Assessing the Acute Effects of Virtual Reality Interventions on Stress: A Four-Arm RCT
试验速览
- 阶段
- 不适用
- 状态
- 招募中
- 发起方
- 入组人数
- 120
- 试验地点
- 1
- 主要终点
- Subjective stress
研究概览
简要总结
A Four-Arm RCT, testing the acute effects of a Virtual Reality (VR)- based slow-paced breathing intervention on subjective and physiological markers of stress. The investigator hypothesize that combining slow breathing with immersive, mystical-type VR elements will result in the greatest stress reduction.
研究设计
- 研究类型
- Interventional
- 分配方式
- Randomized
- 干预模型
- Parallel
- 主要目的
- Treatment
- 盲法
- None
入排标准
- 年龄范围
- 18 Years 至 35 Years（Adult）
- 性别
- All
- 接受健康志愿者
- 是
入选标准
- •> 60 points on the PSQ-30 out of a maximum 120-point scale in the screening
- •Aged between 18-35
- •Fluent in German
排除标准
- •A current diagnosis of psychiatric disorders (self-reported)
- •Chronic medication use (except oral contraceptives)
- •Parallel participation in another medical or psychological study
- •Suicidal tendencies (PHQ-9 item 9 > 0)3
- •PHQ-9 score ≥ 10
- •A visual impairment not corrected by glasses or contact lenses
研究组 & 干预措施
VR-Breathing+Mystical
Participants engage in guided slow-paced breathing using VR that provides mystical-type visual feedback.
干预措施: VR (VR-Breathing+Mystical) (Device)
VR-Mystical
Participants passively view the same nature scene as in the first condition (VR-Breathing+Mystical), but without guided breathing instructions (i.e., they breathe naturally).
干预措施: VR (VR-Mystical) (Device)
Non-VR-Breathing
Participants follow a slow-paced breathing pattern guided by a simple visual cue (expanding/contracting circle) on a standard computer screen.
干预措施: Computer (Non-VR-Breathing) (Device)
VR-Control
To control for the effects of experiencing VR, participants will watch a neutral documentary in a video player implemented in VR.
干预措施: VR (VR-Control) (Drug)
结局指标
主要结局
Subjective stress
时间窗: Assessed before and after the 10-minute interventions.
Subjective stress measured using visual analogue scales (VAS) on a computer
次要结局
- Blood volume pulse(Assessed during the 10-minute interventions.)
- Mood(Assessed before and after the 10-minute interventions.)
- Anxiety(Assessed before and after the 10-minute interventions.)
- Relaxation(Assessed before and after the 10-minute interventions.)
- Electrodermal Activity(Assessed during the 10-minute interventions.)
- Respiration(Assessed during the 10-minute interventions.)
- Heart rate (variability)(Assessed during the 10-minute interventions.)
- Perceived mysticality(Assessed after the 10-minute interventions.)
- User experience(Assessed after the 10-minute interventions.)
研究者
Prof. Dominique de Quervain, MD
Director Division Cognitive Neuroscience
University of Basel