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NCT07114887
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Virtual Reality for Vocational Recovery

Sponsor: Orygen

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Summary

Unemployment is higher among young people who experience mental ill-health compared to the general population. This can have a lasting impact on young people, many of whom are highly motivated to gain employment and education. There are many challenges to seeking, gaining, and maintaining employment for young people. To address these challenges and help young people meet their employment and education goals, investigators have developed a VR intervention to support vocational skill building. The aim of the current study is to evaluate the feasibility, acceptability, and safety, of the Virtual Reality for Vocational Recovery (VR4VR) intervention. A small group of vocational specialists will support up to 20 young people with their vocational outcomes using VR4VR over a 3-6week period. Both young people and specialists will complete questionnaires related to acceptability of the intervention, including qualitative interviews. Data on feasibility and safety will also be collected. Results will inform whether VR is feasible, acceptable, and safe to support vocational outcomes within vocational services that support young people with mental health difficulties, potentially supporting further intervention development and larger trials.

Official title: Enhancing Vocational Support With a Virtual Reality Vocational Skills Building Application: Piloting VR4VR

Key Details

Gender

All

Age Range

18 Years - 25 Years

Study Type

INTERVENTIONAL

Enrollment

20

Start Date

2025-08

Completion Date

2025-12

Last Updated

2025-08-11

Healthy Volunteers

No

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

Virtual reality for vocational recovery

Intervention is an immersive virtual reality (VR) intervention, delivered through a VR headset, supported by a trained vocational specialist. Intervention content was co-designed with young people with mental health and vocational challenges, and vocational specialists with experiencing supporting this population. Content was guided by goals of vocational programs, including Individual Placement and Support.

Locations (3)

Veritas House

Orange, New South Wales, Australia

Orygen Specialist Services

Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

Youth Focus Burswood

Perth, Western Australia, Australia