An interventional study of VR intervention and VR control intervention in Mental Disorder, sponsored by Institute of Mental Health, Singapore. Recruiting at 1 site in Singapore. Open to participants aged 21 Years to 99 Years, including healthy volunteers. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2023-10-11.
Sponsored by Institute of Mental Health, Singapore · Not applicable, Interventional, and Other
The goal of this clinical trial is to evaluate the effectiveness of a VR intervention on (1) stigma, (2) empathy and (3) attitudes towards those experiencing mental disorders.
Participants will review a VR intervention, and complete questionnaires at pre-test, post-test and one month follow-up.
Researchers will compare the VR intervention with a control VR intervention to evaluate the varying effects on stigma, empathy and attitudes towards those experiencing mental disorders.
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This study's planned enrollment of 180 is above the median of 94 across 1,574 interventional studies indexed under Mental Disorders.
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Exclusion Criteria:
The VR intervention was created using the Unreal Engine software (Unreal Engine, 2022). The VR intervention includes the scenario of a home. Participants will view the home as a first person character and experience psychotic phenomena including auditory hallucinations. The intervention will be delivered in one setting and lasts no more than seven minutes. It will be disseminated using smartphone inserted into VR headset equivalent of google cardboard.
Other: VR intervention
The VR control group will view the scenario of the same home without the simulated visual and auditory hallucinations.
Other: VR control intervention
VR intervention of no more than 7 minutes Participants viewed the home as a first person character and experience psychotic phenomena including auditory hallucinations.
VR intervention of no more than 7 minutes Participants viewed the same home as a first person character without psychotic phenomena
Desire for Social Distance
Desire for Social Distance Scale The eight questions are rated on a four-point Likert scale: yes, definitely (0), yes, probably (1), probably not (2) and definitely not (3) with greater scores implying greater desire for social distancing.
Time frame: pre-intervention, immediately after the intervention, follow-up at 1 month after intervention
Personal Stigma
Personal Stigma Scale Personal Stigma Scale consisted of two subscales: 'Personal unpredictable/ dangerousness' and 'Personal weak not sick' The questions were calculated as 'strongly agree' (4) to 'strongly disagree' (0), with greater scores implying greater stigmatizing attitudes.
Time frame: pre-intervention, immediately after the intervention, follow-up at 1 month after intervention
Empathy
Empathetic concern sub-scale of Interpersonal Reactivity Index The 7-item sub-scale is measured on a five point likert scale ranging from 'does not describe me well' (0) to 'describes me very well' (4).
Time frame: pre-intervention, immediately after the intervention, follow-up at 1 month after intervention
Attitudes towards those experiencing mental disorders
modified Attitudes Towards People with Schizophrenia scale The 7-item scale is measured on a nine point likert scale ranging from (1) to (9). Greater scores equate better attitude towards people with schizophrenia.
Time frame: pre-intervention, immediately after the intervention, follow-up at 1 month after intervention
Demographic data
occupation, gender, marital status, ethnic groups, age, years of service
Time frame: pre-intervention
Acceptability of the intervention
Authors constructed questionnaire to assess for acceptability of intervention. A total of 10 questions consisting of 6 multiple choice questions ranging from strongly disagree to strongly agree on a 7-point likert scale. An example of one question is, 'I find the intervention engaging'. It also consists of 4 open ended questions. Example of one question is, 'Please list the strength of the intervention'
Time frame: immediately after the intervention
Safety of VR intervention
Visually induced motion sickness susceptibility questionnaire: It consists of six questions that evaluates presence of adverse effects from using the VR intervention from 'never' (0) to 'often' (3).
Time frame: immediately after the intervention
Plan to share: No
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