Impact of Repeated Virtual Reality Training on Markers of Stress
2026年8月13日 更新者:Matt McAllister、Texas State University
Impact of Repeated Virtual Reality Based Law Enforcement Training on Stress Reactivity and Tactical Decision Making
The purpose of this study is to examine whether repeated exposure to an active shooter or target practice virtual reality (VR) scenario alters physiological and psychological stress responses over time.
Specifically, this study will determine whether the pattern and magnitude of stress habituation differ between the two VR conditions.
研究概览
地位
完全的
详细说明
This study examines the effects of repeated virtual reality (VR) exposure on physiological and psychological stress responses by comparing an active shooter scenario with a target practice scenario.
Repeated exposure to a stressor may result in changes in physiological and psychological responses over time, a process known as stress habituation.
Therefore, the goal of this study is to determine whether repeated exposure to these two VR scenarios results in different patterns of stress habituation.
Heart rate, salivary stress biomarkers, and self-reported anxiety will be assessed across repeated VR exposures to evaluate changes in stress responses over time.
The findings from this research may provide insight into how stress responses change with repeated exposure to different types of VR scenarios and may inform the development of training approaches for individuals in high-stress occupations.
研究类型
介入性
注册 (实际的)
50
阶段
- 不适用
联系人和位置
本节提供了进行研究的人员的详细联系信息,以及有关进行该研究的地点的信息。
学习地点
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Texas
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San Marcos、Texas、美国、78666
- Texas State University
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参与标准
研究人员寻找符合特定描述的人,称为资格标准。这些标准的一些例子是一个人的一般健康状况或先前的治疗。
资格标准
适合学习的年龄
- 成人
接受健康志愿者
是的
描述
Inclusion Criteria:
- Generally healthy
- Between the ages of 18-39
- Student at texas state
Exclusion Criteria:
- No known cardiovascular or metabolic diseases
- Free from a major stressor in the last 30 days (recent divorce, birth of child, miscarriage, etc.)
- Not currently taking medication that can impact results (e.g., psychiatric medication typically prescribed for psychological disorders such as depression, anxiety, etc.)
- Must also be free from any known psychiatric or physical illness (e.g., diabetes, myocardial infarction, stroke, Alzheimer's disease, alcoholism, epilepsy, severe motion sickness, etc.).
学习计划
本节提供研究计划的详细信息,包括研究的设计方式和研究的衡量标准。
研究是如何设计的?
设计细节
- 主要用途:其他
- 分配:随机化
- 介入模型:并行分配
- 屏蔽:单身的
武器和干预
参与者组/臂 |
干预/治疗 |
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实验性的:Active Shooter
Group assigned to active shooter scenarios only
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Participants experienced a virtual reality simulation lasting ~3 minutes.
Participants took on the roll of a law enforcement officer responding to an active shooter situation in a gas station (trial 1), home (trial 2), and school (trial 3).
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实验性的:Target Practice
Group assigned to two target practice scenarios and one active shooter scenario for the third trial only.
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Participants experienced a virtual reality simulation lasting ~3 minutes.
Participants had two trials of target practice training and one trial of an active shooter scenario where they responded as a law enforcement officer in a school.
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研究衡量的是什么?
主要结果指标
结果测量 |
措施说明 |
大体时间 |
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State Anxiety Inventory (SAI)
大体时间:Timepoint 1-4 were 20 minutes pre, immediately pre, immediately post, and 15 minutes post
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The SAI is a 6 question survey on a 24 point scale, asking the subject to record how they feel.
Questions asked were "I am calm," I am tense," "I am worried," "I am relaxed," etc. Subjects were asked to fill this out 4 times throughout the study, alongside HR and saliva samples.
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Timepoint 1-4 were 20 minutes pre, immediately pre, immediately post, and 15 minutes post
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Heart Rate
大体时间:HR was recorded 4 times, before each saliva sample period
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Heart rate was recorded immediately prior to each saliva sample using a Polar Verity Sense heart rate wrist/arm strap.
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HR was recorded 4 times, before each saliva sample period
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Secretory Immunoglobulin-A
大体时间:Measured using the saliva samples taken at timepoints 1-4 (20 min pre, immediately pre, immediately post, 15 min post)
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SIgA is a marker of immune function and salivary SIgA concentrations tend to increase when exposed to stress
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Measured using the saliva samples taken at timepoints 1-4 (20 min pre, immediately pre, immediately post, 15 min post)
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Salivary Alpha Amylase
大体时间:Measured using the saliva samples taken at timepoints 1-4 (20 min pre, immediately pre, immediately post, 15 min post)
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sAA is an enzyme involved in digestive processes.
Amylase concentrations in saliva have been shown to reflect sympathetic stress.
Thus, as sympathetic stress increases, salivary amylase concentrations tend to increase.
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Measured using the saliva samples taken at timepoints 1-4 (20 min pre, immediately pre, immediately post, 15 min post)
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合作者和调查者
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研究记录日期
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研究主要日期
学习开始 (实际的)
2025年10月1日
初级完成 (实际的)
2026年5月1日
研究完成 (实际的)
2026年5月1日
研究注册日期
首次提交
2026年8月13日
首先提交符合 QC 标准的
2026年8月13日
首次发布 (实际的)
2026年8月18日
研究记录更新
最后更新发布 (实际的)
2026年8月18日
上次提交的符合 QC 标准的更新
2026年8月13日
最后验证
2026年8月1日
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与本研究相关的术语
关键字
其他相关的 MeSH 术语
其他研究编号
- IRB #10320
计划个人参与者数据 (IPD)
计划共享个人参与者数据 (IPD)?
不
IPD 计划说明
IRB at Texas State does not allow the sharing of individual data, and all data has already been made unidentifiable for this study.
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