NCT06504069

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

Effectiveness of a Virtual Reality (VR) Intervention for Prosocial Behavior and Well-being Among Adolescents: 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: 10 Years – 16 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Accepted

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

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
BEHAVIORAL	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.

Timeline

• Start date: 2024-09-01
• Primary completion: 2025-09-01
• Completion: 2026-09-01
• First posted: 2024-07-16
• Last updated: 2024-07-16