Virtual Reality (VR) Regulators

NCT06184529 | Completed

• 1 other identifier: 20231355
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 151
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

The purpose of this study is to test how well a virtual reality simulation helps adults learn new skills for managing children's emotions.

Conditions

Emotion Regulation

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (2)

• Adult Emotion Regulation as measured by the Difficulties in Emotion Regulation Scale

  Score ranges from 18-90 with higher scores representing more problems with emotion regulation.

  Baseline

• Changes in adult responses to child emotions as measured by the Adult Responses to Young Children's Strong Emotions Scale

  Score ranges from 7-35 with higher scores representing a higher frequency of reported or planned use of adaptive emotion regulation responses to children

  Baseline, up to 10 minutes post-intervention, 1 month post-intervention

Secondary Outcomes (1)

• Satisfaction as measured by the Virtual Reality Satisfaction Survey

  up to 10 minutes post-intervention

Study Arms (1)

Virtual Reality Group

EXPERIMENTAL

Participants in this group will receive the virtual reality simulation for up to 6 weeks.

Behavioral: Virtual Reality

Interventions

Virtual Reality BEHAVIORAL

The virtual reality simulation includes a one time viewing of a brief video tutorial and then trying out a one time virtual reality simulation with a child avatar that takes 10-20 minutes to complete in-person.

Virtual Reality Group

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 18 Years+
• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: Yes
• Age Groups: Adult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)

You may qualify if:

• Adult 18 years old or higher AND
• Caregiver of a child ages 3-6 years old OR educator or child allied health or medical professional that regularly works with children ages 3-6 years old

You may not qualify if:

• adults who do not speak English or Spanish
• adults with a history of significant motion sickness, active nausea, and vomiting or epilepsy

Sponsors & Collaborators

• University of Miami: lead
• The Children's Trust, Miami FL: collaborator

Study Sites (1)

University of Miami

Miami, Florida, 33136, United States

Location

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Emotional Regulation

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Self-Control; Social Behavior; Behavior

Study Officials

• Jason Jent, PhD

  University of Miami

  PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: not applicable
• Allocation: NA
• Masking: NONE
• Purpose: PREVENTION
• Intervention Model: SINGLE GROUP
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
• PI Title: Associate Professor

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: December 14, 2023
• First Posted: December 28, 2023
• Study Start: February 21, 2024
• Primary Completion: August 30, 2024
• Study Completion: August 30, 2024
• Last Updated: September 19, 2024

Record last verified: 2024-09

Data Sharing

• IPD Sharing: Will not share

Locations

US (1)