Effects of a dementia educational program using virtual reality (VR) for the general public

A randomized controlled trial of DRIVE, Drive for Dementia Readiness Inside Virtual Reality - DRIVE study

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

JPRN

Registry ID

JPRN-UMIN000044901

Enrollment

122

Registered

2021-07-20

Start date

2021-07-18

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2026-06-29

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Conditions

None listed

Interventions

A ninety minutes dementia education program using virtual reality (VR) technology is delivered. The program consists of short films about people with dementia and their families, VR video to experienc

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1) Those who live in Tokyo and wish to participate in this program 2) Those who have never attended the dementia supporter training course

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1) Those who have difficulty in reading Japanese and cannot understand the contents of the research explanatory document 2) Those under 16 years old 3) Those who are healthcare, long-term care, and welfare professionals

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
The attitude measured by Attitude toward People with Dementia after intervention program	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
1)Knowledge of dementia 2)Intention to provide help for people with dementia 3) Implicit attitudes toward dementia	—

Countries

Japan

Contacts

Public ContactHaruno Suzuki

The University of Tokyo Graduate School of Medicine

haruno@m.u-tokyo.ac.jp03-5841-3508

Outcome results