Actively Recruiting

Phase Not Applicable
Age: 12Years - 18Years
All Genders
NCT07484919

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

Led by Universidad Francisco de Vitoria · Updated on 2026-03-20

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Participants Needed

1

Research Sites

41 weeks

Total Duration

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Sponsors

U

Universidad Francisco de Vitoria

Lead Sponsor

A

Asociación GINSO

Collaborating Sponsor

AI-Summary

What this Trial Is About

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.

CONDITIONS

Official Title

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

Who Can Participate

Age: 12Years - 18Years
All Genders

Eligibility Criteria

Eligible

You may qualify if you...

  • Participants aged 12 to 18 years at recruitment and allocation
  • Minimum stay of 6 months at the juvenile facility from the start of the study
  • Documented recent aggressive behavior in official records
Not Eligible

You will not qualify if you...

  • Presence of neurological disorder, brain injury, or psychiatric condition affecting cognitive function or contraindicating VR use
  • Not fluent in Spanish

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Trial Site Locations

Total: 1 location

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Universidad Francisco de Vitoria

Pozuelo de Alarcón, Cominity of Madrid, Spain, 28223

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Research Team

D

David Roncero Villarreal, PhD

CONTACT

How is the study designed?

Study Type

INTERVENTIONAL

Masking

NONE

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Model

PARALLEL

Primary Purpose

TREATMENT

Number of Arms

3

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