The Use of a Virtual Reality Intervention on Stigma, Empathy and Attitudes Towards People With Psychotic Disorders
NCT ID: NCT05982548
Last Updated: 2023-10-11
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Basic Information
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UNKNOWN
NA
180 participants
INTERVENTIONAL
2023-08-01
2024-07-17
Brief Summary
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Participants will review a VR intervention, and complete questionnaires at pre-test, post-test and one month follow-up.
Researchers will compare the VR intervention with a control VR intervention to evaluate the varying effects on stigma, empathy and attitudes towards those experiencing mental disorders.
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Detailed Description
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Conditions
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Study Design
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RANDOMIZED
PARALLEL
OTHER
SINGLE
Study Groups
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Intervention group
The VR intervention was created using the Unreal Engine software (Unreal Engine, 2022). The VR intervention includes the scenario of a home.
Participants will view the home as a first person character and experience psychotic phenomena including auditory hallucinations. The intervention will be delivered in one setting and lasts no more than seven minutes. It will be disseminated using smartphone inserted into VR headset equivalent of google cardboard.
VR intervention
VR intervention of no more than 7 minutes
Participants viewed the home as a first person character and experience psychotic phenomena including auditory hallucinations.
VR control group
The VR control group will view the scenario of the same home without the simulated visual and auditory hallucinations.
VR control intervention
VR intervention of no more than 7 minutes
Participants viewed the same home as a first person character without psychotic phenomena
Interventions
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VR intervention
VR intervention of no more than 7 minutes
Participants viewed the home as a first person character and experience psychotic phenomena including auditory hallucinations.
VR control intervention
VR intervention of no more than 7 minutes
Participants viewed the same home as a first person character without psychotic phenomena
Eligibility Criteria
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Inclusion Criteria
* Employed by the Institute of Mental Health as a physician, allied health professional or nurse.
* understands English
* work directly with patients.
Exclusion Criteria
* history of epilepsy
21 Years
99 Years
ALL
Yes
Sponsors
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Institute of Mental Health, Singapore
OTHER
Responsible Party
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Tay Jing Ling
Advanced Practice Nurse
Locations
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Institute of Mental Health
Singapore, , Singapore
Countries
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Facility Contacts
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References
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Tay JL, Qu Y, Lim L, Puthran R, Tan CLR, Rajendran R, Wei KC, Xie H, Sim K. Impact of a Virtual Reality Intervention on Stigma, Empathy, and Attitudes Toward Patients With Psychotic Disorders Among Mental Health Care Professionals: Randomized Controlled Trial. JMIR Ment Health. 2025 Jan 21;12:e66925. doi: 10.2196/66925.
Other Identifiers
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2023/00027
Identifier Type: -
Identifier Source: org_study_id
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