Youth Health / PreventionActive Trial
VapingVR: alveolar pathology simulation
NSW State Hub Grant · Youth clinics
High-impact interactive physiological lung simulation developed with lead respiratory clinicians, outperforming conventional brochure education for youth audiences.
- Healthcare setting & location
- Multi-site deployment across schools and youth health clinics in NSW.
- Clinical application
- Educational VR visualising the physiological damage of vaping on lungs to deter usage and promote cessation.
- Target patient population
- Young people in school and youth-health settings.
- Technology / VR solution
- VapingVR modules (Addiction, Brain, Lungs) plus a quiz — standalone PatientVR / Meta Quest hardware.
- Key professionals
- Lead respiratory physicians, addiction specialists, and public health officials.
- Implementation timeline
- Funded via the NSW State Hub Grant. Active trial — results pending.
- Outcomes / results
- Active trial. Early engagement reports indicate higher completion and recall than pamphlet-based education.
- Clinical significance
- Aims to provide a novel, high-engagement public health tool that resonates with youth demographics more effectively than traditional education.
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