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Virtual reality for Emotions

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Led By Daniel A Hackman, PhD

Research Sponsored by University of Southern California

Eligibility Criteria Checklist

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Must have

Be younger than 18 years old

Timeline

Screening 3 weeks

Treatment Varies

Follow Up continuously assessed from the baseline period before the task through 30 minutes following the completion of both the virtual reality task and post-task questionnaires

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Study Summary

This trialtests how living in different neighborhoods affects stress and emotions in adolescents, using a virtual reality model to simulate neighborhoods. A diverse group of teens will be studied to see if growing up in certain neighborhoods changes how they react to stress and emotions.

Eligible Conditions

Emotions
Residential Characteristics
Stress

Timeline

Screening ~ 3 weeks3 visits

Treatment ~ Varies

Follow Up ~ from baseline before the virtual reality task to immediately after the virtual reality task, and to immediately and 15 and 30 minutes following completion of all post-task questionnaires

Screening ~ 3 weeks

Treatment ~ Varies

Follow Up ~from baseline before the virtual reality task to immediately after the virtual reality task, and to immediately and 15 and 30 minutes following completion of all post-task questionnaires

This trial's timeline: 3 weeks for screening, Varies for treatment, and from baseline before the virtual reality task to immediately after the virtual reality task, and to immediately and 15 and 30 minutes following completion of all post-task questionnaires for reporting.

Treatment Details

Study Objectives

Outcome measures can provide a clearer picture of what you can expect from a treatment.

Primary outcome measures

Change in blood pressure

Change in cardiac output

Change in high frequency heart rate variability

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Trial Design

2Treatment groups

Experimental Treatment

Active Control

Group I: Virtual reality simulation of neighborhood disadvantageExperimental Treatment1 Intervention

Participants will attend one study session. They will watch a video during a baseline rest period. Participants will be assigned to navigate and explore the virtual neighborhood representative of disadvantage they were assigned to. Then they will watch a video again during a recovery period.

Group II: Virtual reality simulation of neighborhood affluenceActive Control1 Intervention

Participants will attend one study session. They will watch a video during a baseline rest period. Participants will be assigned to navigate and explore the virtual neighborhood, representative of affluence they were assigned to. Then they will watch a video again during a recovery period.

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Who is running the clinical trial?

Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD)NIH

1,959 Previous Clinical Trials

2,673,533 Total Patients Enrolled

1 Trials studying Emotions

163 Patients Enrolled for Emotions

University of Southern CaliforniaLead Sponsor

905 Previous Clinical Trials

1,596,380 Total Patients Enrolled

Daniel A Hackman, PhDPrincipal InvestigatorUniversity of Southern California

Frequently Asked Questions

These questions and answers are submitted by anonymous patients, and have not been verified by our internal team.

Is eligibility for this medical experiment restricted to older ages, or are individuals below 30 years of age able to join?

"According to the criteria for participation, this study requires participants that are between 14 and 17 years of age. Additionally, there 21 trials targeting individuals below 18 and 86 focused on those above 65."

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How many participants is this medical study accommodating?

"Yes, the information on clinicaltrials.gov suggests that this trial is presently recruiting participants. This medical research was initially posted on October 6th 2021 and last updated on October 18th 2022. A total of 130 patients are required at one location for this study to be completed successfully."

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Who would be ideal candidates for this clinical investigation?

"This research trial is seeking to enrol 130 adolescents aged between 14 and 17 who are suffering from mental stress. To ensure eligibility, potential participants must be able to use a joystick with their dominant hand while taking physiological measurements with the other, possess sufficient hair length (1cm or more), and have no self-reported history of hypertension or cardiovascular disease nor any associated treatments that could lead to exclusion."

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Is this experiment currently accepting participants?

"As per the information found on clinicaltrials.gov, this study is currently seeking participants. This trial was first published on October 6th 2021 and its details were most recently adjusted on October 18th 2022."

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Recent research and studies

clinicaltrials.govStudy

Adolescent Responses to Varying Environments in Virtual Reality Simulations

Daniel Hackman 2021. "Adolescent Responses to Varying Environments in Virtual Reality Simulations". ClinicalTrials.gov. https://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT04465240.