NCT05816083Active, not recruiting
Development and Evaluation of a Virtual Reality Tool for At-Risk Trauma-Exposed Young People
Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Last updated 20 Oct 2026
Brief summary (registry, in English)
This is a multi-phased study, funded through a National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) K24 grant that aims to ultimately refine a virtual reality tool through qualitative and quantitative research targeting HIV and substance abuse risk behavior among at-risk young people who have experienced psychosocial trauma. Participants eligible for this study include young men who have sex with men (YMSM)/individuals who are romantically/physically attracted to men and adolescents with substance use disorder (SUD) between the ages of 15 - 30 and have experienced at least one traumatic event in their lifetime. Frontline healthcare workers who work within these populations are eligible for the study as well.
- Status (registry)
- Active, not recruiting
- Study type
- Interventional
- Enrollment
- 50 (estimated)
- First submitted
- 23 Feb 2023
- Start date
- 6 Feb 2025
- Primary completion date
- 28 Aug 2026
- Lead sponsor
- Medical University of South Carolina
- Diseases
- HIV
- NCT number
- NCT05816083
What you commit to
- Study type: Interventional
- Planned participants: 50
- From 6 Feb 2025 to the primary completion date, 28 Aug 2026
- 1 site in 1 country
- Visits and tests: ask the trial team, the registry does not list them
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Who cannot take part
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Other illness
- reports a history of Pervasive Developmental Disorder;
Other
- exhibits psychotic symptoms;
- exhibits significant cognitive disability;
- has active suicidal or homicidal ideations
- self-reports high levels of motion sickness
Who the study is looking for
- Someone who identifies as a YMSM or identifies as someone with romantic or physical attraction to individuals who identify as men
- Is aged 15-30 years
- Have experienced at least one ITE in lifetime (i.e., sexual assault, physical assault, witnessed domestic or community violence)
- Report being consensually sexually active or planning to become sexually active with a partner in the next 12 months
- Live in the Charleston, SC/Tri-county area
- Someone who reports using substances in the past year (for participants ages 15-17) or the past 6 months (for participants ages 18-30)
- Is aged 15-30 years
- Have experienced at least one ITE in lifetime (i.e., sexual assault, physical assault, witnessed domestic or community violence)
- Report being consensually sexually active or planning to become sexually active with a partner in the next 12 months
- Live in the Charleston, SC/Tri-county area
- works directly with adolescents who have experienced ITE and/or
- works directly with adolescents or young adults with SUD and/or
- works directly with YMSM and/or
- works directly with and/or adolescent or young adults who are HIV-positive
Age in the registry: 15 years to 30 years · Sex: All · Accepts healthy volunteers
Sites (1)
Sites in registry order. Pick your city on the disease page to sort them by distance.
| Site | City | Country | Site status |
|---|---|---|---|
| National Crime Victims Research and Treatment Center Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | Charleston | United States | Unknown status |
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