Virtual Reality as a Dietary Education Adjunct for Pediatric Patients With Obesity

NCT ID: NCT05141214

Last Updated: 2024-06-12

Basic Information

• Recruitment Status: COMPLETED
• Clinical Phase: NA
• Total Enrollment: 48 participants
• Study Classification: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Start Date: 2023-02-24
• Study Completion Date: 2023-08-15

Brief Summary

Childhood obesity is a national crisis, effecting up to 1 in 5 of children in the US. In the Lucile Packard Children's Hospital Pediatric Weight Management Clinic, the investigators educate parents and caregivers about the importance of dietary modification. In addition to physician guidance, the investigators partner with registered dieticians to counsel families during an hour-long interview. However, traditional methods of education are limited by long-term recall. A typical person only recalls 2- 3% of didactic content after a period of 30 days. In order to improve recall and increase involvement of our pediatric patients in their own dietary modifications, the investigators propose a pragmatic, randomized pilot study investigating the effectiveness of Virtual Reality (VR) in changing dietary choices and improving recall.

Conditions

Diabetes

Study Design

• Allocation Method: RANDOMIZED
• Intervention Model: PARALLEL
• Primary Study Purpose: OTHER
• Blinding Strategy: NONE

Study Groups

Dietary Consult with Virtual Reality (intervention)

Those in the VR group will receive the same educational dietary review by the registered dietician, and additionally participate in a VR experience through an application called Chaos Café. In Chaos Café, patients are immersed into a computer-generated kitchen environment. A humorous robotic chef serves children different food groups. Gameplay is advanced by choosing healthy foods, while eating unhealthy foods does not advance the application.

Group Type: ACTIVE_COMPARATOR

Virtual Reality Application

Intervention Type: BEHAVIORAL

In VR application, Chaos Café, patients are immersed into a computer-generated kitchen environment. A humorous robotic chef serves children different food groups. Gameplay is advanced by choosing healthy foods, while eating unhealthy foods does not advance the application.

Dietary Consult without Virtual Reality (SOC)

Those in the SOC group will have the typical appointment, which includes a review of healthy diet choices with a registered dietitian and follow up according to clinic's SOC.

Group Type: NO_INTERVENTION

No interventions assigned to this group

Interventions

Virtual Reality Application

In VR application, Chaos Café, patients are immersed into a computer-generated kitchen environment. A humorous robotic chef serves children different food groups. Gameplay is advanced by choosing healthy foods, while eating unhealthy foods does not advance the application.

Intervention Type: BEHAVIORAL

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

• Ages 6-18 years of age
• Able to consent or have parental consent
• Diagnosis of Obesity Grade 1, 2 and 3 at LPCH/SHC facilities

Exclusion Criteria

• People who do not consent
• Significant Cognitive Impairment
• History of Severe Motion Sickness
• Visual Problems

• Minimum Eligible Age: 6 Years
• Maximum Eligible Age: 18 Years
• Eligible Sex: ALL
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: Yes

Sponsors

Stanford University

OTHER

Sponsor Role: lead

Responsible Party

Thomas Caruso

Clinical Professor

Responsibility Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Locations

Lucile Packard Children's Hospital Stanford

Palo Alto, California, United States

Countries

United States

Other Identifiers

63298

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id