study, VR is compared with traditional pamphlets in an information sharing booth about depression. In the second study, participants attend a 30-min session where they undergo an educational curriculum with either a VR or standard video as adjunctive tools.

Enrollment: 200 estimated patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18 to 26 years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Tertiary students from NUS and Yale-NUS only

Exclusion criteria

• History of medical or psychiatric disorder; History of motion sickness, dizziness or epilepsy; (For reliability and safety of heart-rate monitoring) Tattoos near the wrist and/or nickel or acrylate allergies

Trial design

Primary purpose: Other

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: Single Blind

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200 participants in 4 patient groups

Virtual Reality [A]

Experimental group

Description:

Participants watch a 4-minute virtual reality video, on top of reading a brochure, then answer post-intervention questionnaires.

Treatment:

Device: Brochure

Device: Virtual Reality

Brochure Waitlist Control [A]

Active Comparator group

Description:

Participants read an informational brochure about depression, then answer post-intervention questionnaires. After that, they will be given a chance to watch the VR video at the end of their participation session.

Treatment:

Device: Brochure

Standard Video Control [B]

Active Comparator group

Description:

Participants watch a 4-minute standard video. After which, using a video, a discussion of the video will be facilitated for participants to contextualise and understand the video better. Then, participants answer post-intervention questionnaires.

Treatment:

Device: Brochure

Device: Standard Video Control

Virtual Reality [B]

Experimental group

Description:

Participants answer pre-questionnaires, then watch a 4-minute virtual reality video. After which, using a video, a discussion of the video will be facilitated for participants to contextualise and understand the video better. Then, participants answer post-intervention questionnaires.

Treatment:

Device: Brochure

Device: Virtual Reality