Virtual Reality as a Intrinsic Motivation Intervention

NCT05725395 | Completed

• 1 other identifier: 68166
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 158
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

The goal is to explore the use of Virtual Reality (VR) as an intervention to increase intrinsic motivation in a healthcare setting. The investigators would like to determine if an educational VR intervention in the course of healthcare could increase pediatric patient intrinsic motivation compared to standard of care (i.e no VR).

Conditions

Psychological

Keywords

Virtual Reality

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

• Change in the intrinsic motivation

  Measured with six items from the modified Intrinsic Motivation Inventory (IMI) - Interest/Enjoyment Subscale. The perceived interest/enjoyment is scored on scale ranging from 1 (Not at all true) to 7 (very true)

  Day 1(baseline), Day 2

Secondary Outcomes (5)

• Change in current mental well being as measured by the modified WHO (Five) Well-Being Index

  Day 1(baseline), Day 2

• Change in the self-esteem (child)

  Day 1(baseline), Day 2

• Change in the self-esteem (Adolescent)

  Day 1(baseline), Day 2

• Change in the caregiver perception of the educational experience of the patient

  Day 1(baseline), Day 2

• Change in educational self efficacy

  Day 1(baseline), Day 2

Other Outcomes (1)

• Change in the Positive and Negative Affect feeling and emotion for Children

  Day 1(baseline), Day 2

Study Arms (2)

Virtual Reality then Standard of Care

EXPERIMENTAL

Participants will be randomized to receive the virtual reality intervention on the first day and receive standard of care on the second day of in-patient care.

Behavioral: Virtual Reality; Behavioral: Standard of Care

Standard of Care then Virtual Reality

EXPERIMENTAL

Participants will be randomized to receive the standard of care on the first day and receive virtual reality intervention on the second day of in-patient care.

Behavioral: Virtual Reality; Behavioral: Standard of Care

Interventions

Virtual Reality BEHAVIORAL

During in-patient care participants will be randomized to receive or not receive the educational virtual reality intervention on the first day. After two days, participants will receive a total of 10 minutes interventional in the morning (between 8am to 12pm) every day until their in-patient care concludes.

Standard of Care then Virtual Reality; Virtual Reality then Standard of Care

Standard of Care BEHAVIORAL

For case control, participants will service as their self control and be randomized to receive no virtual reality intervention on either the first day or the second day of in-patient care.

Standard of Care then Virtual Reality; Virtual Reality then Standard of Care

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 5 Years - 25 Years
• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: No
• Age Groups: Child (0-17), Adult (18-64)

You may qualify if:

• Patients' age range from 5 to 25 at LPCH/SHC facilities
• patient who speak english only

You may not qualify if:

• Participants who do not consent
• Have a history of seizure disorder
• Currently have nausea
• Have motion sickness
• Are clinically unstable
• Currently using corrective glasses (not compatible with VR headset)
• Currently pregnant
• non-English speakers

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Thomas Caruso: lead

Study Sites (1)

Lucile Packard Children's Hospital Stanford

Palo Alto, California, 94304, United States

Location

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MeSH Terms

Interventions

Standard of Care

Intervention Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Quality Indicators, Health Care; Quality of Health Care; Health Services Administration; Health Care Quality, Access, and Evaluation

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: not applicable
• Allocation: RANDOMIZED
• Masking: NONE
• Purpose: OTHER
• Intervention Model: CROSSOVER
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: SPONSOR INVESTIGATOR
• PI Title: Clinical Professor

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: November 22, 2022
• First Posted: February 13, 2023
• Study Start: June 20, 2023
• Primary Completion: January 30, 2025
• Study Completion: January 30, 2025
• Last Updated: November 4, 2025

Record last verified: 2025-10

Data Sharing

• IPD Sharing: Will not share

Locations

US (1)