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NCT04465240 · ClinicalTrials.gov registry record · NA
Adolescent Responses to Varying Environments in Virtual Reality Simulations
A NA study, sponsored by University of Southern California.
- Completed
- Registry status
- NA
- Development phase
- 107
- Enrollment target
NCT04465240 is a NA study that has completed, run by University of Southern California. The registered enrollment target is 107 participants.
The verdict
NCT04465240, a NA study, has completed, sponsored by University of Southern California.
- COMPLETED
- Registry status
- NA
- Development phase
- 107 participants
- Enrollment target
Study Summary
The objective of this study, named THRIVE (The Research In Virtual Environments Study), is to test hypotheses for how neighborhood environments influence stress and emotion, as a mechanism by which they may influence health. Neighborhood environments may have both acute influences on stress-related processes, but also may have lifespan effects due to the chronic, cumulative effects of repeated exposures and the long-term toll of adapting to adverse neighborhood environments. However, assessing neighborhood influences on stress and emotion is methodologically challenging. This study develops such a novel, alternative approach to address these questions by deploying a virtual reality (VR) based model of neighborhood disadvantage and affluence that creates an immersive experience approximating the experience of being in different neighborhoods. In this study, this model will be applied to understand neighborhood effects in a diverse sample of adolescents (n = 130) from a range of disadvantaged and affluent neighborhoods. The proposed study will employ a randomized experiment (n = 65 per condition), with online questionnaires and a single study session, to determine (a) if virtual exposure to neighborhood disadvantage elicits differences in emotion and stress reactivity; (2) if growing up in a disadvantaged neighborhood results in habituation or sensitization to different neighborhood characteristics; and (3) if chronic stress results in habituation or sensitization to different neighborhood characteristics. This research will develop an innovative methodology that will help establish the role that neighborhoods may play in eliciting stress as well as the processes of adaptation to chronic stress and chronic neighborhood exposures. In addition, it will help establish a method that can be utilized more broadly to study contextual and social environmental influences on psychological and biological risk in adolescence.
Interventions
- OTHER Virtual reality
Trial Details
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Enrollment Target | 107 participants |
| Start Date | 2021-10-06 |
| Est. Completion | 2023-04-22 |
| Phase | NA |
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Full Details on ClinicalTrials.gov ↗What the Registry Record Tells You About NCT04465240
The ClinicalTrials.gov registry entry for NCT04465240 describes a study currently listed as completed, categorized as NA. The registered enrollment target is 107 participants, a figure that helps gauge the scale of data the investigators plan to collect. The listed sponsor is University of Southern California, which has 617 total studies on file at ClinicalTrials.gov.
The record links to 0 conditions, and to 1 intervention - of which Virtual reality is the first listed.
NCT04465240 reports 0 study locations.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is clinical trial NCT04465240 about?
NCT04465240 is a clinical study titled "Adolescent Responses to Varying Environments in Virtual Reality Simulations". The objective of this study, named THRIVE (The Research In Virtual Environments Study), is to test hypotheses for how neighborhood environments influence stress and emotion, as a mechanism by which they may influence health. Neighborhood environments may have both acute influences on stress-related ...
What is the current status of trial NCT04465240?
This trial is currently completed. It is a NA study. The enrollment target is 107 participants. The study started on 2021-10-06. Estimated completion is 2023-04-22.
What interventions are being tested in trial NCT04465240?
The interventions under investigation include: Virtual reality (OTHER).
Who is sponsoring clinical trial NCT04465240?
This trial is sponsored by University of Southern California, which has 617 total clinical trials registered on ClinicalTrials.gov.
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