Clinical trial NCT06567496: Effects of a Virtual Reality Intervention on Mental Health Outcomes and Academic Success in Physical Therapy Students
Official title: The Effects of a Virtual Reality Intervention on Mental Health Outcomes and Academic Success in First Year Physical Therapy Students
Study type: INTERVENTIONAL
Overall status: ENROLLING_BY_INVITATION
Phase: NA
Conditions: Mental Stress
Anxiety
Depression
Satisfaction
Lead sponsor: Belmont University
Sponsor class: OTHER
Collaborators: name: BehaVR LLC
First posted: 2024-08-22
Enrollment: 23
Sex: ALL
Minimum age (years): 18
Standard ages: ADULT
OLDER_ADULT
Accepts healthy volunteers: yes
Allocation: RANDOMIZED
Intervention model: PARALLEL
Intervention model description: Mixed methods randomized controlled trial with a waitlist control group incorporating focus groups
Primary purpose: OTHER

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

Detailed description: 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:

1. 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
2. Explore correlations between performance, anxiety, depression, stress and First Resort use in first year physical therapy doctoral students
3. Explore the feasibility of use of First Resort app in first year physical therapy doctoral students

Eligibility criteria: 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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Primary outcomes:
measure: Patient Health Questionnaire-8
timeFrame: 8 weeks
measure: General Anxiety Disorder-7
timeFrame: 8 weeks
measure: Perceived Stress Scale-10
timeFrame: 8 weeks
measure: Client Satisfaction Questionnaire-8
timeFrame: 8 weeks
measure: Self-reported Cumulative Grade Point Average
timeFrame: 8 weeks
Secondary outcomes:
measure: Patient Health Questionnaire-2
timeFrame: 8 weeks
measure: General Anxiety Disorder-2
timeFrame: 8 weeks
measure: The exit survey included several questions about Life style factors
timeFrame: 8 weeks
measure: Qualitative feedback_Focus groups
timeFrame: 8 weeks
measure: Descriptive categorical
timeFrame: 8 weeks
Other outcomes:
Locations:
city: Nashville
country: United States
facility: Belmont University
state: Tennessee
Study officials:
affiliation: Belmont University
name: Sue E Curfman, PT, DHSc
role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR
References:
citation: Hoying J, Melnyk BM, Hutson E, Tan A. Prevalence and Correlates of Depression, Anxiety, Stress, Healthy Beliefs, and Lifestyle Behaviors in First-Year Graduate Health Sciences Students. Worldviews Evid Based Nurs. 2020 Feb;17(1):49-59. doi: 10.1111/wvn.12415. Epub 2020 Jan 8.
citation: Bolinski F, Etzelmuller A, De Witte NAJ, van Beurden C, Debard G, Bonroy B, Cuijpers P, Riper H, Kleiboer A. Physiological and self-reported arousal in virtual reality versus face-to-face emotional activation and cognitive restructuring in university students: A crossover experimental study using wearable monitoring. Behav Res Ther. 2021 Jul;142:103877. doi: 10.1016/j.brat.2021.103877. Epub 2021 May 11.
citation: Ma J, Zhao D, Xu N, Yang J. The effectiveness of immersive virtual reality (VR) based mindfulness training on improvement mental-health in adults: A narrative systematic review. Explore (NY). 2023 May-Jun;19(3):310-318. doi: 10.1016/j.explore.2022.08.001. Epub 2022 Aug 5.
citation: Macauley K, Plummer L. Prevalence and Predictors of Anxiety in Doctor of Physical Therapy Students. J Allied Health. 2017 Summer;46(2):e39-e41.