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Mental health care for young people using videogames; a pilot study on the development of a new intervention method toward Hikikomori and Futoko

Mental health care for young people using videogames; a pilot study on the development of a new intervention method toward Hikikomori and Futoko - Mental health care for young people using videogames; a pilot study on the development of a new intervention method toward Hikikomori and Futoko

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
JPRN
Registry ID
JPRN-UMIN000044204
Enrollment
40
Registered
2021-05-13
Start date
2021-07-01
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2026-06-29

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

Social withdrawal , Hikikomori ,school refusal

Interventions

Intervention A group will gain access to an online page developed for this research and will play an original video-game developed using the emotional transportation and narrative persuasion the

Sponsors

Faculty of Medicine, University of Tsukuba
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1) patients who admit to suffer or had suffer from social withdrawal or Futoko. (auto-declaration) 2) Patients 20 years of age or older (regardless of their gender)

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1) patients who can't self declare any experience of social withdrawal or Futoko. 2) Patients under 20 years of age (regardless of their gender)

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
We will evaluate if the is any statistically significant difference in any value of psychological assessment scales before and right after the ending of the interventional program. The following scales will be used for the primary outcomes: 1) transport narrative questionnaire instrument 2) Abbreviated POMS Questionnaire 3) Multidimentional Empathy Scale (MES)

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
We will evaluate if the is any statistically significant difference in any value of psychological assessment scales before and right after the ending of the interventional program. The following scales will be used for secondary outcomes: 1) Questionnaire Rosenberg Self Esteem Scale 2) Relaxation rating scale 3) GHQ The General Health questionnaire

Countries

Japan

Contacts

Public ContactFrancesco Panto

University of Tsukuba Graduate School of Comprehensive Human Sciences, Major in Clinical Sciences

s1630453@u.tsukuba.ac.jp029-853-3099

Outcome results

None listed

Source: JPRN (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Jul 3, 2026