Effects of Natural Sounds on Attention Restoration in Virtual Reality (VEARS)

January 10, 2023 updated by: Georgios CHRISTOPOULOS, Nanyang Technological University
This study aims to examine whether listening to natural sounds in a noisy virtual reality environment compared to no natural sounds influences physiological markers.

Study Overview

Status

Recruiting

Conditions

Intervention / Treatment

Detailed Description

The investigators hypothesize that listening to natural sounds has restorative effects on attention by supporting greater use of involuntary attention. This generates the prediction that exposure to natural sounds in the context of a noisy environment will have greater restorative effects on attention (i.e., physiological) as compared to the control group (exposed to noise only). Individual differences (i.e., age, gender, caffeine and food intake, body mass index, skin temperature, noise sensitivity, sleep quality, baseline physiology and behavioural performance) will be examined and accounted for.

Study Type

Interventional

Enrollment (Anticipated)

60

Phase

  • Not Applicable

Contacts and Locations

This section provides the contact details for those conducting the study, and information on where this study is being conducted.

Study Locations

  • Singapore
      • Singapore, Singapore, 639798
        • Recruiting
        • Cultural Science Innovations, Nanyang Technological University

Participation Criteria

Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria. Some examples of these criteria are a person's general health condition or prior treatments.

Eligibility Criteria

Ages Eligible for Study

18 years to 35 years (Adult)

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Genders Eligible for Study

All

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Singapore-based
  • Non-clinical
  • 18-35years

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Individuals with hearing difficulties or failing to meet the minimal threshold for normal hearing
  • Individuals with a history of ear, developmental, neurological, or psychiatric disorder

Study Plan

This section provides details of the study plan, including how the study is designed and what the study is measuring.

How is the study designed?

Design Details

  • Primary Purpose: Treatment
  • Allocation: Randomized
  • Interventional Model: Parallel Assignment
  • Masking: Single

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm
Intervention / Treatment
Active Comparator: VR Simulated Outdoor Environment
Exposure to recorded outdoor environmental sounds
Other: No masking sound
Prerecorded environmental noise but no masking sounds played from headphones
Experimental: VR Simulated Outdoor Environment with Masking Sounds
Exposure to recorded outdoor environmental sounds augmented with masking sounds
Other: Masking Sound
Prerecorded environmental noise and masking sounds played from headphones

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Change in Heart Rate Variability
Time Frame: 1 day (during fatiguing task and sound intervention)
Electrocardiograph (Change)
1 day (during fatiguing task and sound intervention)
Change in Fatigue State Questionnaire
Time Frame: baseline, up to 2 mins after fatiguing task and up to 2 mins after sound intervention
Change in Fatigue State Questionnaire Score
baseline, up to 2 mins after fatiguing task and up to 2 mins after sound intervention

Collaborators and Investigators

This is where you will find people and organizations involved with this study.

Sponsor

Nanyang Technological University

Collaborators

National Research Foundation, Singapore
Ministry of National Development, Singapore
Housing and Development Board, Singapore

Study record dates

These dates track the progress of study record and summary results submissions to ClinicalTrials.gov. Study records and reported results are reviewed by the National Library of Medicine (NLM) to make sure they meet specific quality control standards before being posted on the public website.

Study Major Dates

Study Start (Actual)

December 6, 2022

Primary Completion (Anticipated)

March 15, 2023

Study Completion (Anticipated)

May 15, 2023

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

September 5, 2022

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

January 10, 2023

First Posted (Estimate)

January 11, 2023

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Estimate)

January 11, 2023

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

January 10, 2023

Last Verified

January 1, 2023

More Information

Terms related to this study

Additional Relevant MeSH Terms

Other Study ID Numbers

  • COT-V4-2020-1-S005

Plan for Individual participant data (IPD)

Plan to Share Individual Participant Data (IPD)?

No

Drug and device information, study documents

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated drug product

No

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated device product

No

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