Virtual Reality Intervention (VR-GINSO) for Reducing Aggression in Young Offenders

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Conditions studied: Aggression

In brief

The goal of this clinical trial is to see if a specific intervention program that uses virtual reality (VR) helps young people reduce aggressive behavior more than the same program without VR or their usual treatment. The study will also look at how the program affects anger, impulsivity, emotional control, and how participants understand and handle conflicts with others. The main questions the study wants to answer are: * Does the intervention program with VR help young people reduce aggressive behavior more than the same program without VR or just their usual treatment? * What changes in the mind and body are linked to improvements in aggressive behavior and emotional control? The researchers will compare three groups of young people: * Usual treatment plus the 4-session intervention program with VR. * Usual treatment plus the 4-session intervention program without VR. * Usual treatment only. Participants will: * Attend 4 individual sessions lasting 1 to 1.5 hours, once a week. * Take part in activities to learn how to recognize emotions, understand conflict situations, and manage anger and impulsivity. * Complete questionnaires about aggressive behavior, anger, impulsivity, emotional control, and how they interpret conflicts. * Have their aggressive behavior recorded through disciplinary reports at the center. * Provide saliva samples before and after sessions to measure hormones related to stress and aggression. * Wear a chest band that measures heart rate and a headset that records brain activity during the VR activities. All data will be kept confidential, and the identities of participants will be protected at all times.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT07484919

Run by

Universidad Francisco de Vitoria

People needed

110

Starts

2025-12-15

Expected to finish

2026-10-01

Last updated by the study team

2026-03-20

Who can join

Age: 12 and older, up to 18. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

• 12-18 years old at the moment of recruitment and allocation.
• Minimum facility stay of 6 months since the begining of the study.
• Documented records of recent aggresive behavior.

You may not qualify if…

• Neurological disorder, brain injury, or psyquiatric pathology that affects cognitive functions or advises against use of virtual reality.
• Not being fluent in Spanish.

Where it is running

• Universidad Francisco de Vitoria — Pozuelo de Alarcón, Cominity of Madrid, Spain (enrolling)

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