NCT06567496

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

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

• Status: Enrolling By Invitation
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 23 (estimated)
• Sponsor: Belmont University · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 18 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Accepted

Summary

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

Detailed description

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

• Mental Stress
• Anxiety
• Depression
• Satisfaction

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
OTHER	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.

Timeline

• Start date: 2024-08-16
• Primary completion: 2025-05-15
• Completion: 2025-05-15
• First posted: 2024-08-22
• Last updated: 2025-02-07

Locations

1 site across 1 country: United States