Use of Virtual Reality to Communicate Concepts of Genomics to the General Public
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ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT00316056 |
Recruitment Status
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Completed
First Posted
: April 19, 2006
Last Update Posted
: July 2, 2017
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This study will investigate how people learn best about genetics. It involves participating in activities in NHGRI's Immersive Virtual Environment Laboratory (IVE lab), where digital "virtual worlds" are created that appear to surround the subject when he or she wears a head-mounted display.
English-speaking men and women between 18 and 40 years of age may be eligible for this study. Participants are randomly assigned to one of two groups, each of which receives a different type of information, once in the IVE lab. Subjects complete a questionnaire before and after performing the activities in the lab. The questionnaire evaluates the subject's knowledge of genetics and tests some reading and number skills.
Condition or disease |
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Healthy Learning Communication |
Study Type : | Observational |
Enrollment : | 346 participants |
Official Title: | Using Virtual Reality to Test Communication Strategies for Genomic Concepts |
Study Start Date : | April 14, 2006 |
Actual Primary Completion Date : | October 17, 2007 |

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Ages Eligible for Study: | 18 Years to 40 Years (Adult) |
Sexes Eligible for Study: | All |
Accepts Healthy Volunteers: | No |
- INCLUSION/EXCLUSION CRITERIA
All participants in this study will be healthy adult volunteers. Eligibility criteria for the study are: (1) being 18-40 years of age; (2) being able to speak English and having basic English reading and writing skills; and (3) not having taken a genetics course in the past five years. Both men and women will be included in the study. We will exclude women in their last trimester of pregnancy from the study, due to the small chance of study participants tripping or bumping into walls.
Because we are interested in how members of the general public learn best about genomic topics, participants in this study will be healthy adults. Individuals who are particularly susceptible to motion sickness will be excluded. Therefore, all participants will be screened for the following conditions prior to enrollment in the study: self-reported diagnosis with epilepsy, low vision, hearing problems, or vestibular disorders (e.g., dizziness, vertigo, motion sickness).

To learn more about this study, you or your doctor may contact the study research staff using the contact information provided by the sponsor.
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier (NCT number): NCT00316056
United States, Maryland | |
National Institutes of Health Clinical Center, 9000 Rockville Pike | |
Bethesda, Maryland, United States, 20892 |
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ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: | NCT00316056 History of Changes |
Other Study ID Numbers: |
060143 06-HG-0143 |
First Posted: | April 19, 2006 Key Record Dates |
Last Update Posted: | July 2, 2017 |
Last Verified: | August 25, 2009 |
Keywords provided by National Institutes of Health Clinical Center (CC):
Genetic Literacy Learning Genetic Knowledge Public Understanding of Science |
Science Education Healthy Volunteer HV |