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Using Virtual Reality to Reduce Stigma Around Mental Health: A Study with High School Students in Coimbatore Participants: High School Students in Coimbatore Intervention: Virtual Reality Main Outcome: Reduce Stigma

A quasi experimental study to evaluate the effectiveness of virtual reality based stigma intervention oA quasi experimental study to evaluate the effectiveness of virtual reality based stigma intervention on mental health among adolescents in selected higher secondary schools at Coimbatore, Indian mental health among adolescents in selected higher secondary schools at Coimbatore, India - VR-STIGMA-ADOL

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
CTRI
Registry ID
CTRI/2026/04/108903
Enrollment
60
Registered
2026-04-21
Start date
Unknown
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2026-08-03

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Conditions

None listed

Interventions

Intervention1: Virtual Reality of Stigma: The intervention consists of a technology enhanced intervention using videos that simulate the lived experience of a peer, designed to reframe stigmatized beh

Sponsors

Dr Baskaran M
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Adolescents who are willing to participate in the study. Adolescents who are between class seventh to ninth standard.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Adolescents who are not present at the time of data collection. Adolescents with mental disability.

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Mean change in total score on the Peer Mental Health Stigmatization Scale Survey from baseline to post test at seven days. The scale measures stigmatizing attitudes toward peers with emotional or behavioral problems from two perspectives including perceived public stigma (items one to twelve) and personal stigma (items thirteen to twenty four). It utilizes a five point Likert scale ranging from disagree completely to agree completely.Timepoint: Baseline (T0): Pre-intervention assessment 4 Weeks (T1): Mid-intervention/Post-intervention assessment (depending on the duration of the VR program) 8 Weeks (T2): Follow-up assessment (to evaluate the sustainability of the effect)

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
NILTimepoint: NIL

Countries

India

Contacts

Public ContactBaskaran M

PSG College of Nursing

baskirathi@gmail.com942418047

Outcome results

None listed

Source: CTRI (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Aug 10, 2026