NCT06454851

A VR Intervention for Promoting Prosocial Behavior and Well-being in Youth

A Virtual Reality (VR) Intervention for Promoting Prosocial Behavior and Well-being in Youth Transitioning From Secondary to Tertiary Education: A Randomized Controlled Trial

• Status: Not Yet Recruiting
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 160 (estimated)
• Sponsor: The Hong Kong Polytechnic University · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 15 Years – 19 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Accepted

Summary

The objective of the present project is to develop a gamified prosocial VR intervention for youth transitioning from secondary to tertiary education, and to test the effectiveness of the gamified prosocial VR intervention for promoting prosocial behavior and well-being.

Detailed description

Targeting youth transitioning from secondary to tertiary education, the proposed project will adopt evidence-based intervention programs that use digital technologies to promote prosocial behavior and well-being, thereby supporting better intrapersonal and interpersonal development. The investigators aim to develop a gamified prosocial VR intervention for youth transitioning from secondary to tertiary education and to test its effectiveness through a randomized controlled trial (RCT).

Conditions

• Youth

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
BEHAVIORAL	Prosocial VR intervention	A four-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 four weekly sessions, each lasting between 15 to 20 minutes. Each session will depict a different daily life scenario-campus, lecture hall, canteen, and library, 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.
OTHER	No intervention	The waitlist control group will not receive the intervention during the study.

Timeline

• Start date: 2024-06-01
• Primary completion: 2025-05-01
• Completion: 2025-05-31
• First posted: 2024-06-12
• Last updated: 2024-06-12