Effects of a Virtual Reality Intervention on Mental Health Outcomes and Academic Success in Physical Therapy Students

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

ENROLLING_BY_INVITATION

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

23 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2024-08-16

Study Completion Date

2025-05-15

Brief Summary

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Exploring the impact of a virtual reality program, First Resort on graduate physical therapy student wellness and academic success.

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Detailed Description

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This study is exploring the impact of an 8-week virtual reality intervention among graduate physical therapy students. Self-report measures of anxiety, depression and stress will be collected pre/post to assess the impact of the virtual reality intervention.

Purpose:

1. Determine if there is an impact of a virtual reality intervention on symptoms of anxiety, depression and stress levels in first year physical therapy doctoral students
2. Explore correlations between performance, anxiety, depression, stress and First Resort use in first year physical therapy doctoral students
3. Explore the feasibility of use of First Resort app in first year physical therapy doctoral students

Conditions

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Mental Stress Anxiety Depression Satisfaction

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

Mixed methods randomized controlled trial with a waitlist control group incorporating focus groups

Primary Study Purpose

OTHER

Blinding Strategy

NONE

Study Groups

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Intervention

8 week First Resort virtual reality navigated through Meta Quest II headset devices

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

First Resort

Intervention Type OTHER

First Resort is an 8-week, self-guided, at-home, virtual reality program designed to be navigated via Meta Quest II headset devices and will be used as an intervention.

Delayed experimental intervention group

8 week First Resort virtual reality navigated through Meta Quest II headset devices delayed by one semester

Group Type OTHER

First Resort

Intervention Type OTHER

First Resort is an 8-week, self-guided, at-home, virtual reality program designed to be navigated via Meta Quest II headset devices and will be used as an intervention.

Interventions

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First Resort

First Resort is an 8-week, self-guided, at-home, virtual reality program designed to be navigated via Meta Quest II headset devices and will be used as an intervention.

Intervention Type OTHER

Other Intervention Names

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First

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

Physical Therapy students enrolled at a single university in the southern United States during the fall 2024 semester

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Exclusion Criteria

Patient Health Questionnaire-8 score of 15 or more General Anxiety Disorder-7 score of 15 or more History of seizures History of motion sickness History of epilepsy History of balance impairment History of significant visual History of auditory impairment

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Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes