VR-assisted Curriculum on Depression for Stigma Reduction

NCT03912597 | Unknown

• 1 other identifier: S-18-208
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 200
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

Two randomised controlled trials will be conducted to evaluate a virtual reality (VR) simulation designed to reduce stigma against depression. Qualitative interviews will also be carried out to evaluate the VR simulation.

Conditions

Control; Behavior

Keywords

virtual reality; stigma reduction; depression; mental health campaigns; user experience; enjoyment; presence

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (5)

• Stigmatising beliefs towards depression

  The extent of agreement with negative beliefs and stereotypes about depression will be adapted from the 10-item agreement sub-scale of the Self-Stigma of Mental Illness Scale.

  2 minutes

• Stigmatising attitudes towards depression

  Stigmatising attitudes refer to the opinions that one has towards persons with depression, and how they would interact with these group of people. This will be measured using an adapted version of the Attribution Questionnaire-27.

  5 minutes

• Knowledge about depression

  A Depression Literacy measure will be used to assess participants' understanding and knowledge of depression.

  2 minutes

• Video Enjoyment

  In the VR condition, enjoyment of the VR simulation will be assessed through five items on a video enjoyment questionnaire created by the researchers, that includes items such as "I found the video interesting" and "The video made me more interested in the topic" on a visual analog scale. The scale was anchored between 0 indicating "Strongly Disagree" to 10 indicating "Strongly Agree".

  1 minute

• Video Presence

  Presence felt in the VR simulation will be assessed through four items on a video presence questionnaire, that includes items such as "How aware were you of events happening in your actual surroundings outside of the video?" and "How strong was your sense of 'being there' in the video environment?" on a visual analog scale. The questions were adapted from the original Presence Questionnaire by Witmer and Singer (1998) that outlined four sub-factors of control, sensory, distraction and realism; items in our questionnaire were carefully selected to represent all of the factors. The scale ranged from 0 indicating "Not At All" to 10 indicating "Very Much So".

  1 minute

Secondary Outcomes (3)

• Affect (PANAS)

  3 minutes

• Heart rate live tracking

  4 minutes

• Qualitative feedback about VR video

  10 minutes

Study Arms (4)

Virtual Reality [A]

EXPERIMENTAL

Participants watch a 4-minute virtual reality video, on top of reading a brochure, then answer post-intervention questionnaires.

Device: Virtual Reality; Device: Brochure

Brochure Waitlist Control [A]

ACTIVE COMPARATOR

Participants read an informational brochure about depression, then answer post-intervention questionnaires. After that, they will be given a chance to watch the VR video at the end of their participation session.

Device: Brochure

Standard Video Control [B]

ACTIVE COMPARATOR

Participants watch a 4-minute standard video. After which, using a video, a discussion of the video will be facilitated for participants to contextualise and understand the video better. Then, participants answer post-intervention questionnaires.

Device: Brochure; Device: Standard Video Control

Virtual Reality [B]

EXPERIMENTAL

Participants answer pre-questionnaires, then watch a 4-minute virtual reality video. After which, using a video, a discussion of the video will be facilitated for participants to contextualise and understand the video better. Then, participants answer post-intervention questionnaires.

Device: Virtual Reality; Device: Brochure

Interventions

Virtual Reality DEVICE

The 4-minute virtual reality video depicts a day in a life of a student with depression. The one-take video, filmed with a 360° camera, is designed to provide users with an immersive experience that simulates what it feels like to have depression. The user interface consisted of a Google Cardboard VR headset attached to a smartphone.

Virtual Reality [A]; Virtual Reality [B]

Brochure DEVICE

Participants read an informational brochure about depression depicting standard information about depression, including symptoms and information on how to support someone with depression.

Brochure Waitlist Control [A]; Standard Video Control [B]; Virtual Reality [A]; Virtual Reality [B]

Standard Video Control DEVICE

The 4-minute standard video depicts a similar storyline as was shown in the VR video. The standard video is filmed from a third-party perspective with multiple takes edited into a final video, following the standard filming style of these videos. The standard video will be viewed from a laptop with headphones attached.

Standard Video Control [B]

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 18 Years - 26 Years
• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: Yes
• Age Groups: Adult (18-64)

You may qualify if:

• Tertiary students from NUS and Yale-NUS only

You may not qualify if:

• History of medical or psychiatric disorder; History of motion sickness, dizziness or epilepsy; (For reliability and safety of heart-rate monitoring) Tattoos near the wrist and/or nickel or acrylate allergies

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Yale-NUS College: lead

Study Sites (1)

Yale-NUS College

Singapore, 138527, Singapore

RECRUITING

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Behavior; Depression

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Behavioral Symptoms

Central Study Contacts

Jean Liu, PhD

CONTACT

66013694; jeanliu@yale-nus.edu.sg

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: not applicable
• Allocation: RANDOMIZED
• Masking: SINGLE
• Who Masked: PARTICIPANT
• Purpose: OTHER
• Intervention Model: PARALLEL
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: SPONSOR

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: April 10, 2019
• First Posted: April 11, 2019
• Study Start: September 19, 2018
• Primary Completion: April 20, 2019
• Study Completion: April 20, 2019
• Last Updated: April 17, 2019

Record last verified: 2019-04

Locations

SG (1)