Program for Improving Students' Mental Health Using Virtual Reality - a Solution or a White Elephant?
试验速览
- 阶段
- 不适用
- 状态
- 已完成
- 发起方
- 入组人数
- 50
- 试验地点
- 2
- 主要终点
- Physiological Relaxation
研究概览
简要总结
The COVID-19 pandemic drastically altered social structures, leading to prolonged isolation and remote learning for students, causing significant mental health issues. This project at Opole University of Technology aims to address these challenges through a virtual reality (VR)-based therapeutic program.
Objectives:
The project will utilize immersive VR technology to conduct relaxation sessions, creating a dedicated relaxation room equipped with VR headsets and physiological sensors. The goal is to assess the impact of VR-based therapy on students' autonomic nervous system and psychological well-being.
Key Hypotheses:
VR relaxation sessions will induce physiological relaxation. A 15-minute VR session will not cause cybersickness. Weekly VR sessions will reduce stress levels among students.
Methodology:
Using Polar H-10 sensors, the project will measure heart rate variability (HRV) to evaluate autonomic responses. Psychological stress will be monitored using the Perceived Stress Scale (PSS-10). A sample size of 50 participants, calculated with G*Power software, will be studied using repeated measures ANOVA.
详细描述
Project Objective and Scope:
The COVID-19 pandemic, declared by the World Health Organization in March 2020, significantly altered social structures globally. In Poland, the pandemic led to prolonged periods of physical isolation and remote learning for students, disrupting conventional educational routines and causing elevated levels of loneliness and mental health issues, particularly depression. Research indicates that 30% of students exhibited symptoms of depression, and 50% experienced heightened stress during the pandemic. This project aims to address these mental health challenges by implementing a virtual reality (VR)-based therapeutic program for students at Opole University of Technology.
Project Description:
The proposed project focuses on using immersive VR technology to conduct relaxation sessions for students. The initiative will create a relaxation room equipped with VR headsets and physiological sensors to monitor students' responses during VR sessions. The primary goal is to evaluate the impact of VR-based relaxation therapy on the autonomic nervous system and psychological well-being of students.
Specific Objectives:
研究设计
- 研究类型
- Interventional
- 分配方式
- Na
- 干预模型
- Single Group
- 主要目的
- Prevention
- 盲法
- None
入排标准
- 年龄范围
- 19 Years 至 30 Years（Adult）
- 性别
- All
- 接受健康志愿者
- 是
入选标准
- •acceptance to participate in the research
- •age 19-30
排除标准
- •diagnosed neurological diseases,
- •fear of wearing goggles
- •diagnosed diseases or injuries of the musculoskeletal system
结局指标
主要结局
Physiological Relaxation
时间窗: 20 min
Participants will be monitored via heart rate variability (HRV) indicating a balanced autonomic nervous system response.
Stress Levels
时间窗: 10 min
Participants will be examined by the Perceived Stress Scale (PSS-10).
次要结局
未报告次要终点