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

Primary Purpose

Cognitive Fatigue, Mental Fatigue, Behavioral Performance

Status
Recruiting
Phase
Not Applicable
Locations
Singapore
Study Type
Interventional
Intervention
Masking Sound
No masking sound
Sponsored by
Nanyang Technological University
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Eligibility
Locations
Arms
Outcomes
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About this trial

This is an interventional treatment trial for Cognitive Fatigue

Eligibility Criteria

18 Years - 35 Years (Adult)All SexesAccepts Healthy Volunteers

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

Sites / Locations

  • Cultural Science Innovations, Nanyang Technological UniversityRecruiting

Arms of the Study

Arm 1

Arm 2

Arm Type

Active Comparator

Experimental

Arm Label

VR Simulated Outdoor Environment

VR Simulated Outdoor Environment with Masking Sounds

Arm Description

Exposure to recorded outdoor environmental sounds

Exposure to recorded outdoor environmental sounds augmented with masking sounds

Outcomes

Primary Outcome Measures

Change in Heart Rate Variability
Electrocardiograph (Change)
Change in Fatigue State Questionnaire
Change in Fatigue State Questionnaire Score

Secondary Outcome Measures

Full Information

First Posted
September 5, 2022
Last Updated
January 10, 2023
Sponsor
Nanyang Technological University
Collaborators
National Research Foundation, Singapore, Ministry of National Development, Singapore, Housing and Development Board, Singapore
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1. Study Identification

Unique Protocol Identification Number
NCT05679869
Brief Title
Effects of Natural Sounds on Attention Restoration in Virtual Reality
Acronym
VEARS
Official Title
Effects of Natural Sounds on Attention Restoration in Virtual Reality
Study Type
Interventional

2. Study Status

Record Verification Date
January 2023
Overall Recruitment Status
Recruiting
Study Start Date
December 6, 2022 (Actual)
Primary Completion Date
March 15, 2023 (Anticipated)
Study Completion Date
May 15, 2023 (Anticipated)

3. Sponsor/Collaborators

Responsible Party, by Official Title
Principal Investigator
Name of the Sponsor
Nanyang Technological University
Collaborators
National Research Foundation, Singapore, Ministry of National Development, Singapore, Housing and Development Board, Singapore

4. Oversight

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated Drug Product
No
Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated Device Product
No
Data Monitoring Committee
No

5. Study Description

Brief Summary
This study aims to examine whether listening to natural sounds in a noisy virtual reality environment compared to no natural sounds influences physiological markers.
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.

6. Conditions and Keywords

Primary Disease or Condition Being Studied in the Trial, or the Focus of the Study
Cognitive Fatigue, Mental Fatigue, Behavioral Performance, Heart Rate Variability, Working Memory

7. Study Design

Primary Purpose
Treatment
Study Phase
Not Applicable
Interventional Study Model
Parallel Assignment
Masking
Participant
Allocation
Randomized
Enrollment
60 (Anticipated)

8. Arms, Groups, and Interventions

Arm Title
VR Simulated Outdoor Environment
Arm Type
Active Comparator
Arm Description
Exposure to recorded outdoor environmental sounds
Arm Title
VR Simulated Outdoor Environment with Masking Sounds
Arm Type
Experimental
Arm Description
Exposure to recorded outdoor environmental sounds augmented with masking sounds
Intervention Type
Other
Intervention Name(s)
Masking Sound
Intervention Description
Prerecorded environmental noise and masking sounds played from headphones
Intervention Type
Other
Intervention Name(s)
No masking sound
Intervention Description
Prerecorded environmental noise but no masking sounds played from headphones
Primary Outcome Measure Information:
Title
Change in Heart Rate Variability
Description
Electrocardiograph (Change)
Time Frame
1 day (during fatiguing task and sound intervention)
Title
Change in Fatigue State Questionnaire
Description
Change in Fatigue State Questionnaire Score
Time Frame
baseline, up to 2 mins after fatiguing task and up to 2 mins after sound intervention

10. Eligibility

Sex
All
Gender Based
Yes
Minimum Age & Unit of Time
18 Years
Maximum Age & Unit of Time
35 Years
Accepts Healthy Volunteers
Accepts Healthy Volunteers
Eligibility Criteria
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
Central Contact Person:
First Name & Middle Initial & Last Name or Official Title & Degree
Kar Fye Alvin Lee, PhD
Phone
+6591557981
Email
alvin.lee@ntu.edu.sg
First Name & Middle Initial & Last Name or Official Title & Degree
GEORGIOS CHRISTOPOULOS, PhD
Phone
+6594898379
Email
georchris7@gmail.com
Facility Information:
Facility Name
Cultural Science Innovations, Nanyang Technological University
City
Singapore
ZIP/Postal Code
639798
Country
Singapore
Individual Site Status
Recruiting
Facility Contact:
First Name & Middle Initial & Last Name & Degree
Elliot Chan, B.A.
Phone
+6596799914
Email
elliotchan@ntu.edu.sg

12. IPD Sharing Statement

Plan to Share IPD
No

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