Virtual Reality Intervention for Stress, Resilience, and Blood Pressure Management in Black Women - Realist Women Study
- Conditions
- HypertensionStress
- Interventions
- Behavioral: Education ControlOther: VR Stress Management
- Registration Number
- NCT06544902
- Lead Sponsor
- University of Miami
- Brief Summary
The Realist Women Study wants to see if a special program using virtual reality can help Black women deal with stress and improve Black women's heart health. The study team wants to see if using virtual reality (VR) can help with stress of Black women. The investigator will look at things like sleep, stress, and how well the VR works. The investigator also wants to know about any problems Black women might have using virtual reality.
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- NOT_YET_RECRUITING
- Sex
- Female
- Target Recruitment
- 60
- self-identified as a Black woman
- at least 21 years of age
- fluency in English
- International Classification of Diseases (ICD)10 diagnosis of hypertension
- being a South Florida resident
- willing to be audio-recorded
- History of psychosis disorders
- absence of vision and cognitive impairment
- absence of epilepsy disorders
- absence of motion sickness.
Study & Design
- Study Type
- INTERVENTIONAL
- Study Design
- PARALLEL
- Arm && Interventions
Group Intervention Description Education Control Group Education Control Participants in this group will be exposed to standard care through educational materials for up to 6 months. VR-Stress Management Group VR Stress Management Participants in this group will receive VR intervention for up to 6 months
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Change in discrimination as measured by Intersectional Discrimination Index (InDI) Baseline and up to 6 months scores ranging from 0 to 4; higher scores indicate greater anticipated intersectional discrimination.
Change in Traumatic stress as measured by Life Events Checklist Baseline and up to 6 months This self-report checklist screens for potentially traumatic events in an individual's lifetime. Scores range from 1 to 17, higher scores indicate higher traumatic exposures. It consists of 17 questions with responses such as "happened to me," "witnessed it," "learned about it," "part of my job," "not sure," and "doesn't apply."
Change in stress as measured by the Giscombe Superwoman Schema Questionnaire Baseline and up to 6 months It contains 35 statements rated from 0 (not true) to 4 (true all the time) across the 5 subscales. subscale items are summed to create one Super Woman Schema (SWS) total, these categories can be used: 0-35: Low SWS 36-70: Moderate SWS 71-105: High SWS
Change in stress as measured by Perceived Stress Scale (PSS) Baseline and up to 6 months scores ranging from 0 (no symptoms) to 40 (highest severity).
Change in stress as measured by the chronic stress scale Baseline and up to 6 months The Chronic Stress Scale is a 51-item scale that evaluates the perceived experience of chronic stress. Scores range from 0 (not true) to 2 (very true).
Change in stress as measured by the Stress in Context (SIC) Questionnaire Baseline and up to 6 months The SIC Questionnaire is a 21-item survey assessing stress perception in specific contexts (e.g., home, work, social relationships), with scoring from 1 (never) to 4 (usually).
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Change in blood pressure Baseline and up to 3 months after intervention Measured by millimeter of mercury
Change in objective sleep health as measured by Sleep Health Objective Baseline and up to 6 months Sleep will be assessed using actigraphy measured in hours.
Change in resiliency as measured by Connor-Davidson Resilience Scale (CD-RISC) Baseline and up to 6 months Scores range from 0-40 higher scores indicate higher resiliency
Trial Locations
- Locations (1)
University of Miami
🇺🇸Miami, Florida, United States