Development and Feasibility of a Metaverse-based Blended Online Intervention to Prevent Employees' Depression

NCT06426342 | Completed DMC

• 1 other identifier: Mindguide_Employee
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 32
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

The goal of this feasibility study is to develop a new metaverse-based blended online intervention using an online program and coaching via metaverse to prevent depression among Generation MZ Employees in South Korea. In addition, this study primarily explores reach and acceptability and secondarily evaluates the preliminary effectiveness of this preventive intervention on Korea's Gen MZ Employees.

Conditions

Depression and Suicide Ideation

Keywords

depression; Employee; Preventive Health Program; Digital Health; Suicide

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (3)

• Recruitment

  Recruitment will be assessed by the number of potentially eligible participants enrolled.

  baseline

• The retention rate

  The retention rate will be calculated as the percentage of completion rates for the entire intervention and questionnaires until the completion of a 5 weeks after intervention.

  Baseline, at 5 weeks after intervention.

• Acceptability

  Acceptability refers to how participants perceive and feel about the intervention and its components. A 13- item questionnaire was developed based on the Client Satisfaction Questionnaire to measure acceptability with three subcategories: helpfulness (three items), suitability (seven items), and satisfaction (three items). Participants responded on a 5- point Likert scale ranging from 1 (not at all) to 5 (very).

  at 5 weeks after intervention.

Secondary Outcomes (5)

• Depression scale

  Baseline, at 5 weeks after intervention.

• Positive and Negative Affect Schedule

  Baseline, at 5 weeks after intervention.

• Satisfaction with Life Scale

  Baseline, at 5 weeks after intervention.

• Sleep Quality scale

  Baseline, at 5 weeks after intervention.

• Burnout assessment tool

  Baseline, at 5 weeks after intervention.

Study Arms (1)

Mindguide_employee

EXPERIMENTAL

Behavioral: metaverse-based blended online intervention

Interventions

metaverse-based blended online intervention BEHAVIORAL

A new metaverse-based blended online intervention was developed using an online program and coaching via metaverse to prevent depression among Generation MZ Employees in South Korea.

Mindguide_employee

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 20 Years - 42 Years
• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: Yes
• Age Groups: Adult (18-64)

You may qualify if:

• Generation MZ Employees of South Korea who are aged between 20 and 42; Millennials were born between 1981 to 1996, and Generation Zs were born between 1997 to 2004

You may not qualify if:

• \) being unemployed or having less than 1 year job experience,
• \) having mental disorders such as schizophrenia or substance abuse (as this is a preventive intervention) and currently attending other mental health therapy to avoid mixing effects.

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Ewha Womans University: lead

Study Sites (1)

Ewha Womans University

Seoul, Seoul, 03760, South Korea

Location

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Depression; Suicide

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Behavioral Symptoms; Behavior; Self-Injurious Behavior

Study Officials

• Suk-Sun Kim, PhD

  Ewha Womans Univeristy

  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: Professor

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: May 14, 2024
• First Posted: May 23, 2024
• Study Start: January 5, 2025
• Primary Completion: April 7, 2025
• Study Completion: April 7, 2025
• Last Updated: August 8, 2025

Record last verified: 2025-02

Data Sharing

• IPD Sharing: Will not share

Locations

KR (1)