Tokyo, March 1 -- UMIN Clinical Trials Registry (UMIN-CTR) received information related to the study (UMIN000060299) titled 'Analysis of the Effectiveness and Challenges of Utilizing Virtual Space Technology (Metaverse) to Promote Understanding of Colorectal Cancer Prevention' on March 1.
Study Type:
Interventional
Study Design:
Basic Design - Cross-over
Randomization - Randomized
Blinding - Open -but assessor(s) are blinded
Control - Active
Primary Sponsor:
Institute - Okayama University
Condition:
Condition - Healthy adult
Classification by malignancy - Others
Genomic information - NO
Objective:
Narrative objectives1 - Promoting understanding of colorectal cancer prevention through the use of a metaverse platform to clarify its educational effectiveness and challenges
Basic objectives2 - Efficacy
Intervention:
Interventions/Control_1 - Experience the 3D metaverse the first time, and experience the 2D metaverse the second time
Interventions/Control_2 - Experience the 2D metaverse the first time, and experience the 3D metaverse the second time
Eligibility:
Age-lower limit - 18
years-old
=
Gender - Male and Female
Key inclusion criteria - (1) Students enrolled in in their first to third year at Okayama University Dental School, Faculty of Medicine Kindai University, and the Department of Foods and Human Nutrition, Faculty of Human Life Sciences, Notre Dame Seishin University, aged 18 to 40 years old.
(2) Individuals from whom written informed consent for participation in this research can be obtained, freely given after receiving full explanation and demonstrating sufficient understanding.
(3) Individuals capable of operating a PC without difficulty to utilize the metaverse environment.
Key exclusion criteria - Individuals deemed unqualified by the research director of each institution
Target Size - 24
Recruitment Status:
Recruitment status - Preinitiation
Date of protocol fixation - 2026 Year 01 Month 27 Day
Date of IRB - 2026 Year 01 Month 27 Day
Anticipated trial start date - 2026 Year 03 Month 01 Day
Last follow-up date - 2027 Year 03 Month 31 Day
To know more, visit https://center6.umin.ac.jp/cgi-open-bin/ctr_e/ctr_view.cgi?recptno=R000068939
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