Unique ID issued by UMIN | UMIN000044204 |
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Receipt number | R000050474 |
Scientific Title | Mental health care for young people using videogames; a pilot study on the development of a new intervention method toward Hikikomori and Futoko |
Date of disclosure of the study information | 2021/05/13 |
Last modified on | 2022/04/26 16:04:32 |
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
Mental health care for young people using videogames; a pilot study on the development of a new intervention method toward Hikikomori and Futoko
Japan |
Social withdrawal , Hikikomori ,school refusal
Psychosomatic Internal Medicine | Psychiatry |
Others
NO
The purpose of this trial is to evaluate the effectiveness of an approach using fictional narratives, developed ad hoc ,on improving the empathy and the profile of mood states of Hikikomori and Futoko patients , as a primary endpoint. We set as secondary endpoint an improving in general mental health, relaxation and self esteem .We want to evaluate the overall efficacy on mental health and sociality of an exploratory program based on the use of fictional narratives based on the concept of cinema therapy . Due to the exploratory nature of the trial and the lack of previous researches we decided to set a variety of different outcomes .
We will explore if there is any difference on the dependent variables based on the use of animated video-game(emotional persuasion )versus text reading ( cognitive presuasion )of fictional narratives,secondarily.
Efficacy
Exploratory
Explanatory
Not applicable
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)
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
Interventional
Parallel
Randomized
Individual
Open -no one is blinded
Placebo
NO
NO
YES
2
Treatment
Behavior,custom |
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 theory . In the original game used in this research the characters go though hardships and discover themselves able to overcome them . This kind of storytelling is believed to perform emotional persuasion on the spectator / player. The game duration will be around 6 hours . The participant can play the game from their own device during the research period.
Psychological assessment tests will be accessible on the research web page, immediately before the programs starts and one week after the end of the program.
Control
A group will gain access to an online page developed for this research and will read 5 documents based on psychological education program developed by Japanese Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare.
Psychological assessment tests will be accessible on the research web page, immediately before the programs starts and one week after the end of the program.
20 | years-old | <= |
Not applicable |
Male and Female
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)
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)
40
1st name | Tamaki |
Middle name | |
Last name | Saito |
University of Tsukuba
Faculty of Medicine
305-8577
1-1-1,Tennodai,Tsukuba City ,Ibaraki Prefecture, JAPAN
029-853-3099
tamaki@md.tsukuba.ac.jp
1st name | Francesco |
Middle name | |
Last name | Panto |
University of Tsukuba
Graduate School of Comprehensive Human Sciences, Major in Clinical Sciences
305-8577
1-1-1,Tennodai,Tsukuba City ,Ibaraki Prefecture, JAPAN
029-853-3099
s1630453@u.tsukuba.ac.jp
Faculty of Medicine, University of Tsukuba
Faculty of Medicine, University of Tsukuba
Other
University of Tsukuba
1-1-1,Tennodai,Tsukuba City ,Ibaraki Prefecture, JAPAN
029-853-3099
s1630453@u.tsukuba.ac.jp
NO
2021 | Year | 05 | Month | 13 | Day |
Unpublished
Completed
2021 | Year | 05 | Month | 19 | Day |
2021 | Year | 06 | Month | 29 | Day |
2021 | Year | 07 | Month | 01 | Day |
2021 | Year | 12 | Month | 31 | Day |
2021 | Year | 05 | Month | 13 | Day |
2022 | Year | 04 | Month | 26 | Day |
Value
https://center6.umin.ac.jp/cgi-open-bin/ctr_e/ctr_view.cgi?recptno=R000050474
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