The effect of tactile stimulation with floating wood (Uzukuri) of Japanese cedar
Not Applicable
- Conditions
- Healthy person
- Registration Number
- JPRN-UMIN000029089
- Lead Sponsor
- Center for Environment, Health and Field Sciences, Chiba University
- Brief Summary
Touching brushed or sanded sugi significantly decreased oxy-Hb concentrations in the left and right prefrontal cortices, increased ln(HF), and decreased the ln(LF/(LF+HF)) ratio compared with touching marble. Thus, our findings indicate that compared with touching marble, touching sugi with the palm induces physiological relaxation, as indicated by calmer prefrontal cortex activity, higher parasympathetic nervous activity, and lower sympathetic nervous activity.
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Complete: follow-up complete
- Sex
- Female
- Target Recruitment
- 21
Inclusion Criteria
Not provided
Exclusion Criteria
1)Subjects who are in poor physical condition 2)Subjects who do not have respiratory illnesses 3)Subjects deemed inappropriate to participate in this study by the principle investigator
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method 1) Near infrared spectroscopy 2) Heart rate variability 3) Heart rate
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method 1) Modified semantic differential method 2) Kwansei Gakuin (KG) daily life questionnaire 3) Trait Anxiety of State-Trait Anxiety Inventory