Ignite Creation Date:
2024-06-16 @ 11:51 AM
Last Modification Date:
2024-10-26 @ 3:31 PM
Study NCT ID:
NCT06450665
Status:
NOT_YET_RECRUITING
Last Update Posted:
2024-06-10
First Post:
2024-06-05
Brief Title:
Reducing Social Avoidance Among Adolescents With Special Educational Needs
Sponsor:
The Hong Kong Polytechnic University
Organization:
The Hong Kong Polytechnic University
Study Overview
Official Title:
Reducing Social Avoidance Among Adolescents With Special Educational Needs
Status:
NOT_YET_RECRUITING
Status Verified Date:
2024-06
Last Known Status:
None
Delayed Posting:
No
If Stopped, Why?:
Not Stopped
Has Expanded Access:
False
If Expanded Access, NCT#:
N/A
Has Expanded Access, NCT# Status:
N/A
Acronym:
None
Brief Summary:
The goal of this clinical trial is to examine the effectiveness of a Virtual Reality VR social avoidance intervention in reducing social avoidance symptoms among adolescents with special educational needs Participants will complete tasks in the VR scenario with increasing difficulty and learn that they can cope in situations that they previously avoid We hypothesize that comparing with usual care ie waitlist control the intervention group will experience a significant reduction on social avoidance symptoms after treatment and this benefit will persist till 1-month follow-up
Detailed Description:
Over the past 25 years VR has been used to complement therapist-delivered psychological interventions primarily exposure therapy for anxiety related disorders VR renders real-world social interactions simulation which allows users to experience an anxiety provoking situation with a greater sense of control In Hong Kong with the lack of mental health professionals being a perennial problem VR-based interventions offer the potential to substantially reduce the treatment time and cost as well as to increase access to evidence-based psychological interventions
The Virtual Reality VR social avoidance intervention used in the current study is designed based on cognitive-behavioral approach with a virtual coach acting as the therapist It is designed in tandem with input from Hong Kong users to ensure the scenario can resonate with them
The Virtual Reality VR social avoidance intervention used in the current study is designed based on cognitive-behavioral approach with a virtual coach acting as the therapist It is designed in tandem with input from Hong Kong users to ensure the scenario can resonate with them
Study Oversight
Has Oversight DMC:
None
Is a FDA Regulated Drug?:
False
Is a FDA Regulated Device?:
False
Is an Unapproved Device?:
None
Is a PPSD?:
None
Is a US Export?:
None
Is an FDA AA801 Violation?:
None