Empathy and Virtual Reality (VR)

Part of paid clinical trials in Coral Gables, Florida.

Sponsor
University of Miami
Study ID
NCT07314788
Status
Enrolling By Invitation

Conditions

  • Fear
  • Virtual Reality

Eligibility Criteria

Sex
ALL
Age
18 Years - 25 Years
Healthy Volunteers
Accepted

Interventions

  • Fear-inducing Virtual Reality (VR) experience — BEHAVIORAL
    Participants will complete a single virtual reality (VR) exposure involving a fear-inducing scenario (e.g., walking a plank above a high-rise building or canyon).
  • Neutral Virtual Reality (VR) experience — BEHAVIORAL
    Participants will complete a single virtual reality (VR) exposure involving a fear-inducing scenario (e.g., walking to the edge of a curb at street level).

Study Details

This study will characterize the subjective and physiological changes associated with empathy following a fear-inducing virtual reality (VR) experience.

Key Dates

Start date
Apr 15, 2026
Status verified
Apr 2026
Primary completion
May 31, 2027
Completion
May 31, 2027

Study Design

Enrollment
110 participants (estimated)
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
BASIC_SCIENCE

Arms

  • Experimental: Fear-inducing Virtual Reality (VR) experience
    Participants will complete a single virtual reality (VR) exposure lasting approximately 1-2 minutes, involving a fear-inducing scenario (e.g., walking a plank above a high-rise building or canyon).
  • Active Comparator: Neutral Virtual Reality (VR) experience
    Participants will complete a single virtual reality (VR) exposure lasting approximately 1-2 minutes, involving a neutral scenario (e.g., walking to the edge of a curb at street level).

Primary Outcome Measure

Change in self-reported empathy scores [ Time Frame: Baseline (prior to VR experience) and approximately 5 minutes post-VR experience. ]

Locations (1)

FacilityCityStateZIPSite coordinators
University of MiamiCoral GablesFlorida33146-

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