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Use of Virtual Reality to Communicate Concepts of Genomics to the General Public

NCT00316056 · Status: COMPLETED · Type: OBSERVATIONAL · Enrollment: 346

Last updated 2017-07-02

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

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.

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Conditions

  • Healthy
  • Learning
  • Communication

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI)

    lead NIH

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Max Age
40 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2006-04-14
Primary Completion
2007-10-17

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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