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N/ACompleted· 327 enrolled
Drug / intervention
Video game +1 morebehavioral
Likely dose
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"Boom, Headshot!": Violent First-Person Shooter (FPS) Video Games That Reward Headshots Train Individuals to Aim for the Head When Shooting a Realistic Firearm

Ohio State University·interventional·Posted Feb 26, 2018·Updated Aug 5, 2019

In Brief

A clinical study evaluating Video game and Controller for Gun Shot Wound. Completed, enrolled 327 participants.

Detailed Summary

The present research tests the effects of violent shooting games on behavior within the game (Pilot Study) and on behavior after the game is turned off (Experiment Proper). The Experiment Proper is an exact replication of a previous study conducted in our lab that was retracted (see citation), but with a larger sample to get more reliable results (N=287 rather than N=151).

Study Details

Study Typeinterventional
Allocation--
Masking--
Primary Purpose--
ConditionsGun Shot Wound
Countries--
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Timeline

N/ACompletedFinished
20162017201820192020202120222023202420252026
First PostedFeb 26, 2018
Enrollment StartFeb 1, 2016
Primary CompletionApr 25, 2016
TodayJul 2, 2026
Enrollment to primary: 3 monthsPosted 8.3 years ago

Interventions

Video gamebehavioral

Participants played either a violent shooting game or nonviolent shooting game in the pilot study, and either either a violent shooting game, nonviolent shooting game, or nonviolent non-shooting game in the experiment proper.

Controllerbehavioral

Participants used either a gun-shaped or regular controller to play the violent and nonviolent shooting video games.