Virtual reality learning tool helps Special-Needs students navigate the digital world

NCT ID NCT07647926

First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026

Summary

This study tested a mixed reality app designed to help students aged 10-20 with mild-to-moderate intellectual disabilities learn digital skills like online safety and independence. The app adapts to each student's responses, providing visual cues and Arabic voice prompts. Researchers measured changes in digital quality of life using a 16-item observation scale. The study involved 44 participants from special education centers in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.

What this could mean

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Active substance

Adaptive Mixed Reality Learning Environment (AMRLE) - a behavioral intervention using 3D spatial computing with adaptive feedback and Arabic audio prompts

What this could lead to

If successful, this approach could provide a new way to teach digital skills to students with intellectual disabilities, helping them become more independent online.

What could go wrong

This is a small, completed study with only 44 participants in one city, so results may not apply to other groups. The intervention is behavioral and not a medical treatment, so it cannot cure or directly treat the disability.

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Conditions

The condition(s) this trial relates to.

intellectual disability

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Contacts and locations

Locations

  • Special Education Resource Rooms

    Cairo, Kafrelsheikh, 33516, Egypt