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

NCT ID: NCT06504069

Last Updated: 2024-07-16

Basic Information

• Recruitment Status: NOT_YET_RECRUITING
• Clinical Phase: NA
• Total Enrollment: 160 participants
• Study Classification: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Start Date: 2024-09-01
• Study Completion Date: 2026-09-01

Brief Summary

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

Detailed 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.

Conditions

Adolescent

Study Design

• Allocation Method: RANDOMIZED
• Intervention Model: PARALLEL
• Primary Study Purpose: TREATMENT
• Blinding Strategy: DOUBLE

Study Groups

Prosocial VR Intervention

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.

Group Type: EXPERIMENTAL

Prosocial VR intervention

Intervention Type: BEHAVIORAL

A five-week gamified prosocial VR intervention program based on literature review and relevance to the local contexts will be developed for the proposed project. The intervention will be expanded to include five weekly sessions, each lasting between 10 to 15 minutes. Each session will depict a different daily life scenario-home, school, street, park, and shopping mall, respectively. During each session, participants will engage in a series of tasks that incorporate elements of prosocial behavior or helping actions within the scene. These tasks are designed to be more comprehensive and interactive, ensuring that participants are fully immersed in the experience for the entire duration of the session.

Waitlist control group

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

Group Type: NO_INTERVENTION

No interventions assigned to this group

Interventions

Prosocial VR intervention

A five-week gamified prosocial VR intervention program based on literature review and relevance to the local contexts will be developed for the proposed project. The intervention will be expanded to include five weekly sessions, each lasting between 10 to 15 minutes. Each session will depict a different daily life scenario-home, school, street, park, and shopping mall, respectively. During each session, participants will engage in a series of tasks that incorporate elements of prosocial behavior or helping actions within the scene. These tasks are designed to be more comprehensive and interactive, ensuring that participants are fully immersed in the experience for the entire duration of the session.

Intervention Type: BEHAVIORAL

Eligibility Criteria

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.

• Minimum Eligible Age: 10 Years
• Maximum Eligible Age: 16 Years
• Eligible Sex: ALL
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: Yes

Sponsors

The Hong Kong Polytechnic University

OTHER

Sponsor Role: lead

Responsible Party

Responsibility Role: SPONSOR

Principal Investigators

Bryant HUI, Ph.D.

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

The Hong Kong Polytechnic University

Central Contacts

Tao Zhang

Role: CONTACT

tao-t.zhang@connect.polyu.hk

852-94233827

Other Identifiers

HSEARS20221208004-01

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id