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NCT Number: NCT06567496

Effects of a Virtual Reality Intervention on Mental Health Outcomes and Academic Success in Physical Therapy Students

Exploring the impact of a virtual reality program, First Resort on graduate physical therapy student wellness and academic success.

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Key information

Conditions

Mental Stress Anxiety Anxiety Disorders Behavior Behavioral Symptoms Depression Mental Disorders Personal Satisfaction Satisfaction Stress, Psychological

Age range

18 year and older

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Interventional

Phase

Not applicable

Primary location

Belmont University

Nashville, Tennessee, 37212, United States

About this study

This study is exploring the impact of an 8-week virtual reality intervention among graduate physical therapy students. Self-report measures of anxiety, depression and stress will be collected pre/post to assess the impact of the virtual reality intervention.

Purpose:

  • Determine if there is an impact of a virtual reality intervention on symptoms of anxiety, depression and stress levels in first year physical therapy doctoral students
  • Explore correlations between performance, anxiety, depression, stress and First Resort use in first year physical therapy doctoral students
  • Explore the feasibility of use of First Resort app in first year physical therapy doctoral students

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: Yes

Only the study team can determine whether someone qualifies for participation.

Inclusion criteria

Physical Therapy students enrolled at a single university in the southern United States during the fall 2024 semester

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Exclusion criteria

Patient Health Questionnaire-8 score of 15 or more General Anxiety Disorder-7 score of 15 or more History of seizures History of motion sickness History of epilepsy History of balance impairment History of significant visual History of auditory impairment

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Treatment and study plan

First Resort

Other

First Resort is an 8-week, self-guided, at-home, virtual reality program designed to be navigated via Meta Quest II headset devices and will be used as an intervention.

Other names: First

Primary outcomes

  1. Patient Health Questionnaire-8

    Time frame: 8 weeks

    Self-reported questionnaire most frequently used worldwide for the screening and severity assessment of depression. Minimum score of 0 indicating no or minimal depression and maximum of 24 which is severe depression.

  2. General Anxiety Disorder-7

    Time frame: 8 weeks

    Self-reported questionnaire to measure or assess the severity of generalized anxiety disorder. Minimum score of 0 indicating no or minimal anxiety and maximum of 21 which is severe anxiety.

  3. Perceived Stress Scale-10

    Time frame: 8 weeks

    Self-reported measure of global perceived stress. Minimum score of 0 indicating low perceived stress and maximum of 40 which high perceived stress.

  4. Client Satisfaction Questionnaire-8

    Time frame: 8 weeks

    Self-reported questionnaire assessing satisfaction with the intervention. Minimum score of 8 indicating low satisfaction and maximum of 32 which is very high satisfaction.

  5. Self-reported Cumulative Grade Point Average

    Time frame: 8 weeks

    Participants self-report the overall semester grade point average. 0.0-4.0 with 0.0 indicating failure and 4.0 indicating all A's.

Secondary outcomes

  1. Patient Health Questionnaire-2

    Time frame: 8 weeks

    Self-reported questionnaire most frequently used worldwide for the screening and severity assessment of depression. Minimum score 0 indicating low likelihood depression and maximum of 6 which indicates positive screen for depression.

  2. General Anxiety Disorder-2

    Time frame: 8 weeks

    Self-reported questionnaire to measure or assess the severity of generalized anxiety disorder. Minimum score 0 indicating low likelihood of anxiety and maximum of 6 which indicates positive screen for anxiety.

  3. The exit survey included several questions about Life style factors

    Time frame: 8 weeks

    Participants will be asked about sleep and exercise behaviors throughout the study. They will also be asked if they had mental health support during the study, such as counseling or psychiatric care.

  4. Qualitative feedback_Focus groups

    Time frame: 8 weeks

    Describe experience with study through open-ended questions informing discussion portion of the paper.

  5. Descriptive categorical

    Time frame: 8 weeks

    This is descriptive and categorical data delivered through Qualtrics using single choice from multiple categorical responses. This included descriptive information about sleep, exercise habits, and other consults sought by participants.

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

Belmont University

Other

Collaborators

  • BehaVR LLC

Registry information

Official study title

The Effects of a Virtual Reality Intervention on Mental Health Outcomes and Academic Success in First Year Physical Therapy Students

Important dates

Study start
2024
Primary completion
2025
Study completion
2025
First posted
Aug 22, 2024
Registry last updated
Feb 7, 2025

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