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

Completed

Conditions studied: Healthy, Learning, Communication

In brief

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. ...

Key facts

Study ID

NCT00316056

Run by

National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI)

People needed

346

Starts

2006-04-14

Last updated by the study team

2017-07-02

Who can join

Age: 18 and older, up to 40. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

Where it is running

• National Institutes of Health Clinical Center, 9000 Rockville Pike — Bethesda, Maryland, United States

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